our team
Executive Director

Davey Shepherd
Davey has served as the executive director of The Joe Beretta Foundation since its establishment in 2016. Davey brings more than a decade of experience in non-profit work to his role overseeing the administration, programming, and strategic plan of TJBF.
Contact:
615-852-7804
Program Support

Marla Cochran
Marla has served as a volunteer since 2017. She was awarded the Pete Huttlinger Volunteer of the year award in 2021. Marla is a perfect fit and will add expertise to our event planning and marketing strategies. Marla will be helping both Lillian and Davey with new programs and patient follow-ups.
Contact:
615-475-8197
Our highly engaged board is made up of experts in the fields of:
Medicine | VADs | Social Work | Nonprofit Management | Fundraising | Finance | Marketing
board of directors

Lillian Beretta
President of the Board
Fundraising Committee Co-Chair
Executive Board Member

Ken Schnarrs
Board Treasurer
Finance Committee Chair
Executive Board Member
CFO, Regent Holding Companies

Gloria Andreozzi
Executive Board Member
Specialist Sales, AP Branded Solution

Nadine Oglesby
Board Member
Non-Profit Fundraising Consultant

Cayce Ray, RN
Board Member
RN, BSN, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Albert Jones
Board Member
Performance Improvement-SWAT Team Director at HCA Healthcare
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Carrie Burdy
Board Member
General Manager, J.C. Mottinger Assoc., Inc.

Rev. Andrew Wharton
Vice-President of the Board
Executive Board Member
Lead Pastor, The Church at Pleasant Grove

Gabrielle Shepherd
Board Secretary
Executive Board Member
Operations Manager, BF Group

Angelo Roman
Operations Director
Fundraising Committee Co-Chair
Executive Board Member
President/Owner, Roman Wealth Management, LLC

Robert Dougherty
Marketing Committee Chair
Executive Board Member
President/Group Publisher, Matrix Medical Communications


Joey Beretta
Board Member
Owner, Nightly, LLC
Samantha Beretta, MS, LPC-MHSP
Board Member
Owner, Samantha Beretta Counseling


Beth Roman
Board Member
Fundraising Co-chair
Lynn Turner
Board Member
Marketing Committee
Senior Project Manager, Schneider Electric


Erin Morris Huttlinger
Board Member
Owner, Morris Public Relations
Sharon Smith
Board Member
Operations Manager, The Standard at
The Smith House

Yancy Belcher, Esq.
Board Member
Owner, Law Office of Yancy Belcher

Mark Wasko
Board Member


Dan Roman
Board Member
Operations Manager, Target
Donnie Andreozzi
Purchasing Manager,
Hilton Nashville Downtown
Advisory board



Advisory Board Members offer steering, direction, and insight to the mission and activities of the Foundation. We're proud of the level of expertise represented on our Advisory Board and grateful for the contribution of it's members.
Ashish S. Shah, MD
Surgical Director of Heart Transplant
and Mechanical Support at Vanderbilt
University Medical Center
Michael Mathier, MD
Director of the Heart failure and Pulmonary Hypertension program at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Scott C. Silvestry, MD
Surgical Director of Thoracic Transplant
AdventHealth Transplant Institute

Candice Lee, MD
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon,
Allegheny General Hospital

Jennifer Gray
Senior Medical Science Liason, CareDx

Duc Nguyen, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialist,
Tristar Centennial Medical Center

Jason Ridgel
Entrepreneur, Community Activist &
Owner of Guidance Whiskey

Keith Troupe
Owner, CEO
Be Appsolute

Susan Orr
Susan Orr, M.A. (she, her)
Director of Communications and Media
University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information

Gabrielle Inks
Heart Transplant Coordinator at Allegheny Health Network

Frank Fish, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist at Vanderbilt
University Medical Center

Tom Huey
Major Gifts Officer,
University of Pittsburgh
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