Our Team
The COPD Foundation is proud to be supported by a great number of both staff and volunteers from across the nation, many of whom are COPD patients. Below is a list of all the staff members and volunteers who coordinate all of the Foundation’s programs, including the Mobile Spirometry Unit, C.O.P.D. & Caregiver’s Information Line, COPD Research Registry, educational materials, and everything in between.
Staff by Department
Communications
Ifdy Perez
Assistant Director of Communications
Katelyn Harding
Communications Assistant
Cristina Quiros
Administrative Assistant
Community Outreach
Bill Clark
Director of Community Outreach
Development and Education
Peggy Brown
Executive Director, Director of Development and Education
Brandi Suttles
Associate Director of Development
Janina Kowalski
Assistant Director of Development
Manuel Pena
Development Specialist
Field Programs
John McGuire
Director of Field Programs
Mario Del Mazo
Logistics Specialist
Public Policy
Miriam O’Day
Senior Director of Public Policy
Jamie Lamson
Associate Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
Research
William Mattes, PhD
Senior Director of Research
Randel Plant
Director of Research
Natalie Napolitano
Associate Director of Research