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