Our health advisory council is comprised of Penn faculty, staff, and community leaders who assist in determining future areas of growth and expansion, help support efforts necessary to meet the program's goals, and make recommendations on how to advance LGBTQ health at Penn and in the Philadelphia region.
Board Members
- Lisa M. Bellini, MD
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
- Patrick J. Brennan, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President
University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Erin Cross, PhD
Director
Penn LGBT Center
- Ronald G. Collman, MD
Director
Penn Center for AIDS Research
- Beverley A. Crawford, DDS
Director of Diversity Affairs
University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine
- Ann Danoff
Chief, Medical Service
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Centers
- Greg DeShields
Executive Director
PHLDiversity
- Elaine Dutton
Trans Care Service Manager
Mazzoni Center
- Ian Frank, MD
Director of Clinical Core
Penn Center for AIDS Research
- Linda Hawkins
Co-Director
Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Eve J. Higginbotham, MD, SM
Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
- Theresa Larivee
Chief Executive Officer
Pennsylvania Hospital
- Lisa Lewis
Dean for Diversity and Inclusivity
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
- Diana Lu
Community Engagement Director
WHYY
- Dan Meyer, MD
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Opera Company of Philadelphia
- Bob Schoenberg
Founder
Penn LGBT Center
- Tyrone Smith
Community Advocate
- Sandra Thompson
Chair of the Board
LGBT Elder Initiative
- Heshie Zinman, MBA
Chair
LGBT Elder Initiative