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.