Liz Lazar-Johnson
Executive Director
Liz founded Via Heart Project in January of 2010. After graduating with an undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology, she found her passion raising automated external defibrillators (AED) awareness and helping SCA victims’ families...
Cathy DeCock
Chief Operating Officer
Cathy joined Via in 2011, after years of nonprofit management with the Sierra Club. She was responsible for project management with the Outing department & Office of Environmental Programs, focusing on public education, business systems, finance...
Kelly Rubinsohn
Program Manager
Kelly joined Via Heart Project after completing her degrees in music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Mellon University. She has worked as an assistant to professors and ...
Joe Kinson
Site Maintenance Supervisor
After 27 years as a firefighter and 12 years as a paramedic, Joe is enjoying his retirement by working as the site maintenance supervisor for Via Heart Project and teaching American Heart...
Pam Dodson
Director of Program Development
Pam Dodson comes to Via Heart Project after retiring from a career in Emergency Medical Services. Over a span of nearly 30 years of service, she developed these life-saving programs...
Elizabeth (Liz) Thomas
Program Manager
Liz is a native of the Napa Valley and a recent graduate from San Francisco State University where she studied Communicative Disorders. Her past experiences include providing administrative ...
Cecile Ung
Project Manager
Cecile is joining Via Heart Project after many years in a corporate environment. Cecile is no stranger to office administration, having spent the last few years happily working in a fast paced office environment...
Keely Skehan
Program Assistant
Keely graduated in 2016 with a degree in Business and Nonprofit Management and a minor in Biology. She always loved volunteering, whether it was helping at a dog shelter or the botanical gardens, but it was not until...
Rochelle Short
Social Media and Communications
Rochelle came to Via Heart Project wanting to merge her love of social media with her interest in being involved in a non-profit cause. After leaving a decade-long career in the real estate field...