Chair  

Lyn Boocock-Taylor is the Vice President of Development at Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, serving the Philadelphia community since 1866 by providing comprehensive health care services through six major facilities and many outpatient locations. She also has served as president of the Arthritis Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania and has worked in the advancement field for 30 years raising millions of dollars for projects in the Philadelphia area.

Board Members

Michael C. Gerald, PhD is a Professor of Pharmacy at the School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut and has served as the Dean of the School. His past professional appointments have included Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Dean for Professional Programs at the College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University and as a Consultant at the World Health Organization in Geneva. He has authored over 100 publications and five books.

Allan Goldstein, MD, MPH, FACP has a clinical background in internal medicine and is pursuing interests in consumerism, patient advocacy, provider performance measurement and development of innovative primary care delivery systems. He obtained medical training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and received his MPH from Columbia University. He is board certified in internal medicine and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. 

Stephen F. Loebs, PhD is a Professor with the Division of Health Services Management and Policy, School of Public Health at The Ohio State University.  He has served in numerous faculty and administrative appointments in hospital and health services, public health, health policy, and hospital administration.  Dr. Loebs has been involved with 65 health care-related research projects, reports, and publications and the recipient of various international and research fellowships.  

Patrick McKercher, PhD is a health policy expert focused on medication policy, and is currently a pharmaceutical policy analyst at McKercher Associates. Prior to his current position, he was the Founding Director of the Center for Medication Use, Policy and Economics at University of Michigan. Dr. McKercher earned his Ph.D. in Pharmacy Economics from The Ohio State University. 

Michael J. O’Grady, PhD is a Senior Fellow in the Health Policy and Evaluation Department at the National Opinion Research Center at University of Chicago and Director of O’Grady Health Policy, LLC, a private health consulting firm.  He is a health policy expert with 24 years working in Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services. Throughout his career, Dr. O’Grady has helped to shape significant health care legislation on a broad spectrum of issues.  He has been instrumental in the development of key Federal policy and programs tackling some of the most complex and controversial health issues facing the country.

Kim A. Schwartz is an active nonprofit executive who is currently Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the American Lung Association.  A Certified Public Account, she has over 25 years experience in leading financial organizations in the health-care and charitable sectors.  Prior to her current position, she was Vice President, Finance, at the American Red Cross for 9 years, and Assistant Vice President for Compliance and Audit with the Inova Health System in Falls Church, Va.  She also worked for USA Today and the global management firm, Ernst & Young.

Robert E. Smith, Jr., MD is the President of South Carolina Oncology Associates PA, a 20-physician multi-specialty practice located in Columbia, South Carolina.  He also serves as the Director of the Cancer Treatment and Research Institute at Baptist Medical Center and is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, both in Columbia.  Dr. Smith is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.

Anita Plotinsky, PhD brings to PAN more than 20 years' experience in the nonprofit sector. She was affiliated for many years with the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, where she developed academic programs and taught courses in nonprofit management and philanthropic studies. Currently a consultant to the nonprofits in Washington, DC, she has served as executive director of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) and director of the Foundation Center-Washington, DC.

President
Julia E. Reynes started with the Foundation in January of 2008. Most recently Ms. Reynes was a vice president at the American Red Cross in the international healthcare and disaster response areas. She led the American Red Cross response to the December 2004 tsunami and was awarded a citation for superior service. She also served as chief of staff to the Red Cross Chief Operating Officer and led strategic planning in the information technology area. Ms. Reynes has experience in non-profit leadership, communications, marketing and fundraising.