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Meet Our Team

Officers & Directors

Get to know the dedicated team that has been crucial to the growth and success of The Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation.
Philipp R. Aldana, MD, FAANS, FAAP
Founder & President
  • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery & Pediatrics
  • University of Florida – Jacksonville
  • Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Lucy Gooding Pediatric Neurosurgery Center
  • Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
Carmina Montesa Aldana, BA
Founder & Executive Director
  • The University of Toronto, Canada BA in Sociology (Work & Organizations)
  • The University of Toronto, Canada Certificate of Personnel & Industrial Relations (Honors)
Lindy Minosa, BS, MBA
Treasurer
  • De La Salle University, BSc Accounting
  • Jacksonville University, MBA
Maria Reyna T. Quilon
Secretary
  • Miriam College, BSc Communication of Arts
William Barton
Board of Director
  • Former American Express Global Executive
Melanie Boree
Board of Director
  • University of Florida, BSc Psychology
  • University of Florida, MA Social Work
H. Gordon Deen, MD
Board of Director
  • Retired Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic
  • Retired Professor of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
Ricardo A. Hanel, MD, PhD
Board of Director
  • Director Cerebrovascular & Stroke Program, Baptist Health System, Jacksonville, FL
Stephen Pirris, MD
Board of Director
  • Neurosurgeon, St. Vincent’s Spine & Brain Institute, Jacksonville, FL
John T. Sefton
Board of Director
  • Attorney-at-Law, Rogers Towers, PA, Jacksonville, FL
Gary K. Schumacher
Board of Director
  • Managing Partner, Steeplejack IP, LLC, Jacksonville, FL

Advisory Board

Jody Leonardo, MD
Director of Adult Hydrocephalus, Assistant Director of Endoscopic Neurosurgery Dept. of Neurosurgery & Neuroendoscopy, Allegheny Health Network Neuroscience Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburg, PA
Charu Raheja, PhD
Founder and CEO, TriageLogic Group, Jacksonville, FL
Jack Walker, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Primary Children’s Hospital, University of Utah, UT
Patrica Clerkin, MD
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Francis Chan, CPA
  • Sta. Barbara, California

Committees

Kelsey Hayward
Research & Digital Consultant
  • Clinical Quality Data, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
Katrina Aldana
Brainwaves Newsletter Editor
  • Student, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, FL
Carissa Aldana
Social Media Specialist
  • Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Claire Duvall
Anna’s Bandanas Coordinator

Financials