Indianapolis Board of Directors

We gratefully acknowledge these dedicated volunteers who serve on the Indianapolis 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 Indianapolis area.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan 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.

Leadership

President
Sandeep Dube, MD

Physician Executive
Community Heart and Vascular Hospital and Cardiovascular Product Line

Chair
Monte Curnutt

Vice President, Commercial Development
Roche Diagnostics

President-Elect
William J. Gill, MD

Medical Director Cardiovascular Services, IU Health West Hospital
IU Health Physicians

Chair-Elect | Leadership Development Chair
Mark C. Jacob

Vice President, Capital Programs & Engineering / Quality
Citizens Energy Group

Members
James H. Anderson, Jr., MD, FFPM, FACE
Medical Director
PTS Diagnostics

Mark Bowell
President
DMB Marketing

Leadership Development Chair
Rachel Doba
President
DB Engineering

Saura Fortin-Erazo
Chief Medical Officer
Eskenazi Health Centers

Denise Herd, MBA
President
Herd Strategies

Rachel Hoffmeyer
Associate Director of Communications, Immunology
Eli Lilly & Company

Henry Hummel
CEO
TRIMEDX

Mark Isenberg
Executive Vice President, Healthcare Advocacy
Zotec Partners

Philip G. Kenney
President
F.A. Wilhelm Construction

Buu Le Lien
Senior Director – HR Strategy, Global Succession Management, PM, Workforce Research
Eli Lilly and Company

Terri Ruff
VP, Chief Operating Officer
Franciscan Health Indianapolis

Jerry Smartt Jr, MD
Smartt Neurology, PC

Jonathan Sundheimer, JD
Attorney
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Event Leadership

2023 Go Red For Women Chair
Kim Speer

Hendricks Regional Health

2023 Heart & Stroke Ball Chair
Jim Mladucky

Vice President, Design & Construction
Indiana University Health

2023 Heart Walk Chair
Atul R. Chugh, MD, FACC, RPVI

Franciscan Physician Network

2023 Hard Hats with Heart Co-Chairs
Carl Dennin

Vice President, Operations
Messer Construction

Kyle Hardie
Executive Director, Strategic Planning
Indiana University Health

Past Event Leadership

Heart Walk

Jim Wright
Byrider
2022 Chair

Mark Isenberg
Zotec Partners
2020 Chair

Parveen Chand
Indiana University Health
2019 Chair

Ram Yeleti
Community Health Network
2018 Chair

Carl Ellison
Indiana Minority Health Coalition
2017 Chair

Mark Owens
Barnes & Thornburg
2016 Chair

Hard Hats with Heart

Mark Bowell
Tesco
2022 Co-Chair

Rachel Doba
DB Engineering
2022 Co-Chair

Kurt Stahl
Wurster Construction
2021 Chai

Steve Bestard
Messer Construction
2019-20 Co-Chair

Greg Gossett 
ERMCO, Inc.
2019-20 Co-Chair

Julia Saltsgaver
Quality Connection of Central Indiana
2018 Chair

Dan Peddicord
Pepper Construction
2017 Chair

TJ Morgan
HIS Constructors
2016 Chair

Go Red For Women

Jessica Nickloy
The Etica Group
2022 Chair

Sunny Lu Williams
TechServ
2021 Chair

Shelley Meador
Allegion
2020 Chair

Jennifer Zinn
2019 Chair

Nancy Martin
2018 Chair

Cindy Adams
Allison Barber
2017 Chair

Dr. Virginia Caine
Marion County Public Health Dept.
2016 Chair

Heart & Stroke Ball

Phil Kenney
F.A. Wilhelm Construction
2022 Chair

Doug Bowen
Bowen Engineering
2021 Chair

Mark C. Jacob
Citizens Energy Group
2020 Chair

Ersal Ozdemir
Indy Eleven | Keystone Group
2019 Chair

Al Gatmaitan
2018 Chair