Our Team
Board of Directors
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Karen H. Groff, M.Ed.
Board President![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Headshots-for-Website-Use-16-150x150.png)
Fred Roedl, MBA
Vice President![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Headshots-for-Website-Use-6-150x150.png)
Natalie Gilmore
Past President![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kevin-Merritt-W-DOR-photo-150x150.jpg)
Kevin Merritt, MBA, CFA
Treasurer![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image01-150x150.jpeg)
Tiffany Johnson, MBA
Secretary![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Headshots-for-Website-Use-22-150x150.png)
Jacqueline Villatoro
Board Member![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1675196810855-150x150.jpeg)
Kat Belendiuk, Ph.D.
Board Member![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Headshots-for-Website-Use-9-150x150.png)
Dale Todd
Board MemberLGS Foundation Staff
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Tracy Dixon-Salazar, PhD
Executive Director![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kathy-Leavens--150x150.png)
Kathy Leavens
Senior Director of Programs![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Headshots-for-Website-Use-1-150x150.png)
Amber Mathas
Senior Director of Operations![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Mike-McConnell--150x150.png)
Michael J McConnell, PhD
Scientific Director![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Jen-Griffin--150x150.png)
Jennifer Griffin
Director of Family Support![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kayleigh-Keen-2-150x150.png)
Kayleigh Keen
Communications & Community Engagement Manager![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Headshots-for-Website-Use-32-150x150.png)
Hanna Jorgenson
Communications Coordinator![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Quinn-Edwards--150x150.png)
Quinn Edwards
Executive AssistantMedical Science Advisory Council
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Scott Perry, MD
Cook Children's Hospital, Fort Worth![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MSAB-2-150x150.png)
Elaine Wirrell, MD
Co-Chair, Mayo Clinic, Rochester![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-MSAB-1-150x150.png)
Pete Crino, MD, PhD
University of Maryland, School of Medicine![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Headshots-for-Website-Use-49-150x150.png)
Renée Shellhaas, MD, MS
Washington University School of Medicine![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Headshots-for-Website-Use-48-150x150.png)
James W. Wheless, BScPharm, M.D., FAAP, FACP, FAAN, FAES
Le Bonheur Children’s HospitalLeadership Circle
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John R. Currier
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Huntley-150x150.jpg)
Melanie Huntley, PhD
Genentech![](https://www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mitchell-150x150.jpg)