Metropolitan Chicago Board of Directors
We gratefully acknowledge these dedicated volunteers who serve on the Metropolitan Chicago American Heart Association Board of Directors.These dedicated volunteers are healthcare professionals and business and community leaders who guide our many activities throughout the Greater Chicago area.
The Metropolitan Chicago Board of Directors of the American Heart Association was recognized by the American Heart Association National Board for being one of the top local boards in the country with the prestigious AHA Gold designation for excellence.
Board Leadership
Board President
Mercedes R. Carnethon, Ph.D., FAHA
Vice Chair of Preventive Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
Board Chair
Sharon Langshur
Operating Partner
Abundant Venture Partners
Board Membership
Aparna Abburi
President, Medicare & CareAllies
Cigna
Kimberly Bors
Senior Vice President & Chief HR Officer
Dover Corporation
Gyasi C. Chisley
Managing Director
Head of Corporate Health
PNC Bank
Vice President, Advocate Heart Institute
Advocate Aurora Health Care
Wayne H. Giles, MD, MS
Dean and Professor, School of Public Health
University of Illinois at Chicago
Joe Greskoviak
Vice Chairman
Press Ganey
Linda Imonti
Office Managing Principal
KPMG LLP
Jason Keeler
Executive Vice President and COO
University of Chicago Medical Center
Ranndy Kellogg
Chief Executive Officer
Omron
Jairo Mejia, MD, FAHA, CPE
Chief Medical Officer
ACCESS Community Health Network
Angela Odoms-Young, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Cornell University
Tochukwu M. Okwuosa, DO, FACC
Physician, Cardiologist
Rush University Medical Center
Jeff Raider
President, Regional Commercial Banking
CIBC Bank USA
Andy Rauh
Cardiologist
Duly Health and Care
Chet Robson, DO, MHCDS, FAAFP
Chief Medical Officer
Walgreens
Joan Rubschlager
Former Owner
Rubschlager Bakery
Bryan Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medical Center
Dan Smith
Executive Medical Director
Huron Consulting Group
Sarah Song MD, MPH, FAAN
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Rush University Medical Center