Promoting research partnerships to improve veterans’ health


NAVREF Board of Directors


NAVREF continues its tradition of strong voluntary leadership through the involvement of all NPCs. Each member NPC has the opportunity nominate candidates for election to the board. Each board member must be associated with a different NPC or affiliated VA medical center. Board member terms are three years and an individual may be elected for up to two consecutive terms. For details of NAVREF’s expectations of board members as well as board operations and logistics for meetings, please see "NAVREF Board Policies Expectations and Practices." Individuals interested in serving on the NAVREF board are encouraged to contact the NAVREF office.

NAVREF Board Members and VA Liaisons

As of January 2024

Name, Board Category, and Title

Organization, City, and State

Peggy Bradley
Executive Director
Acting Board Chair / Vice Chair
Biomedical Research and Education Foundation of Southern Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Rebecca Rosales, MBA, CRA
Chief Executive Officer
Secretary/Treasurer
Northern California Institute for Research and Education
San Francisco, CA
Matthew Collier, MPA
Community Member
McLean, VA
Maggie Czarnogorski, MD, MPH
Community Member
 Vienna, VA
VACANT
Associate Chief of Staff for Education

Leslie Hughes
Executive Director
Foundation for Atlanta Veterans Education and Research
Atlanta, GA
Waqar Malik
Executive Director
Wisconsin Corporation for Biomedical Research
Milwaukee, WI
Cindy Reutzel, MPA
Community Member
 Chicago, IL
Michael Kilmer
Medical Center Director

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Denver, CO

VACANT
ACOS Research & Development

VACANT
Chief of Staff

Katrina Washburn, PhD
Executive Director
South Florida VA Foundation for Research and Education
Miami, FL

VA Liaisons:

Rachel Ramoni, DMD, ScD
Chief Research and Development Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Research and Development
Washington DC

 

To reach any board member, please contact the NAVREF office by sending an email to admin@navref.org

 

Board Meeting Schedule

FY 2024

Date

Location

Q1 December 4, 2023Virtual
Q2March 12, 2024Houston
Q3June 10, 2024Chicago
Q4September 14, 2024Washington, DC

NAVREF board meetings are typically hosted by a member NPC. To host a board meeting, please contact the NAVREF office at admin@navref.org



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