Our Mission
We save children's lives by transforming pediatric heart care in underserved parts of the world.
Our Vision
Children around the world have access to high-quality heart care.
Read Our Core Values here.
We build local-level capacity for pediatric cardiac care through long-term partnerships and robust monitoring.
We optimize patient care using education and a train-the-trainer model.
We advocate for better access to care with governments and stakeholders.
We sustain access to quality care through Centers of Excellence.

Meet Our Staff
We share a passion for making high-quality care a reality for children with heart disease.
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Jackie Boucher
President
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Bistra Zheleva
Vice President of Global Strategy and Advocacy
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Anne Betzner
Vice President of Programs and Evaluation
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Marc Vaillancourt
Vice President of Development and Communications
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Andreas Tsakistos
Country Director
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Adriana Dobrzycka
Country Director
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Bobbi Morris
Events Manager
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Veeralakshmi Rajasekhar
In-Country India Consultant
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Ann Odens
Operations Manager
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Sam Flynn
Communications and Marketing Manager
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Laura Durden
Program Manager, Grants Management
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Kayla Meyers
Evaluation and Research Manager
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Zhanna Petersen
Marketing Services Specialist
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LeAnn Erickson
Development and Finance Specialist
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Jenny Cook
Executive Assistant
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Clare Fisher
Instructional Designer
Meet Our Board of Directors
They ask hard questions and give us the guidance we need. They’re our best ambassadors and go above and beyond to support our ambitious goals. (Information current as of March 15, 2021. All directors are independent voting members.)
Officers
Jackie Boucher, President
Children's HeartLinkJeff Evanson, Chair
Chief Commercial Officer, Outlook TherapeuticsTom Armitage, M.D., Vice Chair
Medtronic, RetiredDannette Smith, Secretary
Secretary to the Board of Directors, UnitedHealth Group Inc.Taryn Lynch, Treasurer
Audit Partner, DeloitteMark Lewin, M.D., Medical Director
Co-director, Seattle Children's Heart CenterDirectors
John Babitt
Partner, Life Sciences, EYAnu Codaty
Vice President & General Manager, Interventional Pain, MedtronicConnie White Delaney, PhD, RN
Professor and Dean, University of Minnesota School of NursingSusan H. Gebelein
Business and Leadership Consulting LLCJeffrey Gleason
Partner, Robins KaplanJeff Haan
Audit Partner and Professional Practice Partner, KPMG’s Northern Heartland Business UnitFernanda Kattar Petto
Vice President, Treasurer, CWTGeoff Martha
CEO, Medtronic, Inc.Betsy Moran-Johnson
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, RetiredDarren Nauss
Founder & CEO, RAZR Marketing, Inc.Andrew Nelson
Senior Advisor, HealthPartners, Inc, and Senior Research Fellow HealthPartners InstituteHeather Hudnut Page
Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, Philips HealthcareAbhi Patangay
Partner, McKinsey & CompanyPeter Quimby
Director, Google CloudKenneth Stein, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Rhythm Management and Global Health Policy, Boston ScientificPatrick Stoneking
Attorney, Jeff Anderson & AssociatesElizabeth Perlich Sweeney
Children's HeartLink, RetiredDirectors Emeriti
Thomas A. Keller III
Principal, Gray Plant Mooty, RetiredMeet Our International Advisory Board
They are experts in global health and advocates for children's health, and we benefit from their advice and expertise.
James A. Rice, Ph.D., Chair
Managing Director & Practice Lead, Governance & Leadership, Gallagher IntegratedKathy Jenkins, M.D., MPH
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Executive Director, Center for Applied Pediatric Quality Analytics, Boston Children's HospitalJohn C. Langenbrunner, Ph.D.
Senior Health Economist, consultant to World Bank, Middle East and India, to USAID, IndonesiaNick Seddon
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Transformation, OptumKate Tulenko, M.D., MPH, MPhil, FAAP
CEO, Corvus HealthLijing L. Yan, Ph.D., MPH
Head, NCD Research Program, Global Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, ChinaLiesl Zühlke, MB ChB, D.C.H., MPH, Ph.D.
Director of the Children’s Heart Disease Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa

