MEET OUR BOARD
Marco V. Avila, P.E. - CEO / Co-Founder
•Professional Civil Engineer
•Vice President/Civil Engineer/Certified Project Manager, WSP USA, Baltimore, MD
•2011-2012 President, Maryland Chapter of American Society of Highway Engineers
•President/CEO & Chairman of the Board, Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
•President/CEO, Golfers For Charity
•Engineering Society of Baltimore (The Engineers Club), President 2016-2017
•ESB Education foundation, Board of Trustees
•ESBEF Engineers Week Council, President
•Advisory Council of Baltimore, St. Jude
•Maryland's Governor's Workforce Development Board, Board Member
•Sail Baltimore, Board Member
•Maryland Auto Insurance Fund, Board Member
•29 years medical mission experience
Jaime I. Flores, MD - President/Co-Founder
•Trained in Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery, and Otolaryngology
•Board Certified in Plastic Surgery
•CEO, Surgeon, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgical Associates, Miami, FL
•President/Founder, Pink Petals Foundation
•26 years medical mission experience
Anne Gaddy, MD - Grant Director/Board Member
Board Certified in Pediatrics
Pediatrician, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Emergency Department, Baltimore, MD
10 years medical mission experience
Joanne Stokes, President Stokes Creative Group, Inc.
Fundraising / Board Member
Over 30 years of experience providing marketing and public outreach services to the transportation and construction industries
Board member of American Society of Highway Engineers – Southern New Jersey chapter
Active member of Faith Alliance Church in Southern New Jersey
Dylan Stewart, MD - Vice-President/Co-Founder
Board Certified in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD
Director, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Trauma Program, Baltimore, MD
ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) Instructor
20 years medical mission experience
Susan Connolly, RN - Board Member
NICU Nurse, University of Maryland Medical Systems, Baltimore, MD
20 years medical mission experience
Eduardo Perez, MD - Board Member
Dr. Eduardo Perez, M.D., F.A.C.S.,F.A.A.P, is a pediatric surgeon, professor of surgery, and researcher at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine located in Miami, Florida. Dr. Perez has been practicing surgery for 16 years. He has received numerous awards including Outstanding Junior attending award 2013, The Stanley Dudrick Award in Surgical Nutrition 2006-2007, and the Robert Zeppa, MD Award June 2006. He has been volunteering with The Healing Hands Foundation for 10 years (and now a THHF Board Member). Dr. Perez’s emphasis for medical education carries into his professional and volunteer career.