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AAFA, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER 2006-2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AAFA OFFICERS
Craig
Jones, MD
President
Craig Jones, MD, has served on the AAFA Board for over a
dozen years. He is the Volunteer Medical Director of the
Breathmobile® program. Four Breathmobiles® serve the
greater Los Angeles area, with one unit serving Orange
County in collaboration with Children’s Hospital. The
program has been successfully replicated across the
nation. Dr. Jones was instrumental in launching AAFA’s
Asthma Disease Management Center. This Center was the
first disease management program in the nation to be
accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Health Care Organizations. Dr. Jones’ newest project,
which we call the Kiosk Program, is a network of
user-friendly computers, programmed with validated
surveys that compute the possibility of a child
suffering from asthma and the degree of severity. It is
now being tested in clinics and other medical facilities
in the southland. Dr. Jones is an Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics at USC Keck School of Medicine and Chief of
the Division of Allergy and Immunology. |
Jonathan
Goldstein
Vice President
Jonathan is President of Snell & Wilcox, Inc., a leading
manufacturer of video processing equipment for
broadcasters and major content producers around the
world. Jonathan leads the company’s sales, marketing and
service activities throughout the Americas. Prior to
joining Snell & Wilcox in 2005, Jonathan led a
consultancy focused on building successful executive
teams and sales forces for entertainment and new media
companies. His career has included senior roles in major
global consulting firms, including the media and
entertainment practice at Booz Allen & Hamilton. Earlier
in his career, Jonathan was an executive at The Walt
Disney Company. Jonathan earned an MBA and Bachelor of
Science degree from the Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania. Jonathan has served on the AAFA Board
of Directors since 2001 and has been a Vice-President
since 2003. |
Doris
T. Luster
Vice President
Doris Luster has been involved in Fund
Raising for over 50 years. Her motto is “if life has
been good to you…you must give back.” She has
volunteered for several organizations including Cystic
Fibrosis, Myasthenia Gravis and the Sunair Children’s
Foundation. She has 4 children and always included her
children in her volunteer efforts. She taught them the
importance of “giving back to the community.” Her
family, too, has been invaluable to AAFA. She served as
President of AAFA a dozen years ago, and is still
involved in AAFA by serving on the Executive Committee
and lending her expertise annually for AAFA’s Breath of
Life Ball.® |
Cynthia
Verdugo-Peralta
Vice President
Cynthia Verdugo-Peralta has served as an officer and
member of the AAFA Board for several years. Her
leadership skills have provided AAFA with numerous
important contacts and liaisons with the South Coast Air
Quality Management District (AQMD). She is the
Governor’s Appointee to the AQMD Board as the air
pollution control specialist. Verdugo-Peralta is the
California Energy Commission-certified Energy Efficiency
Specialist with 30 years experience in the utility
industry, specializing in the area of energy efficiency
and the environment. She founded VPC Energy, Inc, an
energy efficiency and environmental outreach firm, in
1989. She serves on several AQMD standing committees,
including the Local Government and Small Business
Assistance Advisory Group, and the Permit Streamlining
Task Force. She also represents the AQMD on Governor
Schwarzenegger’s Hydrogen Highway Implementation
Advisory Panel. |
Karen
Maiorca, RN
SecretaryKaren
Maiorca has served on the AAFA Board for several years.
She is Director of Nurses for Los Angeles Unified School
District and oversees Nursing Services for 600 school
nurses in a district that serves over 750,000 students.
In 1994, as one of the District Nursing Supervisors, she
was instrumental in introducing the Breathmobile® into
the first 18 schools in the District. With Karen’s help
AAFA has been able to provide valuable training to
nurses in the control of asthma. In addition, AAFA has
collaborated with many schools in the district on
sponsoring health fairs, parent presentations and
training for pre-school teachers. |
Sharon
Oxborough, Esq.
TreasurerSharon
Oxborough is an attorney whose practice concentrates in
monitoring consent decrees and administering
arbitrations. She joined the AAFA Executive Board in
1994 and was a Vice-President for two terms. Sharon
lends her expertise to AAFA in many ways. |
AAFA BOARD MEMBERS
Mary Anderson, MA Owner - Associated Health Professionals,
Inc.
Billie Davis Owner, Billie Davis Escrow
Melissa De Chandt Respiratory Health Science Consultant –
Critical Therapeutics
Nureet Druyen Owner- Certified Printer, Community Volunteer
Robert Eitches, MD Board Certified Allergist, Private Practice
Jean Hanley-Lopez, MD Board Certified Allergist, Breathmobile®
Program
Richard Harris, MD Board Certified Allergist, Private Practice
Richard Hull, PhD President, CEO, SuperOxide Health Sciences,
Inc.
Michael Ingram Regional Manager, GlaxoSmithKline
Marion Johnson, MD, Board Certified Allergist, Private Practice
Michael Kaplan, MD Chief Allergist, Kaiser Permanente, Los
Angeles
Susan LaCombe, RN, Asthma Nurse Specialist, Los Angeles Unified
School District
Arnold Luster Owner, Major Properties
Marj Malloy * Community Volunteer
Jacob Offenberger, MD Board Certified Allergist, Private
Practice
Luis F. Saca, MD Board Certified Allergist, Kaiser, Fontana
Priscilla Siegel Community Volunteer
Sheldon Siegel, MD * Board Certified Allergist – Private
Practice
Margaret Soderberg, MD Board Certified Allergist, Private
Practice
Anne M. Staveren, MD Board Certified Allergist, Kaiser
Permanente, Los Angeles
Carl R. Terzian Owner, Carl Terzian & Associates, Public
Relations
Helene Wernick * Community Volunteer
Marvin Wernick * Former President of Avonite
Susan Woolley, Esq., Attorney, Private Practice
Robert Wyman, Esq. Attorney, Environmental Law
David Zaslow, CPA Certified Public Accountant, Roth, Bookstein &
Zaslow, LLP
Ulrike Ziegner, MD Board Certified Allergist, Private Practice
Francene Lifson Executive Director, AAFA Southern CA Chapter |