Leadership Team and Boards of Directors

Kennedy Krieger Institute Executive Leadership Team

Kennedy Krieger Institute Executive Leadership Team

Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD

Bradley
Schlaggar
,
MD, PhD

President and Chief Executive Officer
Jim Anders headshot

James M.
Anders Jr.
,
CPA, MBA, CGMA

Administrator and Chief Operating Officer
Nicole McCann headshot

Nicole “Nicki”
McCann
,
JD

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Amy J. Bastian headshot.

Amy J.
Bastian
,
PhD, PT

Chief Science Officer
Ali Fatemi headshot.

Ali
Fatemi
,
MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer
Shellie Williams

Shellie
Williams
,
MSN, MHA, RN, CRRN

Vice President of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer

Kennedy Krieger Institute Board of Directors

CHAIR
Ronald R. Peterson

VICE CHAIR
Matthew A. Gotlin, CFA

  • Preston G. Athey
  • Michael J. Batza Jr.*
  • Sandra R. Berman
  • Thomas S. Bozzuto
  • Van D. Brooks
  • Watchen H. Bruce
  • Richard W. Cass
  • Ikechukwu Tony Chukuka
  • Stephanie Cooper Greenberg
  • Nancy S. Grasmick, EdD
  • Michele J. Guyton, PhD
  • Alvin C. Hathaway Sr., PhD, DMin
  • Richard J. Himelfarb (Director Emeritus)
  • Raymone T. Jackson
  • Renee R. Jenkins, MD, FAAP
  • Stephen M. Keelty
  • Daniel S. Koch, JD
  • Maynard McAlpin
  • Beth F. McGinn
  • Howard B. Miller, Esq. (Director Emeritus)
  • Patricia J. Mitchell+
  • Wendy L. Morris
  • Stephanie L. Reel, MBA
  • Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD
  • Kenneth C. Schuberth, MD
  • Andrew H. Segal, MD
  • Robert L. Sloan
  • Barbara S. Slusher, PhD, MAS
  • Amy B. Solomon+
  • Francie C. Spahn
  • David G. Sweiderk
  • Paul S. Thesiger, MD
  • Melissa K. Trovato, MD (Ex Officio)
  • Alicia L. Wilson, Esq.
  • Judy C. Woodruff
  • Adam S. Zarren, Esq.

*Deceased.

+Term ended in 2025.

This list includes all individuals who served as directors at some point between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025.

Kennedy Krieger Foundation Board of Directors

CHAIR
Preston G. Athey

VICE CHAIRS
Nancy S. Grasmick, EdD
Patricia J Mitchell+

  • James M. Anders Jr., CPA, MBA, CGMA®
  • Alexander B. Bartlett+
  • Robert A. Baruch
  • Linda S. Cameron, MBA
  • Richard W. Cass
  • Cynthia Cavanaugh
  • Aimee Fulchino
  • Matthew A. Gotlin, CFA
  • Alvin D. Katz, CPA
  • Jodi I. Love
  • Beth F. McGinn
  • K. Brigid Peterson, JD
  • Ronald R. Peterson
  • Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD
  • Robert L. Sloan
  • Francie C. Spahn
  • David G. Sweiderk

+Term ended in 2025.

This list includes all individuals who served as directors at some point between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025.

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