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AAFA Board of Directors<\/h2>\n

Our Board of Directors provide leadership and oversight to help us fulfill our mission. These volunteer board members donate their time and wisdom. We thank them for their valuable guidance and commitment to building a strong and effective organization.<\/p>\n

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Chair<\/strong>
Ritesh Patel
Doceree<\/p>\n

Immediate Past Chair
<\/strong>Richard Murray, MD
Every Cure<\/p>\n

Secretary
Chair, Governance<\/strong>
Kelli Wood Cross
CROSS CONNECTION<\/p>\n

Treasurer
<\/strong>Chair, Finance<\/strong>
Monica E. Randall, PhD
Bridge2College Consulting
Maryland Association of Community Colleges<\/p>\n

Counsel<\/strong>
Victoria Matese
Foley & Lardner LLP<\/p>\n

Chair, Certification Program<\/strong>
Alex Buzby
Documo<\/p>\n

Chair, Policy and Advocacy<\/strong>
Prue Fitzpatrick, MPH
Permanente Federation<\/p>\n

Chair, Medical Scientific Council<\/strong>
Mitchell Grayson, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI<\/em>
Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n

Chair, Development\u200b<\/strong>
Lynn Hanessian
The Engager Company<\/p>\n

Chair, Ad Hoc Strategy<\/strong>
Peter Loupos<\/p>\n

Chair, Audit
<\/strong>Evalyn Grant<\/p>\n

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Mary Ellen Conley, RN
Abington Public Schools (retired)<\/p>\n

Jodi Daniel, JD, MPH
Wilson Sonsini<\/p>\n

James (Doc) Dockery
USAA<\/p>\n

Folashade Farri, MD, MPH
AIRnyc
Kids Breathe & Thrive
RWJBarnabas Health
Rutgers<\/p>\n

James Flood, JD
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck<\/p>\n

Meighan Girgus Vafa
American Heart Association (retired)<\/p>\n

Evalyn Grant, MD
Vertex Pharmaceuticals<\/p>\n

Jacob Heller, JD
Porter Wright LLP<\/p>\n

Katherine Lai
Ipsen<\/p>\n

Peter M. Loupos
Princeton Healthcare Strategies<\/p>\n

Emmanuel M. Mahlis, MD
MTF Biologics
Mahlis Medical Consulting<\/p>\n

Lawrence Schwartz, MD, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Asthma and allergies are chronic diseases with no cure. But you can help. Your generous donation<\/a> allows AAFA to:<\/p>\n