Effective April 1, 2009

Michael O'Connor - Chair of the Board

Mike O'Connor is retired from 20 years at the Mayo Clinic where he served as a project manager and a radiation oncology physicist. Now living in Mesa, Arizona, he was a member of NHF's transition board member and has served as president, vice president and general board member of NHF's Arizona chapter. O'Connor spearheaded development of a bleeding disorders summer camp in Arizona and was involved in the creation of fundraising and educational events. O'Connor has knowledge and experience in the areas of fund raising, public relations and advocacy. Prior to serving as NHF Board Chair, O’Connor was NHF’s Vice Chair of the Board.

 

Steven P. Faust - Vice Chair of the Board

Steven P. Faust is retired from Standard Register Company, a Fortune 1000 company providing information and e-business solutions, where he was Regional President—Corporate Alliance. He has been on the NHF Board of Directors and has chaired several committees. Locally, he was on the board of Hemophilia of Georgia, Inc. and has been a member of several committees. Faust has knowledge and experience in the areas of advocacy, information and education, and research and treatment.

 

Eileen F. Bostwick, PhD - Secretary

Eileen F. Bostwick, PhD, is a self-employed consultant in preclinical and clinical drug development in Dayton, Minn. She is a member of the Consumer Advisory Board for the Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. She previously served as president and vice president of the Hemophilia Foundation of Minnesota/Dakotas (HFMD.) Bostwick has knowledge and experience in the areas of information and education, resource development, and research and treatment.

 

Michael J. Bornhorst - Treasurer

Michael J. Bornhorst is First Vice President - Investments with Wachovia Securities Inc., in Westlake, Ohio. He is currently the treasurer for NHF, and chairs the audit committee as well as serving on the investment committee. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland and served on the University Hospitals of Cleveland Parent Advisory Board. Bornhorst was the secretary and treasurer of the Northern Ohio Hemophilia Foundation. He has knowledge and experience in the areas of fund raising, information and education, resource development, research and treatment, and finance and investments.

 

Stephen Bender
	Stephen Bender is President of Bana Electric Corporation in Farmingdale, New York.  He served as an NHF transition board member and was Chair of Phase II of the “Its’ Time for a Cure” campaign. He has knowledge and experience in the areas of fundraising, finance and investment.

 

Clifford Blair Cohn, Esq.

Clifford Cohn is an attorney with Cohn & Associates in Philadelphia who specializes in the representation of individuals, professionals and businesses. He has served on the board of the Delaware Valley Chapter of NHF since 1995 and was president of the chapter until June of 2004. Cohn has also served on the boards of Glasstech, Inc., Leslie Fay Companies, Inc., and Sassco, Ltd. Cohn has knowledge and experience in the areas of advocacy and finance.

 

Rita Gonzales

Rita Gonzales is president and founder of The Switchboard and The Baby Switchboard in Houston, Texas. She was a member of NHF's transition board and has served three terms as president of Lone Star Chapter of NHF. Gonzales is vice-chair of Sheltering Arms Senior Services, and has served on the board of The Women's Home and St. Anne Catholic School. She is bilingual in Spanish and has knowledge and experience in the areas of fund raising, public relations and information and education.

 

Craig Kessler, MASAC Chair
	bio coming soon

 

Michael Luettgen
	bio coming soon Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

Kenneth G. Mann, PhD

Kenneth Mann is Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine at the University of Vermont and founder and Chairman of the Board of Haematologic Technologies. He and his wife live in Grand Isle, Vermont.  He served as an NHF transition board member and was chair of the NHF Research Working Group.  He was vice-chair (research) of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. He maintains a research program in the areas of blood coagulation which has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since 1972.  He is a past associate editor of Blood, The Journal of Thrombosis and Hemostasis and The Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. Mann has held multiple volunteer positions with the NIH, the American Heart Association (AHA), the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) and the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He has received numerous awards including the E. Donnall Thomas Prize and Stratton Medal from the ASH, the Sol Sherry Award from the AHA and the Wood Medal from the ISTH.  Most recently, he has been designated a Pioneer of Hematology by the ASH. He has knowledge and experience (40 years) in the areas of hemostasis research and treatment, information and education, public relations and advocacy. His great nephew was diagnosed with spontaneous severe Hemophilia A.

 

Rachel Miller

Rachel Miller serves the bleeding disorders community as a camp counselor for Northern California's Camp Hemotion, Leader In Training program coordinator for New England Hemophilia Association's Family Camp and a member of the National Youth Leadership Institute (NYLI). She has served on the NHF's Camp Grant Review Board and as the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program coordinator for NYLI. As a member of the Board of Directors, she chairs the Board Development Committee. She lives in Las Vegas, NV, where she is pursuing a career in nonprofit management.

 

Mallory O'Connor, NYLI Liaison
	bio coming soon

 

Shannon Penberthy

Shannon Penberthy has been involved with the bleeding disorders community since 1995, when she began working as the National Hemophilia Foundation’s Washington Representative with MARC Associates, advocating for the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act. She served there for 10 years before beginning her corporate career. Penberthy led federal government affairs for Baxter Healthcare for two years before joining Procter & Gamble as an Associate Director for Global FDA and Health Policy in 2007.

 

Todd M. Pfeil

Todd M. Pfeil is an attorney with Pfeil, Millonzi & Curran, S.C., in Black Earth and Spring Green, Wisc., specializing in business law and litigation. He has experience representing both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. He serves on the boards of E80 Holdings, Inc.; Pure Line Seeds, Inc.; and Fish & Associate, Inc. Pfeil has knowledge and experience in the areas of advocacy, public relations and fund raising.

 

Ray Stanhope

Ray Stanhope is a retired engineer in the semiconductor industry in Sugar Land, Texas. He is former treasurer and president of the Greater Houston Chapter of NHF. Stanhope has served as vice president of chapter affairs, president of NHF and most recently as Board Chair. He is a board member of American Liver Foundation's South Texas Chapter and a member of that chapter's Golf Tournament Committee. He has contributed to state advocacy work for NHF's Lone Star chapter the American Liver Foundation. Stanhope has knowledge and experience in the areas of fund raising, public relations and advocacy.

 

Jim Wasserstrom
	Jim Wasserstrom is president and CEO of The Wasserstrom Group, a family holding company in Columbus, Ohio, that operates Advance Sign Group and Wasserstrom Ventures. He is involved in many community organizations, including serving on the Board of Trustees for the Mid-West Sign Association and as treasurer for Artsafe. Jim is the president of the Central Ohio Chapter of NHF.

 

Adam Wilmers

Photo by Glenn Triest

Adam Wilmers is a graduate student at Michigan State University, studying Human Resource Management and School Counseling.  Adam has been on the board of the Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan since 2002, and currently serves as the second vice president.  A former member of NHF's National Youth Leadership Institute, Adam has also worked at several camps for children with bleeding disorders, in Michigan, California and Illinois.  Adam's passion lies in the field of education, specifically working with children and young adults who have bleeding disorders.