Board of Directors
2025-2026 Board of Directors
(as of July 1, 2025)
| Daniel Landry, DO, FASN | President | |
| Preethi Yerram, MD, MS | President-Elect | |
| Kam Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD | Past-President | |
| Brandy Vinson | Secretary | |
| Stephanie Counter, MBA | Treasurer | |
| Preethi Yerram, MD, MS | MAC Chair | |
| Ramin Sam, MD | MAC Vice-Chair | |
| Mary Albin, BS, CPHQ | EDAC Chair | |
| Dee LeDuc | EDAC Vice-Chair | |
| Mary Baliker | KPAC Co-Chair | |
| Dawn Edwards | KPAC Co-Chair | |
| Marc Brazie, MD | Member-at-Large | |
| Kelly M. Mayo, MS | Member-at-Large | |
| Connie Rhee, MD, MSc | Member-at-Large | |
| Stephen Pastan, MD | Member-at-Large | |
| Martha Tankersley, MSN, RN | Member-at-Large | |
| Vicky Cash, MBA, BSN, RN | Member-at-Large | |
| Debra Hain, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FNKF | Member-at-Large | |
| Andrew Howard, MD, FACP | Ad-Hoc Member | |
| Donald Molony, MD | Ad-Hoc Member | |
| John Wagner, MD, MBA | Ad-Hoc Member | |
| David Henner, DO | Ad-Hoc Member | |
| Louis Diamond, MB, ChB, FACP, FCP (SA) | Emeritus Member |
Note: All ad-hoc appointments are for one year.
*MAC = Medical Advisory Council
**EDAC = Executive Director Advisory Council
***KPAC = Kidney Patient Advisory Council
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The October issue of Your Voice, Your Health is now available. This issue features an article from KPAC member Patrick Gee, PhD, about mental health awareness. Read this and past issues of Your Voice, Your Health here.
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50 Years of the Forum!
Forum members have published an article in CJASN providing an overview of the Forum's role in the ESRD Network Program.
Forum Member Presents on Transitions of Care
Watch and Learn!
Forum Board member David Henner, DO, presented on the Transitions of Care Toolkit at the 2025 National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings. View the slides and video.
Forum Releases CMS Medication Bundle Resource
The Forum has developed a reference table for dialysis-related medications and their status with the CMS medication bundle.
Download it here.
KPAC Member Bios Now Available!
Want to know more about the Forum's KPAC members?
Read their bio statements here. If you're looking for a patient advocate to speak at your event, it's a great way to find the perfect match.
