Boards of Directors
Children's National Hospital looks to community leaders and nationally recognized experts to assist the Leadership Team in implementing our mission. Board members serve as ambassadors for Children’s National in the community and provide guidance on how we best can meet the needs of children and families.
Children's National Medical Center
- Chair: Horacio Rozanski
- Vice Chair: Gregory O’Dell
- Treasurer: Ramu Potarazu
- Amy Baier
- Jonca Bull, M.D.
- Toni Bush
- Amy Freeman
- Michael Jones
- Jason Levien
- Barbara Kunz
- Carrie Marriott
- Kurt Newman, M.D. (ex-officio, voting)
- Linda Rabbitt
- Jimmy Reyes
- Mark Rouchard
- David Strickland
- Laura Unger
- Caroline Van Vleck, M.D.
- Michael Ward
Children's Hospital
- Chair: Amy Freeman
- Vice Chair: Paul Kalb, M.D.
- Ivy Wafford Duke
- Ellie Hamburger, M.D.
- Artencia Hawkins-Bell
- Mary Gen Ledecky
- Amanda Leland
- Marsha Regenstein, Ph.D.
- Jerry Stouck
- President & CEO: Kurt Newman, M.D. (ex-officio, voting)
- CN Board Chair: Horacio Rozanski (ex-officio, voting)
Children's Hospital Foundation
- Chair: Amy Baier
- Vice Chair: Carrie Marriott
- Brigg Bunker
- Debra Coleman
- Jean-Marie Fernandez
- Mae Grennan
- Thomas Lloyd
- Jimmy Reyes
- Lauren Talarico-Cohen, D.V.M.
- Mei Xu
- President & CEO: Kurt Newman, M.D. (ex-officio, voting)
- CN Board Chair: Horacio Rozanski (ex-officio, voting)
Safe Kids Worldwide
- Chair: Kristin Recchiuti
- Vice Chair: Andrew Blair
- Emily Alexander
- Marilena Amoni
- John Capp
- Chris Hart
- Adnan Hyder, M.D., Ph.D.
- Liz Pandya, J.D.
- Debbie Weir
- Scott Wolfson
- Joseph Wright, M.D.
- Kurt Newman, M.D. (ex-officio, voting)
- CN Board Chair: Horacio Rozanski (ex-officio, voting)
HSC Health Care System
- Chair: Michael Ward
- Vice Chair: Neil Grammer
- Sharon Brickhouse-Martin
- Michael Jones
- Eric Minkove
- Christopher Nace
- Stephen F. Riley
- Caroline Van Vleck, M.D.
- HSC President: Nathaniel Beers, M.D. (ex-officio, non-voting)
HSC Pediatric Center
- Chair: Marsha Regenstein, Ph.D.
- Marie Mann, M.D.
- Eric Minkove
- Stephen F. Riley
- Michael Ward
- HSC President: Nathaniel Beers, M.D. (ex-officio, non-voting)
Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Chair: Neil Grammer
- Sharon Brickhouse-Martin
- Patty Brown, J.D.
- Linda Dunbar, Ph.D.
- LaJoy Johnson-Law
- Michael A. Jones
- Kathryn Kuhmerker
- Karen Williamson
- HSC President: Nathaniel Beers, M.D. (ex-officio, non-voting)
Research, Education and Innovation Advisory Board
- Chair: Barbara Kunz
- Vice Chair: Jonca Bull, M.D.
- Tika Benveniste, Ph.D.
- Edward Connor, M.D.
- Jonathan Davis, M.D.
- Shamiram (Shami) Feinglass, M.D.
- Lisa Friedlander, J.D.
- Michael Friedlander, Ph.D.
- David Levy
- Geoff Ling, M.D., Ph.D.
- Luke Pedersen, J.D.
- President & CEO: Kurt Newman, M.D. (ex-officio, voting)
- CN Board Chair: Horacio Rozanski (ex-officio, voting)
Community Health Advisory Board
- Chair: Greg O’Dell
- Saba Bireda, J.D.
- Jehan “Gigi” El-Bayoumi, M.D.
- Anjali Gupta, M.D.
- Yolandra Hancock, M.D.
- Terry Lierman
- Ellen Patterson
- Caroline Van Vleck, M.D.
- President & CEO: Kurt Newman, M.D. (ex-officio, voting)
- CN Board Chair: Horacio Rozanski (ex-officio, voting)
Children's Hospital Foundation Advisory Board
- Chair: Mae Grennan
- Bret Baier
- Stephen Baldacci
- Kristen Best
- Dick Beyda
- Andrew Blair
- Phyllis Bresler
- Neil Charaipotra, D.D.S.
- Fernanda Vessio Coelho
- Matt Coursen
- Christopher Davies
- Stephanie Fischer
- Jeff Goldman
- Paul Grayson
- Sophie Hawkins
- Paul Innella
- Cindy Jones
- Simone Karp
- Elizabeth Kaufman
- Jim Lintott
- Charles Nulsen
- Jennifer Reyes
- Michael Ryan
- Robert Shanks
- Campbell Smith
- Richard Snowdon
- Jerry Stouck
- Lauren Talarico-Cohen, D.V.M.
- Christine Terrell
- President & CEO: Kurt Newman, M.D. (ex-officio, voting)
- CN Board Chair: Horacio Rozanski (ex-officio, voting)
Pediatric Health Network Board
- Chair: Elizabeth Watts, M.D.
- Dianna Abney, M.D.
- Annette Bartley-Satuyi, M.D.
- Cara Biddle, M.D.
- Leah Brasch, M.D.
- Michael Caplan, M.D.
- Susan Chaitovitz, M.D.
- Sandy Chung, M.D.
- Jeannine Clark, M.D.
- Marc DiFazio, M.D.
- Cynthia Fishman, M.D.
- Michael Hopper, M.D.
- Kathleen Kadow, M.D.
- Ian Leibowitz, M.D.
- Aldwin Lindsay
- Benjamin Martin, M.D.
- Asha Payne, M.D.
- Rahul Shah, M.D.
- Mark Weissman, M.D.
- Kurt Newman, M.D. (ex-officio, voting)
CN Real Estate Advisory Committee
- Chair: Gregory O’Dell
- Rossana Bouchaya
- Lou Christopher
- Thomas Dann
- Richard Lake
- Jason Levien
- Charles Nulsen
- Linda Rabbitt
- Jimmy Reyes
- Richard Zeidman
- President & CEO: Kurt Newman, M.D. (ex-officio)
- CN Board Chair: Horacio Rozanski, CN Board Chair (Ex-officio)
Bearacuda RE
- Chair: Michael Williams
- Norman Barker
- Schonay Barnett-Jones
- Paul Kalb, M.D.
- Aldwin Lindsay
- Ramu Potarazu
- James Wareham
Children's Hospital Emeritus Board
- Chair: Carl Spatz
- Patricia Andringa
- Gordon Avery
- Lillian Beard, M.D.
- Allan Berman
- Raymond Brophy
- John Chamberlain
- Dominique Charles
- Ryna Cohen
- Christopher Coursen
- Skip Davis
- Patricia Drabick
- Debra Drumheller
- Elizabeth Duggal
- Irwin Edlavitch
- Henry Fonvielle
- Debra Friedman
- Diana Goldberg
- Linda Goldstein
- Alberto Gomez
- Charles “Chuck” Greener
- Art Guarinello
- Robert Hagans
- Doreen Hamilton
- Theodore Hester
- Ada Sue Hinshaw, Ph.D.
- Katherine Johnson
- James Johnston
- Evan Jones
- Jim Jones
- Charles Kahn
- Richard Kettler
- James Lemon
- Alan Leshner, Ph.D.
- Sara Machir
- Robert Malson
- Thomas Mansbach
- Robert McDowell
- Oriana McKinnon
- Frank Midgley
- John O’Neill
- Chase Phillips
- Whayne Quin
- Sally Quinn
- William Rees, M.D.
- Alan Reider
- Jude Reyes
- Thomasina Rogers
- Roger Ruckman, M.D.
- Ali Russell
- Frank Saul
- Marsha Scarbrough
- Jay Schnitzer, M.D., Ph.D.
- Elizabeth Singer
- Melvin Stern, M.D.
- Eugene Sussman, M.D.
- Mary Helen Thompson
- Carolyn Thornell
- Thomas Walsh
- Cole Werble
- Anne West
- Anne Witt
- Audrey Wolf
- Joel Wood
- President & CEO: Kurt Newman, M.D. (ex-officio, voting)
- CN Board Chair: Horacio Rozanski (ex-officio, voting)
Founders Auxiliary Board
- President: Fernanda Vessio Coelho
- President Elect: Erica Hovani-Bue
- Margarita Arroyave-Wessel
- Susan Ashburn
- Karin Ballman
- Brooke Barquin
- Katie Battle
- Lisa Blandino
- Debbie Boizelle
- Beth Boyer
- Marianne Brant
- Marian Brodsky
- Shannon Burkhart
- Samantha Burman
- Vicki Campbell
- Farleigh Cunningham
- Patricia Daniels
- Meredith DeLano
- Debra Dunn
- Shannon Dunn
- Maura Farrell
- Gail Feagles
- Frances Fitzgerald
- Nyla Beth Gawal
- Carolyn George
- Chandrani Ghosh
- Blair Giannini
- Kristin Gilkes
- Ann Goettman
- Ellen Goodman
- Jennifer Diamond Haber
- Suzi Henderson
- Madison Jones
- Kim Kalhor
- Tina Koso-Thomas
- Cindy Kramer
- Beth Larson
- Elizabeth Lewis
- Susan Hayes Long
- Muffin Lynham
- Yael Marciano
- Maya Melhem
- Rosalia Miller
- Kate Mulcahy
- Suzette O’Connor
- Claudia Parker
- Christi Perez
- Michele Petersen
- Julie Raffensperger
- Michele Ridge
- Charlotte Safos
- Diane Schaefer
- Kristina Seppala
- Karen Shepherd
- Bobbie Smith
- Stephanie Steffan
- Ann Jones Stern
- Helen Strong
- Kim Summerville
- Kelly Tanzi
- Sara Tucker
- Denise Warner
- Debbie Whyte
- Amy Wilczynski
- Kathie Williams
- Diana Wright
- Heather Guay Yoo