Our Team
Board of Directors
Fred Roedl, MBA
Board Chair
Kat Belendiuk, PhD
Vice Chair
Kevin Merritt, MBA, CFA
Treasurer
Jacqueline Villatoro
Board Member
Deena Andreola
Board Member
Sue Sessa
Board Member
Jenny Rosenthal
Board Member
Scott Perry, MD
Board MemberLGS Foundation Staff
Tracy Dixon-Salazar, PhD
President & CEO
Amber Mathas
Chief Operating Officer
Kathy Leavens
Senior Director of Programs
Helen Chen, PhD
Research Director
Jennifer Griffin
Director of Family Support
Kayleigh Keen
Community Engagement Manager
Luz Arias
Communications Manager
Sami Cox
Finance & Development Coordinator
Alexandra Turner
Administrative AssistantMedical Science Advisory Council
Elaine Wirrell, MD
Chair, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Pete Crino, MD, PhD
University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Jennifer Gelinas, MD, PhD
University of California Irvine
Juliet Knowles, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Fabio Nascimento, MD
Washington University, St. Louis
Renée Shellhaas, MD, MS
Washington University School of Medicine
James W. Wheless, BScPharm, M.D., FAAP, FACP, FAAN, FAES
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Elizabeth E. Gerard, MD
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of MedicineLeadership Circle
Dale Todd
Karen H. Groff, M.Ed.
Retired Educator
Natalie Gilmore
Past Board Chair
Melanie Huntley, PhD
Genentech
Ben Decter
Emmy Award–Winning Composer & Songwriter
Christopher Mitchell, JD
Stein, Mitchell, Beato, & Missner LLP
