Our Leadership

Committed to Mission and Purpose

The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville Boards of Directors are a dedicated group of individuals, knowledgeable and passionate about the Foundations’ mission, history, funding priorities and approach to grantmaking.

To effectively manage the Foundations’ business and operations, a committed team provides professional services on behalf of both foundations. Working collaboratively with management are retained external subject matter experts in the areas of finance, investment and communications. This nimble and effective operational approach assures a principled allocation of available resources, primarily oriented to grantmaking investments in the community and mission-related activities.

BOARDS OF DIRECTORS

Osteopathic Heritage Foundation

Robert A. Palma, DO, Chair
Steven E. Cox, Vice Chair
Ronald G. Linville, Treasurer
Rebecca E. deVillers, DO, Secretary
Terri Donlin Huesman, President/CEO
Thomas M. Anderson, DO
Thomas E. Baker, DO
Jane W. Cunningham
George O. Faerber, DO
Paige S. Gutheil, DO
Jeffrey D. Hutchison, DO
Robert C. Overs
Mark R. Seckinger
Richard A. Vincent

Osteopathic Heritage Foundation
of Nelsonville

Steven E. Cox, Chair
Joseph A. Holtel, DO, Vice Chair
Mark R. Seckinger, Secretary/Treasurer
Terri Donlin Huesman, President/CEO
J. Michael Brooks
Rebecca E. deVillers, DO
George O. Faerber, DO
Charlene L. Kopchick
Edward W. Schreck, DO
Richard A. Vincent

Osteopathic Heritage Foundations Staff

Executive Coordinator

Cyndi Abdon

Vice President

Susan Beaudry

President/CEO

Terri Donlin Huesman

Cheryl Graffagnino
Program Officer

Cheryl Graffagnino

Grants and Outcomes Manager

Myken Pullins

Megan Wanczyk
Director of Programs

Megan Wanczyk

Executive Coordinator

Cyndi Abdon

As executive coordinator, Cyndi provides executive support for the Foundations’ Boards of Directors and leadership and will oversee office management and organizational operations.

Cyndi joins the Foundations with 25 years of executive support experience, having most recently served as executive assistant to the chief executive officer at Easton Town Center in Columbus. She also served as senior executive assistant to multiple partners at KPMG and has provided executive support at several Columbus law firms.

Cyndi resides in Bexley with her husband and son. Her daughter, a recent Ohio State University graduate, resides in Columbus. Ms. Abdon is dedicated to serving the community, volunteering for nonprofits including The Buckeye Ranch, Furniture Bank of Central Ohio and The Reeb Center.

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Vice President

Susan Beaudry

As vice president, Susan serves as the grantmaking, impact and communications executive for the Foundations, providing strategic vision and direction on implementation of these programs. Susan joined the Foundations with 20 years of philanthropic and nonprofit executive leadership experience, serving with Thousand Currents, Common Counsel Foundation, Grantmakers Without Borders, Compton Foundation and other organizations and communities through her former consulting practice, SB Associates. Prior to joining the Foundations, she served as vice president for programs and learning for Philanthropy Ohio.

Susan received her bachelor’s degree in international development from World College West and studied Mandarin and Chinese in the People’s Republic of China. She serves on the Columbus & Franklin County Local Food Advisory Board and is a member of the Harmony Project Community Chorus.

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President/CEO

Terri Donlin Huesman

Terri serves as the president & CEO for the Foundations. In this capacity, Terri provides the vision, direction, inspiration and motivation necessary to ensure the Foundations’ continued success in strategic grantmaking, investments and operations. During her tenure of more than 20 years with the Foundations, she has led the development of strategic initiatives and funding priorities to build capacity at the national, state and regional levels to proactively advance osteopathic medical care, research and community priorities through partnerships, collaborations and leveraged resources. She serves on multiple regional and national boards and councils, including OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital Governance Council, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Advisory Board and National Association of Osteopathic Foundations.

Terri earned an undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Franklin University.

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Cheryl Graffagnino

Program Officer

Cheryl Graffagnino

As a program officer, Cheryl supports development and implementation of the Foundations’ grantmaking strategy as well as impact management related to the Foundations’ funding priorities. Cheryl joined the Foundations with over 30 years of experience in health care and public health. She most recently served as the Local Food Systems Strategies Coordinator at Columbus Public Health, where she led the development and implementation of the City of Columbus and Franklin County Local Food Action Plan. Cheryl is a registered dietitian and has extensive experience in both direct patient care delivery and policy efforts in weight management and obesity prevention.

Cheryl received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in medical dietetics from The Ohio State University.

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Grants and Outcomes Manager

Myken Pullins

Ms. Pullins leads grants administration and outcomes management for the Foundations and contributes to its communications efforts.

Ms. Pullins joins the Foundations with over 25 years of experience with nonprofit healthcare providers, working in executive level management and leading public relations, marketing and fundraising. For the past 18 years, she served as the executive assistant and public affairs director for Southeast Healthcare, a large behavioral healthcare organization serving the most vulnerable and highest need individuals in central Ohio. In her role at Southeast Healthcare, Myken led the development of Fresh A.I.R. (Artists in Recovery) Gallery in Columbus, working with hundreds of artists in all stages of mental health and substance use disorder recovery.

Ms. Pullins resides in Westerville with her husband and daughter and remains active in the Columbus arts community.

Megan Wanczyk

Director of Programs

Megan Wanczyk

As director of programs, Megan provides direction and leadership for the development, implementation, evaluation and impact of strategies related to the Foundations’ funding priorities and in the development and execution of communications. Megan brings more than a decade of progressive experience in community and regional grantmaking and partnerships to the Foundations. Most recently, she served as vice president of communications and programs at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio based in Nelsonville for nearly twelve years.

A graduate of Ohio University’s Master of Public Administration program and the College of the Holy Cross, she currently serves as a board member of the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund.

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