The American Heart Association of Connecticut recently announced a new board chair and members.
Francine LoRusso — senior vice president, operations and executive director for Heart and Vascular Services, Transplantation Center, Medicine and Radiology Services at Yale New Haven Health — will serve a two-year term as chair of the Connecticut board of directors.
There are also six new board members, including:
- Mark Brevard, director of multicultural community outreach, NE Donor Services;
- Katy Carrillo, IT director, Stanley Black & Decker;
- Dr. Rachel Forman, stroke neurologist, Yale New Haven Hospital;
- Lou Gianquinto, president, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Connecticut;
- Ayanna Walker, associate dean, College of Health and Human Services, Southern Connecticut State University; and
- Wheatley Wentzel, senior vice president, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hartford HealthCare
