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Co-Founders & Leadership

Co-founders Irwin Redlener, MD and Paul Simon, along with Executive Director Karen Redlener work with a talented team of professionals to accomplish CHF's goals and mission.

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

Co-Founder, CHF

Singer / Composer

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Irwin Redlener

Irwin Redlener, MD

Co-Founder and President, CHF

Associate Dean, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness

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Karen Redlener

Karen Redlener, MS

Co-Founder and Executive Director, CHF

Executive Director, Community Pediatric Programs, Montefiore Medical Center

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Senior Staff

 

Irwin Redlener, MD

President and Co-founder
iredlener@chfund.org

 

Lawrence Boord, CPA

Controller
lboord@chfund.org

 

Arturo Brito, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer
abrito@chfund.org

 

Dennis Johnson, MS

Executive Vice President, Policy and Advocacy
djohnson@chfund.org

 

Timothy Prinz, PhD

Vice President, Policy and Research
tprinz@chfund.org

 

Karen Redlener, MS

Executive Director
kredlener@chfund.org

 

Gabrielle Schang, CSW

Vice President, External Affairs
gaschang@chfund.org

 

Carol Sumkin, MS

Vice President, Development
csumkin@chfund.org

 

Jeb Weisman, PhD

Chief Information Officer
jweisman@chfund.org