Heart Ball!
Saturday night we headed to the DC Mandarin Oriental hotel for the annual American Heart Association of Greater Washington's Heart Ball!
We snapped Vencore CEO Matt Curtis and his wife, Cindy Curtis, with AHA Greater Washington executive director Soula Antoniou and PwC partner and chairman of AHA, Sean Ballington.
The Heart Ball brings together more than 500 of the region’s most prominent physician, corporate, healthcare and community leaders in an effort to support the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association. Here, AHA Greater Washington board president Dr. Richard Benson joins his daughter-in-law, Kelli Benson, and son, Dr. Richard Benson II.
The evening kicked off with a lavish cocktail reception and silent auction. Here, Jeff Marks, his wife, Siemens' Judy Marks, gala co-chair, Siemens' Barbara Humpton with her husband, gala co-chair and Montgomery Village Foundation's David Humpton, and Siemens' Ed Bursk.
The funds raised by the Heart Ball go toward local community outreach efforts to educate the public about heart disease, stroke and the effects of childhood obesity. Here, AHA board member and Beyond Velocity CEO Aaron Daniels with AHA supporter Kerry Tucker and Fuse Integration's Joe Daniels.
Following the cocktail reception, guests headed into the main ballroom for a seated three-course dinner featuring braised short ribs and halibut. Here, Meltzer Group's Katie McLaughlin, NIH's Megan Mackey and Microsoft's Christi Cox.
After the dinner program, guests enjoyed dessert and dancing into the night at the official after-party, Heart After Dark. Here, AT&T's Joe O'Bryan and his wife, realtor Gabriele O'Bryan, with Jennifer Jacobs and her husband, AT&T's Everett Jacobs.
Xerox's Doug Bushée and his wife, DXC's Jennifer Bushée, join Lew Azzinaro and his wife, Cohen Azzinaro Associates' Barbara Azzinaro. Barbara volunteers as Captain of the DC Heart Walk in memory of their infant son.
Erika Beauchamp joins her husband, AHA Affiliate chief executive Jeremy Beauchamp, with AHA's Kate Wall.
Here Inova Children's Hospital's Dr. Lucas Collazo and his wife, Karen Collazo, join Children's National's Charles Berul and Craig Sable.
