Advisory Leadership Council
The Advisory Leadership Council comprises distinguished and emerging leaders and experts from various disciplines and communities. It provides strategic and tactical guidance to the National Forum to help achieve optimal cardiovascular and metabolic health and well-being for all people across all stages of life.
Roster
Marianne Andreach
Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, BSN, RN
Positions held- Associate Professor Associate Dean, Research, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
- Director for Local/Global Reciprocal Innovation , Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity
Rosa Coppolecchia, DO, MPH
Positions held- GCL Thrombosis and Vascular Diseases, Bayer U.S. LLC
KEITH C. FERDINAND, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASH, FNLA
Positions held- Professor of Clinical Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine
Tara Ashley Kimbrough, MD, MPH
Positions held- Senior Physician, Neurocritical Care,
- Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine,
- University of Queensland OCS
- Neurocritical Care Director of Medical Education,
- Neurocritical Care Fellowship Assistant Program Director,
- Ochsner Medical Center
CAROLYN L. KOENIG, MD
Positions held- Medical Chair of Quality and Care Management, Mercy Clinic East Community
PENNY M. KRIS-ETHERTON, PHD, RD, FAHA, FNLA, FASN, CLS
Positions held- Evan Pugh University Professor of Nutritional Sciences,
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State University
Mark Mioduski
Positions held- Co-Founder and Senior Consultant,
- Cornerstone Government Affairs
ANN MARIE NAVAR, MD, PHD, FAHA, FASCP
Positions held- Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), UT, Southwestern Medical Center
Jamal S. Rana MD, PhD, FACC
Positions held- Assistant Physician-in-Chief, East Bay, Medical Specialties & Interventional Services, People Operations & Professional Development, Adjunct Investigator, Division of Research, The Permanente Medical Group
STEPHEN SIDNEY, MD, MPH, FACC
Positions held- Chief Scientific Advisor, National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
KEVIN B. SNEED, PHARMD, FNAP, FNPHA
Positions held- Sr. Associate Vice-President, University of South Florida (USF) Health
Janet Wright
Positions held- Rabid Advocate for Cardiovascular Health,
CLYDE W. YANCY, MD, MSC, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA
Positions held- Magerstadt Professor of Medicine,
- Professor of Medical Social Sciences,
- Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine
- Associate Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Northwestern Memorial Hospital
J. Antonio G. López, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FCCP, FASE, FNLA, FASH, FASPC, FRSM
Positions held- Clinical Research Medical Director,
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Therapeutic Area,
- Global Development at Amgen
