MEET PHA’S TEAM

Tess Esposito

Vice President, Finance x751

Tess provides strategic oversight and collaborative leadership for PHA’s finance and accounting functions. She leads the finance department and is responsible for financial management, budgeting, investments, treasury, accounting systems, information technology, contracts and grant management. Her 20-plus years of experience as a chief financial officer for U.S. and international nonprofit organizations includes financial and grant management for the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. Tess has Bachelor of Science in accounting and a Master’s of Business Administration in international management from Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.

Katherine Kroner

Vice President, Advocacy and Patient Engagement, x749

Katie leads patient education, patient outreach and support, policy and legislative advocacy, and treatment access for PHA. Katie began her PHA career in 2005 after earning a Master of Social Work from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She previously was senior director, advocacy and treatment access. Before earning her MSW, she worked in a variety of community organizing roles, including as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio’s Youth Empowerment Program.

Seker Anderson

Administrative Assistant, Patient & Caregiver Programs x757

Seker Anderson provides administrative support within PHA’s Patient & Caregiver Programs department. He also resources PHA patient/caregiver outreach events.

Jaeger Spratt

Advocacy and Treatment Access Coordinator, x758

Jaeger Spratt coordinates the Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s grassroots advocacy network. The network empowers people affected by pulmonary hypertension to affect change with elected officials. They also help community members with managing copay assistance, choosing insurance and other treatment-access issues. Jaeger received a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has federal policy and legislative advocacy experience with the National Center for Transgender Equality.

Linda Busche

Director, Content Strategy and Development
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Linda Busche is editor of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s flagship publications, the weekly newsletter PHA News, and the quarterly magazine, Pathlight. She manages digital and print content creation and strategy, including patient education materials, campaigns and other publications. A seasoned communications professional, she is a former journalist who covered health care, business, education and government. In her previous roles at nonprofit organizations, she has launched several websites and set the direction for external communications to various audiences. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Jim Wetherill

Web & Communications Manager x742

Jim manages PHA’s websites, email campaigns and other online communications. He supports all PHA departments to use web communications tools to meet their needs. Jim has prior experience in building and managing web communication projects for nonprofit health care organizations.

Tonya Hall

Director, Fundraising Events, x762

Randall McLeod

Associate Director, Database & Finance x748

Randall oversees PHA’s donor database, The Raiser’s Edge. Randall serves PHA by ensuring all data is entered in a timely and accurate manner, and maintaining accurate records for all constituents. Randall assists the staff with any issues related to the database, and trains staff on how to use the database to serve their needs most effectively.

Pat Reilly

Meeting Planner x803

In his role as a Meeting Planner, Pat manages full logistics for PHA On the Roads, Corporate Committee, Board, Scientific Leadership Council, and the PHCC/PHPN committee meetings. He also manages exhibits for the Biannual Conference as well as the Conference/Symposium mobile apps. Pat also partners with the Senior Manager, Meeting & Conference Planning on a variety of other logistics.

Bianca Woodard

Office Administrator x746

Bianca is PHA’s first line of communication, connecting patients, caregivers and health care professionals from the pulmonary hypertension (PH) community with PHA’s staff. From answering PHA’s phone lines to managing store orders and helping with mail donations, she answers any questions that come her way or will direct callers to the appropriate staff member. She has a passion for helping others, takes pride in her work and loves the fact that she can truly make a difference here at PHA.

Zan Laughlin

Director, Quality Care & Research x776

Zan Laughlin manages the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA)’s health care professional education programs, including continuing education and practice management, and supports PHA’s research initiatives. Before joining PHA, she worked for the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University, participating in malaria and iron deficiency research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Zan has a Bachelor of Science in human nutrition from Colorado State University and a Master of Public Health in epidemiology from The George Washington University.