Hailing from a variety of industries, the new directors will expand the organization into the fertility and family building foregrounds
NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The American Fertility Association (The AFA) announced today the addition of seven new members to its Board of Directors. The announcement follows a sustained year of strategic growth and development on the part of the organization.
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"These new Board members bring valuable skill sets to The AFA, including finance, law, science, technology, insurance, brand, marketing, and community building," stated Don Hribek, Chair of the Board of Directors. He continued, "They are a perfect complement to the Directors already in place, and will give us the ability to greatly expand our outreach and influence in the fields of fertility and family building."
The new Directors include:
Greg Barnes, MBA – Partner with Lockton Insurance Brokers, LLC, the California subsidiary of Lockton Companies.
Dave Binkley, Executive Vice President for DAZ Systems, Inc., specializing in delivering Oracle enterprise software solutions.
Brian Copeland, Chief Engagement Officer at Nashville's top real estate agency, Village Real Estate, and founder of Tennessee's only LGBT parenting group.
Jason Feldman, Master's Degree in Public Administration – President & General Manager, U.S. & Mexico for The Body Shop, the original natural and ethical beauty brand.
John R. Green, Master's Degree in Mass Communication – Executive Producer of ABC News Magazines.
Peter Kolchinsky, Ph.D. in virology – Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager at RA Capital.
Teo Martinez, MBA – CEO of surrogacy and egg donation agency, Growing Generations.
Julie Tavoso, J.D., M.B.A., LL.M. – Owner of The Law Offices of Julie M. Tavoso, LLC, specializing in reproductive law.
Full bios of the entire Board of Directors are available at:
http://www.theafa.org/about-the-afa/the-afa-board/
About The AFA:
The American Fertility Association (The AFA) is an inclusive organization committed to helping people create their families of choice by providing leading-edge outreach programs and timely educational information. The scope of our work encompasses reproductive and sexual health, infertility prevention and treatment, and family-building options including adoption and third party solutions. The AFA is a national, not-for-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization headquartered in New York City.
Contact:
Corey Whelan
Program Director
(718) 853-1411