Our Team

Tony Peña

President

Tony is a recent retiree of Citibank, NA where he spent 45 years in various Client Service and Operations groups. Most recently he was VP of Customer Service within the Commercial NYC Banking Division. Tony obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Fordham University, NY. He is the father of fellow Cure AHC Board Member Andrew Pena, and the grandfather of AHC Champion James (MA, USA). He lives with his wife, Anita in Nutley, NJ.

Bill Krenn

vice pResident

Bill is a mental health professional at Magellan Health and father of four, the oldest of which has AHC. His daughter Emory was diagnosed just after her 1st birthday. Bill and his family held the Hope for Emory walk for several years, and Bill has previously served Cure AHC as Vice President. He remains excited about participating in the AHC community in new ways. Bill’s interests include chasing his children around, learning new things and child development, especially the impact of early childhood trauma.

Maria Chroneos

Secretary

A member of The Johns Hopkins University Class of 2018, Maria studies Cognitive Science and French. Maria is also an active member of the JHU chapter of Active Minds, and she currently serves as the treasurer of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship, and as a Public Relations chair of her school’s Global Medical Brigades chapter. In addition, she works as a research assistant in the Johns Hopkins Lab for Child Development, where she studies the origins of math anxiety, and she interns in the Penn State Hershey Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery NMR Lab, where she studies the role of iron in the etiology of Alzheimer’s disease. Her friendship with AHC champion Koryn (PA, USA) has fueled her deep interest in the brain; in particular, the manifestation of all manners of neurological, neurodevelopmental, and neurodegenerative conditions. Among her future goals, Maria plans to pursue an MD/PhD, and subsequently a career as a physician scientist dedicated to serving and improving the lives of others, including those with AHC.

Mike Mullen

treasurer

Mike has been an auditor for the Department of Defense for the past ten years and holds an active CPA license through the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mike and his wife Katie currently reside in upstate New York and are proud parents to AHC Champion Mandy and her older sister, Nora. Mike received his bachelors degree in Accounting from Liberty University.

Corie Simpson

Board Member

Corie is an Occupational Therapist who has worked in many different settings including neurology, orthopedics and currently works in the home care setting assisting patients to be independent and functional in their daily lives. Corie has a Bachelors degree in psychology, specializing in mental health, in addition to a Masters degree in Occupational Therapy. Corie has also worked in the research field as a research assistant for pharmaceutical research trials focusing on psychiatric and mental health care. Corie and her husband Josh reside in Connecticut and have two boys, Tyler who is 6 and Cameron who is 3. Cameron was diagnosed with AHC when he was 6 months old. She is passionate about finding a cure to allow for all AHC champions to live a functional life free from pain and episodes.

Simon Frost

Board Member

Simon and his wife Nina are the parents of Annabel, who has AHC, and Clara, her older Sister. Simon serves as the Chief Financial Officer at the Greencourt Group. He has spent most of his career in real estate investment, operations, and development. Simon holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from Cambridge University in the UK, and a Bachelor’s in Finance from the University of South Africa. He also holds an active CPA license in Washington D.C.

Stacie Confair-Stringer

Board member

Stacie owns a cleaning business and attends the University of Phoenix where she obtained her Associate’s degree in psychology and is currently working on her Bachelor’s. She and her husband James have two children, Koryn and Richard. Stacie holds an annual fundraiser for her daughter Koryn who is an AHC Champion. She is passionate about helping others, as well as finding a treatment and eventually a cure for AHC.

Andrew Peña

Board member

Andrew works at Eisler Capital, a global macro hedge fund based in London. Andrew has over 19 years of financial markets’ experience, including over 17 years at The Goldman Sachs Group where he was a Managing Director and Head of Asia Macro Sales in Hong Kong, and prior to that Head of Commodity Hedge Fund Sales in London. Most recently at Morgan Stanley, he was a Managing Director & Head of Foreign Exchange Institutional Sales in London. Andrew earned a BA in Psychology from Boston College in 1999. Andrew is the brother of Margaux Hufnagel, who with her husband Jim are parents of AHC Champion James (MA, USA).

Leigh Mack MD, Ph.D.

Board member

Leigh is currently the Chief Medical Technology Officer at Crucial Data Solutions, Inc. He is a graduate of USAT Montserrat; holding both MD and PhD degrees. Dr. Mack has post graduate training in Nanotechnology (nanomedicine) from University of Oxford. He trained at John Radcliffe Hospital (University of Oxford/NHS) in Trauma Plastics. Dr. Mack is a Certified Principal Investigator (CPI – ACRP); and a Fellow of the Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research. Recently, became a member of the ACRP Academy Standards Setting Committee for the new CPI exam. Dr. Mack served in the US Army National Guard for 7 years.

Satish Srinivas

Board member

Satish is an ICT consultant and Chartered Engineer. He has 15 years of experience in Software Engineering, Project Management, Techno marketing, Field Trial Management and Boot strapping startups in government and Multinational companies. He is a graduate in Computer Science and Engineering, MBA (Information Systems) and Diploma in Quality Management. His wife, Meena is a graduate in Bio-Chemistry and holds a PG Diploma in Medical Laboratory technology and an MBA specialized in International Business. Currently she takes care of their 2 kids full time as a home maker. His eldest daughter is in her 4th grade. His younger Champion Hari, who is 3 years old, was diagnosed with AHC at the age of 1. He has delays in developmental milestones like gross/fine/cognitive/speech skills. Beware, he has a contagious smile.

Amr Y. Eissa, M.D.

Board Member

Amr is a Johns Hopkins-educated Senior Executive, C-Suite Officer, Entrepreneur, Consultant and Board Member with over 27 years of proven success in tech, biotech, medical device, biopharma and healthcare. Amr has held leadership positions at International Venture Partners/International Consulting Group (Founder/President/CEO) with clients that include Apple, Cisco, Adobe, Symantec, HP, Abbott, Analysis Group, Applied Bio, BioMarin, Celera, Galderma, GSK, InClin, Medivector, Merck, Nektar, Johnson & Johnson, Penumbra, Puma Biotech, St. Jude Medical and Taiho. He is a member of Vistage International, an invitation-only club for successful CEOs, with companies who’s top line revenue is in the $5M to $500M range. In his spare time, Amr enjoys going to the beach with his family and is an avid car racing buff, who along with one of his children, sponsors Camel Jockey Racing!

Mary Saladino

Board Member

Mary, her husband Anthony, and their baby Henry (12 mos) live in the Boston area. Henry was diagnosed with AHC at 9 weeks old and his family feels fortunate to have connected with the AHC community and doctors early on in their journey. Mary is a high school assistant principal and former high school English teacher. Mary holds an undergraduate degree in English & Secondary Education from Villanova University and a Masters degree in Educational Leadership from Stanford University. In between her studies, Mary spent time teaching ESL at a high school in Indonesia for a year on a Fulbright grant. Mary is passionate about learning and participating in the search for potential treatments and cures for AHC. Mary and Anthony hope for a life free of the day-to-day implications of AHC for Henry one day soon.