Officers & Directors
Philipp R. Aldana, MD, FAANS, FAAP
NOF President, Founder
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics,
University of Florida-Jacksonville
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Lucy Gooding Pediatric Neurosurgery Center,
Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
Carmina Montesa Aldana, BA
NOF Executive Director, Founder
The University of Toronto, Canada B.A. in Sociology (Work & Organizations)
The University of Toronto, Canada Cert. of Personnel & Industrial Relations (Honors)
Lindy Minosa, BS, MBA
NOF Treasurer
De La Salle University, B.Sc. Accounting
Jacksonville University, M.B.A.
Maria Reyna T. Quilon
NOF Secretary
Miriam College, B. Sc. Communication of Arts
William Barton
Board of Director
Melanie Boree
Board of Director
University of Florida, B.Sc. Psychology
University of Florida, MA Social Work
H. Gordon Deen, MD
Board of Director
Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic
Professor of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Jacksonville, Florida
Ricardo A. Hanel, MD, PhD
Board of Director
Director Cerebrovascular and Stroke Program, Baptist Health System, Jacksonville, Florida
Stephen Pirris, MD
Board of Director
Neurosurgeon, St. Vincent’s Spine and Brain Institute, Jacksonville, Florida
John T. Sefton
Board of Director
Rogers Towers, PA
Jacksonville, Florida
Gary K. Schumacher
Board of Director
Managing Partner, Steeplejack IP, LLC, Jacksonville, Florida
ADVISORY BOARD
Jody Leonardo, MD
Director of Adult Hydrocephalus, Assistant Director of Endoscopic Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery and Neuroendoscopy, Allegheny Health Network Neuroscience Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburg, PA
Karen Lidsky, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care
College of Medicine, Jacksonville, University of Florida
Francis Chan, CPA
Sta. Barbara, California
Jack Walker, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Primary Children’s Hospital, University of Utah, UT
Andrew H. Jea, MD
Professor and Chief, Section Pediatric Neurosurgery, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
COMMITTEES
Kelsey Hayward
NOF Research & Digital Consultant
Clinical Quality Data, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
Carissa Aldana
Social Media Specialist
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Katrina Aldana
Brainwaves Newsletter Editor
Student, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, Florida
Claire Duvall and Gabrielle Pariseau
Anna’s Bandanas Coordinators
FINANCIALS
