Gina
Pitrone serves as the Executive Director of the Foundation.
Previously she served as the first Executive Director of the Sentara
Health Foundation. During her 10 years there, Ms. Pitrone
established the oral Health Improvement Coalition of South Hampton
Roads; facilitated the establishment of Access Partnership, a
non-profit corporation to improve access to health care; and was
a founding board member of RX Partnership, a non-profit to improve
access to medication assistance for medically underserved Virginians.
Prior to her work at Sentara, she was the Executive Director of
DePaul Health Foundation.
Mike Hammond serves the Foundation
as its Director of Finance, and is responsible for the preparation
of the Foundation's accounting records and financial statements,
portfolio management and grantee budgetary policies. Prior to joining
the Foundation's staff, Mr. Hammond served as the Chief Financial
Officer with Beth Sholom Home of Eastern Virginia. He also worked
for nine years for the Department of Medical Assistance Services
in Richmond, VA, and served as the Manager of the Cost Settlement
Division.
He has an extensive background in accounting and healthcare finanical
management. He is a member and serves on the finance committee of
the Foundry United Methodist Church in Virginia Beach, VA. Mr. Hammond
is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration from The University of Richmond.
Rick Spencer is the Senior Program Officer for the Obici Healthcare Foundation.
In this capacity, he reviews, analyzes and helps manage the foundation’s
grant portfolio and implements the organization’s strategic
communications plan. Mr. Spencer previously served as the Community
Relations Manager for Bon Secours Hampton Roads where he was primarily
responsible for implementing the Let’s Get Real program, a
culturally specific heart risk reduction curriculum. Additional
responsibilities included Editor of the ConnectCare Courier and
involvement with a variety of external networking, marketing and
media relations activities for the local health system. He has also
worked as associate director of the Ohio Commission on Minority
Health; director of Public Affairs at Mount Carmel Health; director
of Communications at the Ohio Department of Commerce; legislative
aide at the Ohio House of Representatives; and a reporter at the
Columbus Dispatch.
He received his Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism from
Bowling Green State University and an Associate of Science in Print
Journalism from Vincennes University.
Lisa Kelch is the Foundation's Grants Associate. Her responsibilities include monitoring the financial
and programmatic goals of the Foundation's grantees and ensuring
the timely completion of grantee reports. Ms. Kelch also writes for the Foundation in various capacities, including the website and Annual Report, and maintains and updates the website. Ms. Kelch
has a diverse background and has worked with the public throughout
her career. She recently returned from spending two years in Italy
working as a Public Affairs Specialist for the U.S. Navy. There
she served as the Editor of the command newspaper, as well as the
command photographer. Prior to moving overseas, Ms. Kelch worked
as a Financial Aid Officer for a Hampton Roads area medical careers
school.
She received her Master of Arts in Political Science from Temple
University in Philadelphia and her Bachelor of Arts in Political
Science from The University of West Florida.
