Leadership

Meet Our Leadership Team

Adagio Health is lead by a talented internal team boasting a wide range of expertise in healthcare, nonprofit management, fundraising, financial administration, information technology, and public relations. Together, they work to continue our mission and enable Adagio Health to best serve our communities.

Vice Presidents


Columbus C. Brooks

Vice President of Human Resources

Alessandra Browne

Vice President of Development

Allison Clevenger

Vice President of Disease Prevention Programs


Dale Kirkpatrick

Vice President of Information Technology

Linda Snyder, DrPH

Vice President of Family Planning Programs

Britney Zwergel

Vice President of Nutrition & Education

Board of Directors

The Adagio Health Board of Directors is made up of representatives from the healthcare industry and community leaders. They represent the broad diversity of Western Pennsylvania and dedicate time, talent, and energy to ensure our continued service to women and their families across Western Pennsylvania with a focus on those in need.

Chair
Lisa Scales
President and CEO
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Vice Chair
Michael Bartley
Host
KDKA Radio

Treasurer
Adam N. Quatrini, Esq.
Quatrini Law Group

Secretary
Gerri Sperling, Esquire
Adagio Health General Counsel

Immediate Past Chair
Betsy Benson
Publisher & Vice President
Pittsburgh Magazine

BJ Leber
President & CEO
Adagio Health

Olivia Benson
Chief Operating Officer
The Forbes Funds

Crystal L Clark MD MPH
Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Choices
UPMC Health Plan

Nadeana Cook
Senior Manager-Financial Administration and Internal Controls
FedEx Ground

Hillary Holes DeFrancesco, CHES
(Ex Officio – Young Leadership Council Chair)
Manager of Special Projects
FamilyLinks

Adam Falcone
Attorney
Feldesman Leifer LLP

Geraldine M. Jones
University President (Retired)
California University of Pennsylvania


Paul Lebovitz, MD

John G. Lovelace
President
UPMC for You, Inc.

Michael Maselli
Attorney
Allstate Insurance

Steve Sokoloski
Program Manager
Highmark Health

Tahniat Syed, MD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Director, Adolescent Medicine and Young Adult Health
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Advisory Council

Angela Reynolds — Chair 
YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh

David Brody
Seneca Realty Company

Dana Brown
Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics, Chatham University

Deb Caplan
Executive in Residence, The Forbes Funds

Angela Garcia
Global Links

Josiah Gilliam
PUMP

Susan Friedberg Kalson
Squirrel Hill Health Center

Valerie Kinloch, PhD
Renee and Richard Goldman Dean, School of Education
University of Pittsburgh

Elizabeth Miller, MD
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Tammy Murdock, MD
Squirrel Hill Health Center

Betty Rothbart, MSW, M.Ed
Health Education and Communication Consultant

Ken Segel
Value Capture LLC

Lisa R. Skinner
Assure Care LLC

Betsy Teti
Independent Education Consultant

Kristy Trautmann
FISA Foundation

Young Leadership Council

Hillary DeFrancesco — Chair
FamilyLinks

Bridget Barrett
District Office, PA State Rep. Emily Kinkead

Jessica M. Bole
Huntington National Bank

Ashlee Carter, MS
Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Kate Hancock
Highmark Foundation

Sarah Hecht
Federal Home Loan Bank

Morgan Overton
Pittsburgh Public Theater 

Dana Scarpino
UPMC Health Plan

Danielle Shellgren
Small Circle