American Heart Association Indiana
Leading with Survivors
Ava was born with half a heart. Despite three open-heart surgeries to repair it, she needed a transplant at age 8. She waited in the hospital nearly two years before receiving a new heart.
Addressing Nutrition Insecurity
Half of Central Indiana residents have low or no access to healthy foods, leading to chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and diabetes. We’re collaborating with local organizations to increase access to healthy foods.
Inspiring Teens to Avoid Vaping
The use of e-cigarettes (vaping) has increased dramatically over the past few years, especially among teens. We’re working to educate teens and parents about the dangers of vaping, including the fact that many vape “pods” have as much nicotine as an entire pack of cigarettes.
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Are you a survivor? Help us raise awareness for cardiovascular disease and stroke through your story.Our Work to Help Save Lives Starts With You
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Events in Your Area
Indianapolis Go Red for Women Luncheon
Location: The Westin Indianapolis
Date: Friday, February 28, 2025 - 10:00 AM
Learn MoreIndianapolis Heart & Stroke Ball
Location: The Westin Indianapolis
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025 - 06:00 PM
Learn MoreIn Your Community
Through our focus on these key impact areas, and with collaboration among local organizations, sponsors, businesses, and others that serve the community, we are working to improve the health and well-being of Indiana citizens while saving and improving countless lives.
Throughout the state of Indiana, we’ve seen our community impact work grow, including efforts around creating avenues for greater access to care, expanding healthy food access and education, building a network of first responders through CPR kits in schools, supporting blood pressure screenings and education, and educating on the dangers of tobacco and vaping.
People are counting on us as never before. We at the American Heart Association, along with our supporters, will drive change, and we will be relentless. Thank you for your continued support.
Public policy advocacy is an essential strategy used by the Association to affect necessary and sustainable policy, system and environmental changes that help Indiana citizens build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Our efforts in Indiana and its communities are focused on the following policy areas: Tobacco and Vaping, Access to Care, Medicaid Expansion, Systems of Care, Nutrition Security, Active Living and Hypertension Prevention and Control.
The American Heart Association's work in Indiana is focused on five primary areas: CPR, Nutrition Security, Ending Tobacco & Vaping, Women's Health, and managing Blood Pressure. Our 'Bold Hearts' TV series goes into more detail about how we're working in each of these areas to help Hoosiers live longer, healthier lives.
Go Red for Women
Blood Pressure
CPR
Nutrition Security / Food as Medicine
Reducing the Burden of Tobacco and Vaping
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chair
Mark C. Jacob
Vice President, Capital Programs & Engineering / Quality
Citizens Energy Group
President
William J. Gill, MD
Medical Director Cardiovascular Services
IU Health West Hospital
IU Health Physicians
Chair-Elect
Kevin Speer
Senior Vice President
Ascension Indiana
Chief Executive Officer
Ascension St.Vincent Indiana
President-Elect
Larry Markham, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
Leadership Development Chair
Terri Ruff
Chief Operating Officer
Franciscan Health Indianapolis
Society Ambassador
Elizabeth Cooke
Community Leader
MEMBERS
Joel Benson
Associate
Barnes & Thornburg
Rachel Doba
President
DB Engineering
Sandeep Dube, MD
Physician Executive
Community Heart and
Vascular Hospital and Cardiovascular Product Line
Saura Fortin-Erazo, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer
Eskenazi Health Center
Rachel Hoffmeyer
Associate Director of Communications, Immunology
Eli Lilly & Company
Henry Hummel
CEO
TRIMEDX
Philip G. Kenney
President
F.A. Wilhelm Construction
Buu Le Lien
Vice President, HR
Lilly Research Laboratories
Eli Lilly and Company
Fred Pervine
Fire Chief
Indianapolis Airport Authority
Shephanie Shelley
VP of Marketing, Core Lab
Roche Diagnostics Corporation
Jerry Smartt Jr, MD
Smartt Neurology
Justin Toussing
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Erica Woebse
Associate Director
Valinhos Foundation
Event Leadership - Indianapolis
2024 Heart Walk Chair
Parveen Chand, MHA, FACHE
Ascension St. Vincent
2024 Hard Hats with Heart Chairs
Kelly Abel
Weddle Bros. Construction
Rod Foley
North Mechanical Contracting & Service
2025 Go Red for Women Chairs
Aly Bove
QuidelOrtho
Chrissy Ryan
Ryan Fireprotection, Inc.
2025 Heart & Stroke Ball Chair
Jeffrey Harrison
Citizens Energy Group
Past Event Leadership
Go Red For Women
Elizabeth Cooke
2024 Co-Chair
Katie Lucas
Lucas Oil Producents
2024 Co-Chair
Kim Speer
2023 Chair
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 Co-Chairs
Dr. Virginia Caine
Marion County Public Health Dept.
2016 Chair
Heart & Stroke Ball
Bill Browne
RATIO Architects
2024 Co-Chair
Tiffany Benedict Browne
Historic Indianapolis
2024 Co-Chair
Jim Mladucky
Indiana University Health
2023 Chair
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
Heart Walk
Atul R. Chugh, MD, FACC, RPVI
Franciscan Physician Network
2023 Chair
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
Carl Dennin
Messer Construction
2023 Co-Chair
Kyle Hardie
Indiana University Health
2023 Co-Chair
Mark Bowell
Tesco
2022 Co-Chair
Rachel Doba
DB Engineering
2022 Co-Chair
Kurt Stahl
Wurster Construction
2021 Chair
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
Board President
Dr. Marsha King
Board Chair
David Wilkinson
Indiana Grocery Group
President-Elect
Dr. Kamran Aslam
Methodist Hospital - South Lake
Chair-Elect
John Mengel
Cleveland Cliffs
Leadership Development Chair
Janice Ryba
Community Healthcare System
Members
Sohail Azeem
LifePoint Health
Marv Crook
Beacon Hills Partners, LLC
Matt Doyle
Methodist Hospitals - North Lake
Board President
Clint Kaho
Baptist Health La Grange
Board Chair
John Walsh
UofL Health - Jewish Hospital
Leadership Development Chair
Joe Fuller
LifePoint Health
Members
Nathan Bellinger
SeniorBridge
Thomas Carver
BKD, LLP
Ruth Devore
Delta Dental of Kentucky
Dr. Toni Ganzel
University of Louisville
Dr. Sandra Guerra
WellCare
Krista Hensel
UnitedHealth Group
Anne Marie Holas-Dryps
Norton Heart and Vascular Institute
Rob Jay
Scion Health
Dr. Swannie Jett
Park DuValle Community Health Center Inc.
Tonya Johnson,
Fifth Third Bank
Dr. Bradley Keller
Cincinnati Children's Heart Institute
Dan Oliver
Dan-O’s Seasoning
Dr. Chirag Patel
WellCare, Centene of Kentucky
Jason Radford
Oldham County Schools
Tonii Rizzo
Retired
Tom Stephens
Kentucky Association of Health Plans
Jaamil Wade
Johnson & Johnson
Dr. Derek Weyhrauch
Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute – Kentucky
Contact Us
Indianapolis, Indiana
By Appointment Only:
8720 Castle Creek Parkway East Drive, Ste 100
Indianapolis, IN 46250
Phone: 317-732-4700
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