Governing Board

Heart to Heart is a 501(c)3 volunteer-driven charity organization, led by a governing board of directors. Board members provide organizational oversight to ensure consistent programmatic and financial accountability. They all share a strong belief in the effectiveness and value of developing self-sustaining heart centers to save children born with heart defects.

Given the long-term objective of our mission and the complexity of cardiac medicine, board continuity is key. Most current members have provided more than a decade of continuous service. The board functions as a team; decisions are made by consensus and then implemented by a combination of board members, office staff, and medical volunteers. The Board works closely with the executive director to allocate resources, maximize donor ROI, and build our own organizational sustainability.

NILAS YOUNG, MD
Founder & Medical Director
Professor & Chief Emeritus,
Cardiothoracic Surgery
UC Davis Medical Center

FRANK CETTA, MD
President
Pediatric & Adult Cardiologist,
Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine, Univ. of Chicago
Emeritus Professor, Pediatrics & Medicine, Mayo Clinic

JOSIE EVERETT
Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives
Executive Director, Heart to Heart Global Cardiac Care

LIZBETH HASSE, ESQ
General Counsel & Secretary

CHESTER ZELAYA
Board Member
SVP, Global Manufacturing Operations
Edwards Lifesciences

SCOTT PARKER
Board Chair
President & CEO,
Sumitomo Electric
Device Innovations USA

GARY RAFF, MD
Board Member
Interim Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center

KLAUS KÜHN, MD
Board Member
Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery
San Juan de Dios Hospital

ERIK HOLLAND
Treasurer
President, Fidelity Insurance Service

SHALU SALUJA, ESQ
Immediate Past Chair
Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, E2 Consulting