Foundation Staff
Executive Leadership
Bruce A. Chernof, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer
The SCAN Foundation
bchernof@thescanfoundation.org
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René Seidel, Dipl. Soz. Paed. (FH)
Vice President, Programs and Operations
The SCAN Foundation
rseidel@thescanfoundation.org
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Gretchen E. Alkema, PhD, LCSW
Vice President, Policy and Communications
The SCAN Foundation
galkema@thescanfoundation.org
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Program Staff
Victoria Ballesteros
Director of Communications
vballesteros@thescanfoundation.org
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Athan Bezaitis, MA, MPW
Communications Specialist
abezaitis@thescanfoundation.org
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Kali Peterson, MS, MPA
Program Officer
kpeterson@thescanfoundation.org
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Karen Scheboth, MS, CRA
Director of Grants Administration
kscheboth@thescanfoundation.org
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Lisa Shugarman, PhD
Director of Policy
lshugarman@thescanfoundation.org
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Sarah S. Steenhausen, MS
Senior Policy Advisor
ssteenhausen@thescanfoundation.org
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Erin Westphal, MS
Program Officer
ewestphal@thescanfoundation.org
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Administrative Staff
Gina Alferez
Executive Assistant
galferez@thescanfoundation.org
Susan Doles
Executive Assistant
sdoles@thescanfoundation.org