A recognized national leader in health care management, Roberta was promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations for The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, in 2007. She is currently responsible for overseeing all internal service line operations of the hospital. Former responsibilities included overseeing the internal operation of the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, as well as Transplant and Laboratory services. Prior to joining The Methodist Hospital in 2001, Roberta worked as Director of Business Development for Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York City) and as a Consultant and Project Manager to a number of academic medical centers for Computer Sciences Corporation. Roberta has a Masters in Health Science from Johns Hopkins University and an honors undergraduate degree from Barnard College at Columbia University. A long-time breast cancer activist, Roberta serves as a Board member of the Young Survival Coalition, a group dedicated to increase quantity and quality of life for breast cancer survivors under 40 years old. She has also been a member of the Board of the Greater New York City Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and served as 2002 Komen New York City Race for the Cure Chair. In 2003, she received the coveted national Komen Jill Ireland Award for Voluntarism. In 2007, Houston Hadassah named Roberta a 'Woman of Courage.' Roberta lives in Houston, Texas with her husband Lee and two daughters and young son.