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Boards of Directors and Governors

St. Jude is guided by external leaders who provide independent insight and oversight in service of the St. Jude mission.

 
Statue of St. Jude Thaddeus outside St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

ALSAC/St. Jude Boards of Directors and Governors

 
 

St. Jude and the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) operate under a defined governance structure that provides oversight, accountability and fiduciary responsibility. The Boards of Directors and Governors help ensure that resources and strategy remain aligned with the St. Jude mission.

 
 

The roles of the ALSAC/St. Jude Boards of Directors and Governors include:

 
 
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Policy & objectives

Establishing broad policies and organizational objectives

 
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Leadership oversight

Selecting, appointing, supporting and evaluating the performance of chief executive officers

 
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Financial resources

Ensuring the availability of adequate financial resources

 
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Budget & strategy

Approving annual budgets and strategic plans

 
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Ethics & compliance

Overseeing ethics, compliance and organizational performance

 
 

ALSAC Board of Directors

St. Jude Board of Governors

  1. Joyce A. Aboussie
    St. Louis, MO

    Steven J. Allen, MD
    Hideout, UT

    Joseph S. Ayoub Jr.
    Boston, MA

    Paul J. Ayoub
    Boston, MA

    Frederick M. Azar, MD
    Memphis, TN

    Khalil Z. Barrage
    New York, NY

    Martha Perine Beard
    Memphis, TN

    Terry L. Burman
    Lenox, MA

     

    Lisa R. Diller, MD
    Newton, MA

    Joseph E. Eid, MD
    Somerset, NJ

    John D. Farina Jr.
    Swampscott, MA

    Fred P. Gattas III, PharmD
    St. Charles, MO

    Judy A. Habib
    Boston, MA

    Fouad M. Hajjar, MD
    Orlando, FL

    Michael K. Hamra
    Springfield, MO

    Frederick R. Harris Jr., MD
    Memphis, TN

     

    Carla Z. Hassan
    New York, NY

    Katherine N. Lapp
    Cambridge, MA

    Sharon L. McCollam
    Southlake, TX

    Samia M. Melhem
    McLean, VA

    Robert T. Molinet
    Huntingdon, TN

    Neela M. Montgomery
    Weston, MA

    Ramzi N. Nuwayhid
    Boston, MA

    Christina M. Rashid
    Chicago, IL

     

    Kathryne G. Reeves
    Houston, TX

    Camille F. Sarrouf Jr.
    Boston, MA

    Aarti S. Shah, PhD
    Carmel, IN

    Joseph C. Shaker
    Oak Park, IL

    George A. Simon II
    Detroit, MI

    Michael C. Simon
    Chicago, IL

    Tony Thomas
    North Hollywood, CA

    Tama H. Zaydon
    Coconut Grove, FL

     
     

    ESA representative

    Julene Donnay

     

  2. Thomas G. Abraham
    Coral Gables, FL

    Susan Mack Aguillard, MD
    Memphis, TN

    Mahir R. Awdeh, MD
    Memphis, TN

    James B. Barkate
    Gretna, LA

    Sheryl A. Bourisk
    Ashland, MA

    Robert A. Breit, MD
    Chicago, IL

    Stephen J. Camer, MD
    Dedham, MA

    Ann M. Danner
    Lake Forest, IL

    George Elias, Jr.
    Miami Beach, FL

     

    Hasan M. Elkhatib
    Westmont, IL

    Fred P. Gattas Jr.
    Memphis, TN

    Ruth C. Gaviria
    Burlington, VT

    Christopher B. George, MD
    Tampa, FL

    Paul K. Hajar
    Norwood, MA

    Charles C. Hajjar
    Milton, MA

    Frederick R. Harris
    Memphis, TN

    Bruce B. Hopkins
    Memphis, TN

     

    J. David Karam II
    Columbus, OH

    Richard J. Karam
    San Antonio, TX

    Salli E. Le Van
    Roswell, GA

    Paul J. Marcus
    Boston, MA

    Michael D. McCoy
    Peoria, IL

    James O. Naifeh
    Covington, TN 

    Talat M. Othman
    Marion, IA

    Thomas J. Penn III
    Los Angeles, CA

     

    Manal B. Saab
    Flint, MI

    Terre Thomas
    Culver City, CA

    Pat Kerr Tigrett
    Memphis, TN

    Richard M. Unes
    Peoria, IL

    Paul H. Wein
    Guilderland, NY

    Thomas C. Wertz
    Locust Grove, VA

    Robert P. Younes, MD
    Potomac, MD

    Ramzi T. Younis, MD
    Miami, FL

     
     

Ex-Officio

Jim Downing

James R. Downing, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Ex-Officio

Ike Anand

Ike Anand
President & Chief Executive Officer, ALSAC

Chief Governance Officer

Leah Domitrovic

Leah J. Domitrovic

Standing committees

 

Audit and Compliance Committee
Oversees all material financial audit functions, legal and compliance functions, internal audit functions, and enterprise risk management functions. Liaises and encourages open communication between ALSAC/St. Jude, the Board, and ALSAC/St. Jude’s independent auditors.

Building Committee
Provides oversight for the planning, interior and exterior design, budgeting, schedule/duration, construction contract methodology, and construction of ALSAC and St. Jude facilities.

Compensation Committee
Assists the Boards of Directors and Governors in fulfilling their oversight responsibilities by articulating and implementing the compensation philosophy for executives at St. Jude and ALSAC.

Conflict of Interest Committee
Advises and assists St. Jude and ALSAC in maintaining high ethical standards and complying with applicable laws related to conflicts of interest and oversee conflict of interest issues of officers, directors and certain covered employees.

 
 

Finance Committee
Oversees the financial affairs of ALSAC and St. Jude including the development and implementation of sound fiscal policies and management practices of ALSAC and St. Jude, both individually and on a consolidated basis; and the annual and strategic/long-range budgeting process of ALSAC and St. Jude.
Approves and monitors the annual budgeted revenues and expenses, operational and capital, of ALSAC and St. Jude, as well as the financial strategic plans of ALSAC and St. Jude.

Governance Committee
Identifies, evaluates and recommends best practices of governance that will enhance the effectiveness of the Board and assist the Board in developing, monitoring and evaluating the Board’s governance policies and procedures.

Investment Committee
Formulates, implements, and oversees coherent policies designed to best serve the long-term financial objectives of the institution.

Marketing Committee
Supports efforts to ensure that marketing and outreach efforts at ALSAC and St. Jude are well integrated from both a strategic planning and implementation standpoint and reflect one voice in reinforcing our brand positioning.

 

Membership Committee
Develops and administers a membership selection and evaluation process for initial appointment and subsequent reappointment to ensure that the Board will be comprised of a broad range of competencies, diversity and expertise to ensure its effectiveness.

Nominating Committee
Reviews all board members of both ALSAC and St. Jude so that appropriate nominations are made by the committee for recommending officers to the Boards.

Quality & Patient Care Committee
Performs due diligence for the Board of Governors to provide oversight of the performance of patient care by the clinical staff and to serve as liaison to the Board for all issues that deal with the care of patients and the safety of patients’ families and staff. The Quality & Patient Care Committee has a responsibility to report to the Board the quality of care rendered by all health care providers at the institution and all programs to improve care.

Strategic Planning Committee
Develops and leads a process by which the Board and Management of ALSAC and St. Jude arrive at a shared vision of what the institutions should be in 10-20 years, including broad operating and financial parameters, and to begin a process of which we plan for and achieve that shared vision.

 
 
 

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