Florida

Our Southeast Regional Board leads us in our mission to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.

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Board Members

Kathleen Skambis, Esq.
Chair
Attorney at Law
The Skambis Law Firm

Shelly Brown, MBA, RRT
Vice Chair
Manager, Director of Respiratory Care
Baptist Health

Eric Holshouser, Esq.
Immediate Past Chair
FL Bar Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law
Rogers Towers, P.A.

Rabih Bechara, MD FCCP
Prof of Medicine/Dir Thoracic Institute
Augusta University Medical Center

Mark Block, MD
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL

Eddie Fisher, RICP, CPFA
First Vice President-Investments
Eddie Fisher Wealth Strategies of Raymond James

Christine Fisher
President-Retired
Creative Political Foundations, Inc.

Michael Kelley, MD, FACR, FSIR
Director of Education-Dept. of Radiology-CMC Clinical Professor of Radiology-UNC School of Medicine, Charlotte Campus
Charlotte Radiology-Retired

Bruce Krieger, MD
UF Jacksonville, Professor of Medicine (courtesy)

Mary Martinasek, PhD, MPH, CPH, MCHES, RRT
Assistant Professor in Public Health
University of Tampa

Christine O’Brien
VP, Sales and Account Management
United Healthcare

Ralph Selner, MBA
Regional Director, Specialty Hospitals
Select Medical Corporation

Roxann Spandorfer
Realtor
Carolina One Real Estate

The American Lung Association’s “Gold Standard” designation recognizes the exemplary leadership of some of our Local Leadership Boards. These Leadership Boards show outstanding leadership in volunteerism, service, and supporting lung health and our mission – recognized through Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Eddie Fisher, RICP ®, CPFA ®
Southeast Regional Board Chair
First Vice President, Investments Financial Advisor
Eddie Fisher Wealth Management Strategies of Raymond James

Rick Ramnath, MD
Immediate Past Chair
Principal
Neuroskeletal Imaging

Jose Arias, MD
Partner (AAS) & Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCF College of Medicine
Allergy Asthma Specialists, P.A.

Laura Clifton, MHA RN OCN NE-BC
Senior Director, Physician Practices Oncology Administration
Orlando Health Cancer Institute

Joseph Frey, RRT
Nominating Chair
Account Manager & Adjunct Professor at Valencia College
Breas Medical

John M. Hunt, Esq.
Associate Attorney
Jill S. Schwartz & Associates, P.A.

Andrew Irvin, Esq.
Managing Partner
Irvin & Irvin PLLC

Joseph Khayat
Chief Operating Officer
Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital

Eliezer "EJ" Nunez, RRT, MBA
Director of Respiratory Care
AdventHealth Central Florida

Carl W. Patten Jr., JD, MPH
General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer
Lakeview Healthcare Enterprises, LLC

John Rendle, MSM, RRT
Clinical Educator
Vero Biotech

Kathleen Skambis, Esq.
Retired
LUNG FORCE Hero

Justin Smith
Strategic Advisor, Clinical Asset Management
TRIMEDX

Jeane Valdes
Vice President, Business Market Leader
City National Bank

The American Lung Association’s “Gold Standard” designation recognizes the exemplary leadership of some of our Local Leadership Boards. These Leadership Boards show outstanding leadership in volunteerism, service, and supporting lung health and our mission – recognized through Gold, Silver and Bronze.

The American Lung Association’s “Gold Standard” designation recognizes the exemplary leadership of some of our Local Leadership Boards. These Leadership Boards show outstanding leadership in volunteerism, service, and supporting lung health and our mission – recognized through Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Chris Gonzalez
Chair
Director
Huntington Learning Center

Kathryn Blake, PharmD
Director, Principal Research Scientist
Nemours Children’s Health

Susan Drago
Chief Executive Officer
Kindred Hospital, North Florida

Eric J. Holshouser, Esq.
Shareholder, Florida Board Certified in Labor
Rogers Towers Attorneys at Law

Donny Kwon
Senior Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
The Pajcic Group, Merrill

Catherine Madaffari, MD
Consultant, Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic

Kate Mays
Chief Operating Officer
CSI Companies

Winton Mays
Financial Advisor
Bridgewater Wealth Advisors of Raymond James

Aakash Modi, MD
Interventional Pulmonologist
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center

The American Lung Association’s “Gold Standard” designation recognizes the exemplary leadership of some of our Local Leadership Boards. These Leadership Boards show outstanding leadership in volunteerism, service, and supporting lung health and our mission – recognized through Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Hernan Millan
Chair
VP Market Manager
Amerant

Abigail Obre
Immediate Past Chair
National Manager of External Affairs & Communications
Cancer Treatment Centers of America Global, Inc.

Lori Adelson, Esq.
Attorney-Mediator
HR Law Pro

Mark Block, MD
Chief Thoracic Surgery
Memorial Healthcare System

Ana Botero
Radiation Oncologist
Miami Cancer Institute

Robyn Coyne
Owner
Parent’s Choice Medical Daycare

Teresa Deasy
Associate Vice President of Service Lines
Broward Health Medical Center

Andrea Eastaugh
East Field Sales Director
Tito’s Homemade Vodka

Karin Edelstein, MSW
Home Health Coordinator
Trilogy Home Health

Frank J. Eidelman, MD, MBA
Center Director
Cleveland Clinic Florida

Shahnaz Fatteh, MD
Program Director, Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology
Nova Southeastern University

Ryan Haffey
Trust Officer
Truist

Mark J. Hauser, MD, FACP, FCCP
Chief Medical Officer
Baptist Hospital Miami

Sunil Kumar, MD
Heart and Lung Associates, PA

Elayne Lopreato
CEO
Kindred Hospital The Palm Beaches

LaJuane Mack
Region Multicultural Manager - Central
Brown-Forman Beverages

Kathy Molinet-Drum, APRN
Charles Halfpenny, MD

Violet Nikolici Lowrey, MBA, CPRW, CEMC
Director of Student Services
Keiser University

Cynthia Peterson
Nomination Committee Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Broward County Medical Association

Keith Robinson, MD, MS, FCCP
Associate Medical Director
IQVIA

Irv Rosenbaum, D.P.A, Ed.D.
Executive Associate Dean, Administration
Nova Southeastern University

Glenn Singer, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAASM
Medical Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Broward Medical Center

Richard J. Thurer, M.D.
Professor of Thoracic Surgical Oncology (Emeritus)
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami