Georgia

Our Southeast Regional Board leads us in our mission to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.

Board Members

Eddie Fisher, RICP, CPFA
Chair
First Vice President-Investments
Eddie Fisher Wealth Strategies of Raymond James

Janifer Harper, MD
Vice Chair
Retired VP, CCO National Accounts
Anthem

Beth Ash
Sr. Customer Excellence Operations Manager – Corporate Accounts
Thermo-Fisher Scientific

Rabih Bechara, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine, Director: Interventional Pulmonology Atrium Wake Baptist Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine

Mark Block, MD
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Memorial Healthcare System

Brenda Connolly
Department Administrator for the Thoracic and Sarcoma Program
Moffitt Cancer Center

Lori DeNicola
Owner & Lead Designer
Petaloso

Chris Gonzalez
Owner and Executive Director
Huntington Learning Center

Hernan Millan
FVP, Buisness Liaison Leader
Amerant Bank

Christine O’Brien
VP, Sales and Account Management
United Healthcare

Justin Smith
Strategic Advisor, Clinical Asset Management
TRIMEDIX

Jodi Strong
Vice President, Physician Practices
WakeMed

Juleidy Turnipseed, DMSc, PA
Director of Thoracic Oncology Program Services, Thoracic Surgery Physician Assistant
Novant Health

Katrina Taylor
Division Vice President
Southeast

Chrissy Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale & Orlando)
Executive Director

Steven Riddle (Tampa)
Executive Director

Cindy Springer (Jacksonville)
Development Director

Lauren Love (North Carolina)
Executive Director

Margaret Ann Youngs (South Carolina)
Senior Development Director

The purpose of the American Lung Association's Local Leadership Board is to raise the organization's profile in the community, advocate for lung health, and increase resources to fund local programs and services.

Local Leadership Board members impact the work of the Association including programs and services, public policy, research, and revenue generation.

The American Lung Association’s “Gold Standard” designation recognizes the exemplary leadership of some of our Local Leadership Boards. These Leadership Boards show outstanding leadership in volunteerism, service, and supporting lung health and our mission – recognized through Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Jannifer Harper, MD CPE
Chair
Retired VP, CCO
Anthem National Accounts

Ioana Bonta, MD
Vice Chair
Medical Oncologist
Northside Hospital Georgia Cancer Specialist

Rabih Bechara, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine Director of Interventional Pulmonology
Atrium Wake Forest

Srihari Veeraraghavan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory
Emory Healthcare Physician

Rachel Webster
CFP Branch Manager
Raymond James 

Nadia El-Hachoum
President
Golden Spoon of Georgia

Tyler McCurry
National Sales Director
Circulogene

Dixil Francis
Director
PwC Health Industries

Colby Jones
Sr. Director of Marketing
Erbe USA

Nikki Patel, PharmD, RPh, BCMTMS
Pharmacy Manager
Wal-Mart

Adrienne Cunningham, RRT, MPH, MBA
Sales Representative
Lemaitre Vascular

Pooja Mishra, MBA, MHA, FACHE
Vice President of Oncology and Sickle Cell Service Line
Grady Health System

Shady Eldaif, MD
Director of Thoracic Oncology
City of Hope Atlanta