Board

J. Jeffrey Grant builds communities through his work and as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Methodist Hospital Foundation. Jeff, who earned a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering at Cornell University and an MBA at St. Joseph’s University, owns and operates Pickett Properties LLC and GAC Associates Inc., where he is also president. His work in Facilities Management and Commercial Property Inspections for his companies routinely takes him throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Jeff also builds stronger environments through his volunteering, most recently with the Board of Directors of the Lansdowne Economic Development Corporation. He became involved with Methodist Hospital 26 years ago and served on its Board of Directors before joining the Methodist Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees in 2013. After two years as a board member, he served a year as the Chairman of the Finance Committee and was named Chairman of the Board in July 2016.

Jena Clifton Baumann, MBA, NHA, is a transformative healthcare operations leader whose 23-year career embodies excellence, resilience, and a deep commitment to advancing patient care and empowering the teams she leads. As Vice President of Operations at Jefferson Methodist Hospital, Jena oversees a wide breadth of clinical and administrative service lines. Her leadership journey spans high-impact roles across the Jefferson system, including Associate Vice President of Healthcare Services and Senior Administrator of Long-Term Care, where she earned multi-year CMS 5-star ratings, improved patient safety outcomes, elevated NRC patient experience scores, and led teams through multiple deficiency-free Department of Health surveys.

Throughout her career, Jena has championed cultural transformation chairing committees focused on quality, safety, health equity, engagement, and values & habits while fostering workplaces where employees feel supported, valued, and empowered. She has developed systemwide initiatives adopted across the Jefferson system, including hospital transfer optimization and strengthened post-acute collaboration strategies that improved care transitions.

As VP of Operations at Jefferson Methodist Hospital, Jena’s vision is to build a high-reliability, patient-centered organization where operational excellence, compassionate care, and employee engagement work in harmony to elevate every patient’s experience. She is committed to driving innovation, strengthening cross-disciplinary collaboration, and positioning Methodist as a model of exceptional care delivery across the Jefferson system.

Janice R. Bellace has many ties to Methodist Hospital, from it being the place where her mother volunteered to where she chose to honor her with a gift to the Women’s Diagnostic Center. She extends her connection by being a member of the Methodist Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees. Janice is the Samuel Blank Professor of Legal Studies and Professor of Management at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been member of the Thomas Jefferson University Board of Trustees since 1998. Janice is chairwoman of the Jefferson Health Board of Trustees and its Quality and Patient Safety Committee and Methodist Hospital Division Committee. She has been honored with the Dr. Scott Stewart Founder’s Award, which is presented to a valued member of the Methodist family, for her dedication. Janice is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors; University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she earned a Juris Doctor; and the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she earned a Master of Science in Industrial Relations.

Matthew D. Carrafielo, a member of and Vice Chairman of Community Relations for the Methodist Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees, is a Judge in the Court of Common Pleas, 1st Judicial District of Pennsylvania. He has been on the bench in this capacity since 1995 and has been presiding over the Orphans’ Court Division since 2010. Matthew was appointed an Administrative Judge of the Orphans’ Court Division in 2015. He has been a member of the Administrative Governing Board of the 1st Judicial District of Pennsylvania since 2015. He is a Trustee of the Citizens Crime Commission of the Delaware Valley and a member of the Board of Directors of CATCH – Citizens Acting Together Can Help Inc. Matthew is a graduate of Temple University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, and Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he earned a Juris Doctor.

George E. Deming’s connection to Methodist Hospital stretches back to the last century. His grandfather joined the board of Methodist Hospital in 1930, and in 1970, George followed suit with the Methodist Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees. He has been honored with the Dr. Scott Stewart Founder’s Award, which is presented to a valued member of the Methodist family, for his dedication. An investor who has since retired from his role as Vice President of Delaware Investments, George is a graduate of The University of Vermont, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Master of Arts in International Relations. He also has a degree from the New York Institute of Finance.

The Rev. Dr. Christopher Kurien has served on many boards and agencies of The United Methodist Church, and he considers it a privilege to serve on the Methodist Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees. Rev. Dr. Kurien is a member of the Extended Cabinet of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is the Director of Connectional Ministries. He has served churches in India, in addition to being on staff of the United Theological College, Bangalore, in Karnataka, India, and throughout the United States for more than 20 years. He is a graduate of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in the area of Pastoral Care and Counseling.

The Rev. David Madara is the Staff Chaplain at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, PA. He is an Ordained Elder in Full Connection in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church and a Board-Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Duquesne University and a Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School. He pastored two United Methodist churches in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area from 2007-2019 and served as a first department chaplain and volunteer firefighter before moving to Pennsylvania in 2019 to pursue healthcare chaplaincy.

James E. Robinson is the former Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals/Methodist Division and Past President of the Methodist Hospital Foundation. He also serves on the board of the Police Athletic League and the Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia and is a member of the St. Thomas Aquinas School Advisory Board. Jim holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and an MBA in health care administration from La Salle University.

Frank Wisniewski is actively involved with numerous organizations in addition to the Methodist Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees, where he serves as Vice Chairman of Financial Affairs and Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee. He is a trustee and Chairman of the Building Committee for the Haddonfield United Methodist Church. Frank is Secretary Emeritus and Member Emeritus of the Children’s Fresh Air Home Board of Trustees. Frank practices real estate law and litigation at Flaster Greenberg PC. He is a graduate of Gettysburg College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the University of Virginia School of Law, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree.