About Us

Welcome to the New England Chapter of It’s My Heart! Our chapter serves the New England area, so don’t hesitate to contact us if you are interested in joining, helping, or supporting our efforts in this region.

Board of Directors
Anna-mary Geist
Ron Ouimette
Amy Thompson
Ami Bhatt, M.D., Adolescent and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, MGH

Chapter Officers
Anna-mary Geist, President
Dr. Ami Bhatt, Vice President
Jan Pelrine, Secretary
Maureen Ruscio, Newsletter Editor
Ron Ouimette, Email Editor

Fundraising Committee:
Amy Thompson
Andrea Crandall, Event Planner

Family Committee:
Patricia O’Neil, Support for Families with Babies and Children
Jan Pelrine, Support for Adults
Laurie Mayeux, Support for Bereavement
Lynda Di Vasta, Events Coordinator
Rebecca Roberts, Health and Wellness Coordinator

Hospital Program Committee:
Michelle Reardon, Program Director for Tufts Medical Center, Floating Hospital for Children, Massachusetts General Hospital
Lynda Di Vasta, Program Director for Children’s Hospital Boston

Member of:
♥ Kiwanis Club of Danvers, MA
♥ North Shore Chamber of Commerce
♥ American Heart Association Family CHD Committee

DID YOU KNOW?

Nearly twice as many children die from Congenital Heart Defects in the United States each year as from all forms of childhood cancers combined.

Yet funding for pediatric cancer research is 5 times higher than funding for Congenital Heart Defects.

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