As a person who has suffered through the ups and downs of hemophilia, he understands the day-to-day struggles and the various types of crisis that patients face on a personal level. Jonathan has a background in helping individuals with their financial planning due to his experience as a financial advisor for over 10 years. He uses his background in both finance and his personal experience with hemophilia to help families in crisis with direct assistance and to coach them into a long-term sustainable path. Jonathan has substantial experience as a keynote and public speaker and continues to be a role model to many who are growing up with the challenges of hemophilia.
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Porter Snow has a background in education, project management, and financial management as a controller. He has a heart to help people in difficult seasons of life and after dedicating his time as a committed volunteer, he accepted a position to help manage the many complexities of overseeing our many programs, fundraising and development. Porter works hard to elevate others in everything he does. Porter has an incredible talent to work harder than most people would ever know and make it look easy because his heart for other people is always at the center of his concern.
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Kim Bernstein has been a strong advocate for the bleeding disorders community for for over 20 years. Her experience as an attorney early in her carreer helped equip her for the amazing work she did advocating for the Rickey Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998. While Kim has had a long career in government relations and policy, her most notable efforts have been to understand the needs of the community and facilitate collaborative solutions. She is excited to join our team as the Director of Community Relations to work towards collaborative solutions for the benefit of the patients we serve.
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Michelle has a degree in Mass Communication with a concentration in Public Relations. She has worked as the event assistant for Red Stick Mom, a local blog, in helping plan and coordinating events in and around the city. She has a background in logistics, public communications, and office administration. Michelle has a heart for our mission and is passionate in helping people experience Hope.
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Brittnee Vasil knows first hand the challenges of living through a crisis caused by hemophilia. Her son was born as a spontaneous mutation with severe hemophilia when they were stationed overseas. Since that time they were able to transition back to their home state of Florida and she has become an intrigal part of Hope for Hemophilia's desire to support military families affected by a bleeding disorder.
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Tanya serves patients and their families by conducting patient interviews, collecting supporting documentation and compiling patient files for submission for our Review Committee. In addition, she manages volunteer responsibilities and communication. Tanya has the most gentle spirit and is willing to help anyone!
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Gregory Webb has served as Hope for Hemophilia's legal counsel for over 10 years and now serves as our in-house counsel and HIPAA compliance officer. He has a huge heart for helping people going through a medical crisis and continues to serve people living with hemophilia by ensuring protections for the privacy of the patients we serve are met and are upheld with a standard of excellence.
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Cindy Crawford has worked as a human resources and director of patient services at a major physician clinic in Florida where she is from. Her administrative skills are excellent and her heart to help hurting people through a medical crisis is motivated by her own personal story. She is dedicated to serving people and helping organize systems and processes that help make our team more efficient in every way.
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Suzi Cannon is a mom of three boys and has owned her own business for more than 20 years. She has two sons affected by Hemophilia and understands first hand what it's like to experience a medical crisis caused by a chronic illness. She loves helping people through difficult seasons and is determined to help people find solutions in any circumstance. She works with patients to help them find support when they need it most.
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VOLUNTEER STAFF
Hope for Hemophilia depends on the tireless labor of love from our volunteers. We have a few key volunteers that work almost as many hours as a full-time employee and although these people are not paid members of our team, they carry a significant amount of responsibility.
Joy has volunteered for many roles at HOPE, but her skills as an Event Designer are unmatched. Joy dreams up new ways on how to connect new people to the work we do at HOPE every single day. Her vision and leadership have become an integral part of our team and yet she gives her time willingly as a dedicated volunteer.
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Carla has been a part of HOPE since the very beginning. She has worked in every department and has been a significant influence in the creation, evolution, and cultivation of each of our programs. While she has done everything from patient assistance to volunteer management, she is a constant voice in helping our staff by defining each person's role and navigate the difficult decisions. She is a champion at helping our team maintain the heart of our mission and vision for the future.
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