Board
of Directors and Staff
Board | Staff
Board:
The Green
Tree Community Health Foundation is a diverse board representing
the various communities served by the Foundation. Chairperson
is Cheryl Wade; Vice Chairperson is Charlotte Betancourt; Secretary/Treasurer
is John Friedman. Committee Chairpersons are as follows:
Audit:
English Willis
Development & Communications: Jack McMeekin
Executive: Cheryl Wade
Finance & Investment: John Friedman
Grants: Erin Doyle O'Connor
Governance: John Kimberly
Jane B.
Baron is Senior Advisor to the Dean of Beasley School of Law
at Temple University and serves as the I. Herman Stern Professor
of Law, specializing in property law, trust and estate law, and
ethical practices of law. Jane serves on the Grants Committee.
She resides in Mt. Airy.
Charlotte Betancourt is a retired Chemistry Teacher from The
Baldwin School. Charlotte has been involved in multiple community
organizations, including chairing the board at Springside School.
She is an educational tour guide at the Morris Arboretum and a
member of the Board of Visitors of the School of Environmental
Design at Temple University. Charlotte is a member of the Executive
and the Development & Communications Committees. She serves
as Vice Chairman of the Board of the Foundation. She resides in
Chestnut Hill.
Erin Doyle-O'Connor,
MS, RD is a registered dietitian in Philadelphia, with a primary
focus on childhood and adolescent nutrition. She earned her masters
degree at New York University and completed clinical training
at The Albert Einstein School of Medicine in Bronx, New York.
Erin Co-chairs the Grants Committee and is a member of the Executive
Committee. She resides in Lafayette Hill.
John Friedman
retired from Germantown Friends School in 2007, where he served
as Associate Head of School for Financial Affairs. John worked
with Germantown Friends for 11 years. Prior to that, he had a
long career heading up the marketing division of the Philadelphia
Inquirer. John also serves on the boards of Awbury Arboretum Association,
the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, and The Wyck Association.
Johns chairs the Finance & Investment Committee and is a member
of the CASA Monitoring, Scenario Planning Task Force and Executive
Committees. John serves as Treasurer of the Board of the Foundation.
He resides in Chestnut Hill.
Peggy Greenawalt
is a graduate of William Smith College with a BS and an MBA
from Columbia University Business School. Experienced in reengineering
and automation of processing operations, financial analysis and
program management, Peggy has held various executive positions
in the financial services industry including Citicorp and Monchick
Weber Inc. Peggy currently provides her expertise to benefit numerous
philanthropic endeavors such as the Germantown Friends School
and the Wilma Theater. Past volunteer work includes the Chestnut
Hill Historical Society and Philadelphia International Theater
Festival for Children, among others. Peggy is a member of the
Finance & Investment Committee. She resides in Wyndmoor.
John Kimberly
teaches at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
and is the Executive Director of Wharton's strategic alliance
with INSEAD, a business school outside of Paris. John has served
on the boards of the Chestnut Hill Hospital; Chestnut Hill HealthCare;
the Wissahickon Hospice; the Bach Festival of Philadelphia; and
the Community Financial Bancorp. He currently serves on the boards
of the OESO Foundation; the St. Regis Foundation; and the Arto
Monaco Historical Society. John is a member of the Audit and Grants
Committees. He resides in Chestnut Hill.
John C. McMeekin (Jack) is a member of the National Advisory
Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He retired in
2001 as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Crozer Keystone
Health System. Prior to that he served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Philadelphia Health Management Corporation.
Jack chairs the Development and Communications Committee. He resides
in Chestnut Hill.
Lisa J
States, MD, is a pediatric radiologist at the Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Assistant Professor of Radiology at
the University of Pennsylvania. Lisa is actively involved in clinical
practice, teaching and research and is the director of the Satellite
Outpatient Imaging Center at the CHOP Specialty Care Center in
King of Prussia. Lisa earned her medical degree at the Weill Cornell
Medical School, completed her radiology residency at Albert Einstein/BMHC/Montefiore
Hospital in New York City and completed her fellowship in pediatric
radiology at CHOP. She is actively involved on the national level
in pediatric imaging and has served on the Pediatric Council board
for the Society for Nuclear Medicine. Lisa is a member of the
Grants Committee. She resides in Mt. Airy.
David Thornburgh is Executive Director of the University
of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government. Formerly he served
as Executive Director of the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
and is a frequent commentator or regional development and civic
affairs. David serves on the Audit Committee. He resides in Chestnut
Hill.
Nick Torres is a Senior Consultant for Community Wealth
Ventures and is co-publisher and co-founder of the Philadelphia
Social Innovation Journal. Formerly he served as President of
Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc. Nick serves on the Grants Committee.
He resides in Mt. Airy.
Walter
Tsou, MD, MPH, has a distinguished public health history.
He is Adjunct Professor at the Center for Public Health Initiatives
at the University of Pennsylvania. Walter is a past president
of the American Public Health Association and served as Health
Commissioner of Philadelphia. He is also the founding Deputy Director
for Personal Health Services and Medical Director of the Montgomery
County Health Department. Walter also has served on several boards
including the Maternity Care Coalition, and the Philadelphia HIV
Commission. Walter is a member of the Audit and the Governance
Committees. He resides in Mt. Airy.
Cheryl
H. Wade is director for philanthropy at Kendal Corporation,
a Quaker-related system of continuing care retirement communities.
An ordained American Baptist minister, she was the associate general
secretary and treasurer of American Baptist Churches USA. She
is a former board member of Northwest Interfaith Movement and
current board chair of Build-a-Bridge. Cheryl holds an MBA in
non-profit management from Columbia University. Cheryl is the
chair of the Executive and Scenario Planning Task Force Committees.
She is a member of the Development & Communications, Finance
& Investment, and CASA Monitoring Committees. Cheryl serves
as Chairman of the Board of the Foundation. She resides in Germantown.
English
D. Willis, MD, is a pediatrician and is employed by Merck
& Co., as a Director, Clinical Risk Management and Safety
Surveillance. English earned her medical degree at the University
of Pennsylvania, completed her internship and residency at Rainbow
Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, and completed
her fellowship at Johns Hopkins Medical Institution in Baltimore,
Maryland. She has been recognized several times by Philadelphia
Magazine as a "Top Doc." As a member of the Board of
the National Board of Medical Examiners, English serves on the
Composite Committee of the United States Medical Licensure Examination.
English serves as Chair of the Audit Committee. English sits on
the Executive Committee. She resides in Mt. Airy.
Staff:
Susan M. Hansen, President & CEO
Amy D'Amico, Grants Manager & Office Manager
Sue Endy, MSW, Parenting Education Coordinator
Sue Lee, Accountant
Amy D'Amico,
Grants Manager & Office Manager, has been with the Foundation
since its inception in 2005. Amy is responsible for daily management
of the office, accepting all grant applications, screening them
for required elements and tracking their progress from approval
to year end site visits. Amy has a clinical background in nursing.
Amy also currently serves as the Program Chair for the Delaware
Valley Chapter of the Grants Managers Network and is a member
of the Delaware Valley Grantmakers and the Philadelphia Chapter
for the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy. She resides in
Flourtown.
amydamico@greentreecommunityhealth.org
Sue Endy,
MSW, Coordinator of Parenting Education, has specialized in
parenting education for more than 20 years. She worked as a Parenting
Educator at Chestnut Hill Hospital for 16 years before coming
to Green Tree Community Health Foundation where she continues
to work with parents and community groups sharing current research
and information about the healthiest ways to encourage sound emotional
and intellectual growth in children. She is a member of the National
Association of Social Workers. Sue resides in Wynnewood.
susanendy@greentreecommunityhealth.org
Susan Hansen,
Ph.D., President and CEO of the Foundation, has been with
the Foundation since its inception. She has more than 30 years
of experience in health care policy and management and served
as President and CEO of Jeanes Hospital in Philadelphia and subsequently
Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington, DC before coming to
the Foundation. She is a Fellow of the American College of Health
Care Executives and a member of Grant Makers in Health as well
as Delaware Valley Grantmakers. Sue resides in Mt. Airy.
susanhansen@greentreecommunityhealth.org
