Leadership

Get to know our leadership team, experts and board members who are dedicated to achieving a world without HIV/AIDS. Under their guidance and strategic oversight, Vivent Health makes it possible for all clients, allies, staff and donors to thrive together.

Board of Directors

Noel Landuyt, PhD, 2025-2026 Board Chair

University of Texas

Austin, TX

Michael Murphy, 2025-2026 Board Vice Chair; Talent Committee Chair

Hillrom Healthcare Corporation (Retired)

Chicago, IL

Arvan Chan, Immediate Past Chair

Centene Corporation (Retired)

St. Louis, MO

Ryan Beck, MPH

Deloitte Consulting, LLP

Austin, TX

Aimee Becker, MD, Quality Committee Chair

UW Health

Madison, WI

Matt Browning

Rockwell Automation

Palm Springs, CA

Poonnasa Corn, Finance, Audit & Risk Committee Chair

Edward Jones

St. Louis, MO

Robert Garofalo MD, MPH

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Robbie Harriford, MD, Quality Assurance Chair

Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center

Kansas City, MO

Kevin Haynes

University of Texas

Austin, TX

Irene Jakimcius, JD

Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Retired)

Chicago, IL

Clarence Jennings, Jr.

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI

Sussann Kotara, MD

Ascension

Austin, TX

Marcus Leonard

Bain & Company

Chicago, IL

John Magnelia

Kong, Inc.

Chicago, IL

Cristina McGarr, JD

Savrick, Schumann, Johnson & McGarr

Boulder, CO

Eve Mokotoff, MPH

HIV Counts

Ann Arbor, MI

John Nygren, Philanthropy & Community Engagement Committee Chair

Wisconsin Assoc. of Health Plans

Madison, WI

Mike Romano, Governance Committee Chair

Orthopedic Centers of Colorado

Denver, CO

Hon. Brian Sims (Ret.)

Politician, Attorney, Civil Rights Advocate

New York, NY

James Sumers

United Airlines

Chicago, IL

Saboria Thomas, MD, MPH

Wayne State School of Medicine

Detroit, MI

 

President and CEO

 

Brandon Hill Vivent Health President and CEOBrandon Hill

Dr. Brandon Hill is a graduate of Indiana University, having obtained both a bachelor’s in gender studies and a doctorate in gender studies with a concentration in psychology from the Bloomington, Ind., school. He has more than 15 years of experience in health care and leadership in HIV, LGBTQIA+ and women’s health.

He has extensive operational and research expertise, having worked previously as the executive director of education, research and advocacy at the Howard Brown Community Health Center in Chicago and as the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, which serves Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Senior Leadership Team

Brie Anderson

Senior Vice President of Operations

Tawnya Brown

Vice President of Grant Administration

Tima Cardemas

Senior Director of Operations (Chicago & Michigan)

Leslie Cockerham, MD, MAS

Chief Medical Officer

Cindy Cooper

Vice President of Strategic Communications

Damerick Davis

Vice President of Health Services Optimization

Theresa Dear

Chief People Officer

Timothy D. Dyer, CPA

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Tony Fields, PharmD

Chief Pharmacy Officer

J. Daniel Guinn, JD, MA

Vice President of Compliance and General Counsel

Bill Keeton

Chief Advocacy Officer

Margaret Lidstone

Chief Philanthropy and Community Engagement Officer

Emma Sinnott

Vice President of Operations (Austin)

Lyssa Towl

Vice President of Operations (Denver)

Bob Walker

Vice President of Operations (Missouri)

Carla Washington

Vice President of Operations (Wisconsin)

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