VSSTF Chair and Co-Chairs
Virginia Stroke Systems
Task Force - Chair:
Melanie Winningham, MD
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
Virginia Stroke Systems
Task Force Co-Chair:
David C. Long, MA, NRP
Executive Director
Tidewater EMS Council Inc.
Chesapeake, VA
Needed Positions
- Legislator or Aide
- Media
- Emergency Services Representative
- Northwest Region Neurologist
- Southwest Region Neurologist
- Primary Care Physician
- Eastern Region Neurologist
Voting Members
Northern Virginia Neurologist
Dr. Laith Altaweel
Neurocritical Care Physician
Inova Health System
Falls Church, VA
Registered Nurse
Sophea Booker, MSN, MHA, RN
Neuroscience Clinical Program Coordinator
Maryview Medical Center/Harbour View ED
Richmond, VA
Rehabilitation Facility Administrator
Wendy Bunting MS, CCC-SLP
Medical Speech-Language Pathologist
Director of Rehabilitation
Riverside Rehabilitation Hospital
Newport News, VA
VHHA Representative
Kristie Burnette, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS
Director, Patient Safety and Quality
Virginia PSO
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
Richmond, VA
Pharmacologist/Pharmacist
Tanya Claiborne, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager
Riverside Regional
Newport News, VA
Central Region Neurologist
Vinodh T. Doss, DO
UVA/Bon Secours Mercy Health
Neurointerventional Surgery
Richmond, VA
Parish Nurse
Sue A. Fibish RN MSN, SCRN, FCN
Neuroscience Coordinator
Mary Immaculate Hospital
Newport News, VA
Insurance Industry
Dr. Kurt Elward
Geriatric Medicine Specialist
Sentara Martha Jefferson
Charlottesville, VA
Neuroradiologist
John R. Gaughen, Jr., MD
Blue Ridge Area Interventional Neuroradiology
Commonwealth Neurovascular Specialists
Charlottesville, VA
Pharmaceutical Industry
Scott Gilpin
Genentech
Therapeutic Area Manager / Lytics
Virginia Beach, VA
Stroke Survivor
Polly Hutchinson
Glen Allen, VA
Nurse Practitioner
Keri Johnson, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner, Stroke Division, UVA Department of Neurology
Charlottesville, VA
Endovascular/Neurosurgery
Ryan T. Kellogg, MD, FAANS
University of Virginia, Department of Neurosurgery
Charlottesville, VA
Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation Physician
Dr. Angel Medina-Bravo
Medical Director of Centra Acute Rehab
Lynhchburg, VA
Community Educator
Margaret Probst
Stroke Smart Coordinator and Data Analyst
Northern Virginia EMS Council
Gainesville, VA
Primary Stroke Facility Administrator
Xavier Richardson
Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate
Development Officer
Mary Washington Healthcare
Fredericksburg, VA
Telemedicine Representative
Branden Robinson
Chief Growth Officer
Sevaro Health, Inc
Stuart, VA
Emergency Room Physician
Daniel Salomonsky, DO FACEP
Chair of Emergency Medicine
Bon Secours Maryview and Harbour View
Emergency Departments
Portsmouth, VA
Small Rural Hospital Administrator
Kim Warren, RN, DNP, MSHA, SCRN
Vice President of Nursing
Bon Secours Southampton Medical Center
Southampton, VA
Medical Device Industry
Clint Wilder
Sales Manager, Imperative Care
Keswick, VA
VDH-Office of Emergency Medical Services Representative,
Mindy Carter, MBA, RN, TCRN, CNML,
Director, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Glen Allen, VA
VDH-Office of Family Health Services Representative,
Patrick Wiggins,
MPH, Heart Disease and
Stroke Prevention Supervisor, Richmond, VA
Stroke Caregiver
Patsy Arnold Martin
Bedford, VA