Our Team
Board of Directors
Karen H. Groff, M.Ed.
Board Chair
Fred Roedl, MBA
Vice Chair
Natalie Gilmore
Past Board Chair
Kevin Merritt, MBA, CFA
Treasurer
Jacqueline Villatoro
Board Member
Kat Belendiuk, PhD
Board Member
Dale Todd
Board MemberLGS Foundation Staff
Tracy Dixon-Salazar, PhD
Executive Director
Kathy Leavens
Senior Director of Programs
Amber Mathas
Senior Director of Operations
Tiffany Johnson, MBA
Director of Development
Michael McConnell, PhD
Scientific Director
Jennifer Griffin
Director of Family Support
Kayleigh Keen
Communications & Community Engagement Manager
Hanna Jorgenson
Communications Coordinator
Quinn Edwards
Executive Assistant
Sami Cox
Administrative AssistantMedical Science Advisory Council
Juliet Knowles, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Jennifer Gelinas, MD, PhD
University of California Irvine
Fabio Nascimento, MD
Washington University, St. Louis
Scott Perry, MD
Cook Children's Hospital, Fort Worth
Elaine Wirrell, MD
Co-Chair, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Pete Crino, MD, PhD
University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Renée Shellhaas, MD, MS
Washington University School of Medicine
James W. Wheless, BScPharm, M.D., FAAP, FACP, FAAN, FAES
Le Bonheur Children’s HospitalLeadership Circle
John R. Currier
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Melanie Huntley, PhD
Genentech
