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NKF Leadership

Board of Directors

The NKF Board of Directors consists of leaders in their communities who have been affected by kidney disease. They are nephrologists, kidney healthcare professionals, living donors, transplant recipients, care partners, top executives with diverse business experience, and civic leaders. The Board meets three times per year and is charged with fiduciary, fundraising, and governance responsibilities for NKF. Board members serve a term of three years and may be elected for a second term.

Anthony Tuggle

Chair

Paul Palevsky

MD

President

John Gerzema

Immediate Past Chair

Holly Kramer

MD, MPH

Immediate Past President

Art P. Pasquarella

CRE

Past Chair

Sylvia Rosas

MD, MSCE

President Elect

Sam Marchio

Secretary

Manish Agarwal

Board Member

Hubert L. Allen

Board Member

David J. Cook

Board Member

Matthew Cooper

MD

Board Member

Anne Davidson Barr

Board Member

Renée Gosline

Board Member

Orlando Hampton

Board Member

Tracy McKibben

Board Member

Alan Mendelson

Board Member

Alison Steiber

Board Member

Michael J. Stevenson

CPA, CFE, CFF, ABV

Board Member

Sumeska Thavarajah

MD

Board Member

Bradley A. Warady

MD

Board Member

NKF Leadership Team

Chief Executive Officer

Kevin Longino

Chief Medical Officer

Joseph Vassalotti, MD

Chief Financial Officer

Petros Gregoriou, CPA

Chief Scientific Officer

Kerry Willis, PhD

Chief Marketing Officer

Dolores Machuca-Ruiz

Chief People Officer

Christopher Jackson

Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

Anthony Gucciardo

Senior Vice President, Scientific Operations

Jessica Joseph

Senior Vice President, Government Relations

Sharon Pearce

Senior Vice President, Development

Maureen Stone

Vice President, Corporate Relations

Stephanie Cogan

Vice President, Corporate Development

James Echikson

Vice President, Finance and Controller

Andrew Gordon, CPA

Vice President, Communications and Marketing

Paul McGee

Vice President, Digital Marketing

Katarina Madej

Vice President, Learning Strategies / Primary Care Programs

Elizabeth Montgomery

Vice President, Digital Customer Experience

Rasitha Herath

NKF Field Leadership

Regional Vice President, Resource Development

Susan Ketron

Regional Vice President, Mid-Atlantic

Brenita Brooks
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