2026 Honorees

Emma Bachelder, MPA

Director, Annual Programs
Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation

Samantha Barakat

Director of Philanthropy
Parkland Health Foundation

Courtney Bloniasz, CFRE

Strategic Projects and Operations Manager
MaineHealth

Phillip Brown, MBA

Senior Data Analyst
CommonSpirit Health

Jared Bulluck

Director of Philanthropy
Regional One Health Foundation

Nicholas Burgess

Executive Director, Pasco County Foundations
AdventHealth Foundation West Florida

Lindsay Burkowski

Immersion Program Manager
IU Health Foundation

Jennifer Choi Weinstein, MA

Major Gifts Officer
Northwell Foundation

Stephen Clatos, MA, CFRE

Director of Philanthropy – Individual Giving
Bluegrass Care Navigators

Bethany Dainton

Manager, Philanthropy
Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation

Steven Dasher, CFRE

Executive Director
Piedmont Athens Regional Foundation

Jennifer (Jenn) Davis, GPC

Senior Director of Development, Pediatric Grants and Neurosciences
Dell Children’s Foundation

Lauren Day, MA, CFRE

Philanthropy Executive
Adventist Health Central California Foundation

Tam Fiddler

Director, Impact & Accountability
Alberta Cancer Foundation

Kirsten Halden, CFRE

Director of Major Gifts and Stewardship
St. Boniface Hospital Foundation

Mara Hammond

Chief Impact Officer
Naples Comprehensive Health

Stephany Intriago

Director, Transformational Giving
SickKids Foundation

Ashley Jones, MPA, CFRE

Director
The Bellin Health Foundation

Matthew Long

Director, Major Gifts

Akron Children’s
One Perkins Square

Jonathon Maple, CFRM

Executive Director
Margaret Mary Health Foundation

Jeff McGinn, CFRE, CAP

Vice President of System Philanthropy
Eventide Foundation

Maria Mengual-Paredes, MA

Director of Philanthropy
San Ysidro Health

Kacie Merrick

Managing Senior Director
UC Davis Children’s Hospital

Kathleen Michalakos, CFRE

Director, Philanthropy
Trillium Health Partners Foundation

Andrew Miller, MBA

Director of Development, Neurosciences and Behavioral Medicine
Children’s National Hospital

Danielle Neveles-McGrath, MBA

Chief Impact Officer
Humana Foundation

Warren Northern

Senior Manager, Development and Government Relations
Universal Community Health Center

Madison O’Neill

Interim Director, Marketing & Communications
Mackenzie Health Foundation

Brian Pecor, MBA, CFRE

Associate Vice President of Development
Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs

Samantha Rogers

Director, Community Engagement
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

Christopher Ruemenapp, MSOL

Director of Major Gifts
Henry Ford Health

Brittany Saadiq, CFRE

Executive Director, Principal Gifts
Wellstar Health System, Wellstar Foundation

Leah Sarango

Executive Director
Capital Care Foundation

Rachel Spillane

Director of Major Gifts Jupiter
Medical Center Foundation

Emily Steinbach

Senior Development Officer
The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation

Vanessa Stevens

Associate Director, Development
BC Cancer Foundation

Caitlin Still

Director of Annual Giving
Piedmont Healthcare Foundation

Macey Terrell, MPA, CFRM

President & CEO Navicent
Health Foundation

David Theby, CFRE

Director of Development – College of Medicine and Life Sciences
University of Toledo Foundation

Macy Ware

Director – Children’s Miracle Network
Carilion Clinic