The Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter serves Southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Northern Delaware. We provide educational and support programs to people living with IBD and those who care for them. We connect you to local resources and offer you opportunities to become involved with the IBD community through events, volunteering, our summer camps, and more.
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Chapter Staff
Melanie Zhitnitsky
Senior Manager, Fundraising Campaigns & Volunteer Engagement, Take Steps
[email protected]
Chapter Board of Directors
Dr. Lindsey Albenberg
Physician in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Ellen Araten
Michael Araten
President & CEO
Sterling Drive Ventures
Maygan Best, Secretary
Deputy Technical Director - Japanese Aegis Weapon System
Lockheed Martin
Patty Bierly
Nurse practitioner - Center for Celiac Disease and the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jeff Brendle
VP - Financial Consultant
Charles Schwab
Donald Burke, Finance Chair
Board of Director
Avista Corporation, Virtus Mutual Funds and Duff & Phelps Mutual Funds
Bill Dougherty
Senior Vice President
Hartford Funds
Dr. Adam Ehrlich, Healthcare Chair
Associate Professor, Medicine. Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Temple University Hospital
Josh Epstein
Director of Security Operations
Live Nation Entertainment
Dave Evans
CPA, Senior Manager and stand up comedian
Bowman & Co.
Dr. Andrew Grossman
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jonathan Hoffman, Nominating & Volunteer Engagement Chair
Attorney
Cozen O'Connor
Adam Illfelder
Managing Director
Wellington Management
Andrea Johnson, P2P Chair
Small Business Market Manager
TD Bank
Jacalyn Kerbeck
Founder/President
USA Global TV LLC & Dr. Jacalyn LLC
David Kron
Principal & Managing Director of Investments
Kron & Polis Financial Group
Caroline McGlynn, President
Senior Manager, Business Development
SentinelOne
Dr. Neil Nandi
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
University of Pennsylvania
Sally Schufreider
Market Growth Leader and General Manager
Cigna
Laurence Saul
Chief Executive Officer
Mrs. Gerry's
Crystal Thompson
Vice President - Commercial Operations
Cardinal Health
Mike Trager
Partner
Brinker Simpson and Co
Steven Tremblay
New Business Sales Manager
Independence Blue Cross
Nancy Winkler
Shareholder
Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C.
Jeffrey Zudeck
Regional Managing Partner
Marcum LLP
Healthcare Professional Engagement Committee (HPEC)
Adam Ehrlich, Co-Chair
Co-Medical Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Temple University Hospital
Paola G. Blanco
Physician - Gastroenterology
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Farzana Rashid Hossain
Director of Women's GI Health
The University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Grossman
Pediatric Gastroenterologist - Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Walter Koltun
Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Penn State Cancer Institute
Robert Frankel
Gastroenterologist
MLGA
Chris Tjoa
Psychiatrist
University of Pennsylvania
Scott Manski
Gastroenterologist
Jefferson Health
Julie Binder
Gastroenterologist
Jefferson Health
Anish Sheth
Gastroenterologist
Princeton Medical Center
Ellen Mitchell
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Tower Health
Emma Fogt
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
The Biome Kitchen
Neil Nandi, Co-Chair
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
University of Pennsylvania
Bill Falone
Wound/Ostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist
Pennsylvania Hospital
Deborah Keller
Surgeon
Main Line Health
Erica Pettke
Surgeon
University of Pennsylvania
Kofi Clarke
Gastroenterologist
Penn State Health
Raina Shivashankar
Gastroenterologist
Jefferson Health
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