Foundation Board of Directors
The board is comprised of dedicated and compassionate community, professional, business and civic leaders who oversee the operational, philanthropic and investment activities of the foundation. They continue to improve the health of the community through their fundraising efforts.
To learn more about joining our Board, please contact our Foundation Office at 818.885.5341 ext.1
OFFICERS:
CHAIRMAN
Michael Gardner - Senior Vice President, Bank of Hope
VICE-CHAIRPERSON
OPEN POSITION
TREASURER
Enrique Wong - Vice President, Marcus & Millichap
SECRETARY
Bill Newbold - Civic Leader
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Dorothy Benveniste - Executive Director, STEM Careers
PRESIDENT, NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION*
Brian P. Hammel
BOARD MEMBERS:
Mark Amico, MD
Medical Director, Dignity Health Medical Foundation
Linnea Benning
Civic Leader
Melanie Coto
Founder & CEO,
Coto Interpreting LLC & Tele Interpreters, LLC
Melisa Dugas
Founder & CEO
Holistic Paragon
Rebecca Firoozi
District Manager, Premier America Credit Union
Charles Goodman, MD
Department Chair, Pediatrics,
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Mary Grim
Community Leader
Jeremy Grosser, MD
Medical Director, Chronic Disease,
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Carlos Gutierrez, Jr.
Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP
Barbara Hawthorne
Civic Leader
Patrick Hawthorne
Owner, Northridge Lumber
Alain Karaguezian, MD
Family Medicine, Private Practice
Valerie Kohler
Civic Leader
Dorothy Lake
Community Leader
Sherry Lapides
Member, CATS Meow Guild*
Grace Leland
Vice President/Hospital Relations,
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Dana Pump
CEO, The Pump Group, Inc.
David Pump
President, The Pump Group, Inc.
Afshin Safa, MD
Medical Director, Radiation Oncology,
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Jody Sherman
Executive Director & President, AAA T.L.C. Healthcare
Paul Watkins
President/ CEO, Northridge Hospital Medical Center*
Bessie Wilson
Mel Wilson & Associates Realtors
Maurice Zeitlin, MD
Behavioral Health,
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
* Ex-Officio Member, With Voting Privileges
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