Chairman of the Board

Guy E. Beatty

Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Mr. Beatty attended schools in the Lynchburg area and in Alexandria, Virginia. He studied law with the LaSalle Extension University. He is Chairman of the Beatty Companies which are involved in the ownership, development, and management of commercial real estate.

Mr. Beatty is on the Board of Governors at the College of Charleston Business School, Charleston, South Carolina. He attends the McLean Baptist Church.

FUMA Affiliation: elected to the Board of Trustees in 1976 and now serving as Trustee Emeritus. Benefactor of the Yeatman Infirmary, Beatty Library, and Snead Hall.

President of the Board of Directors - Chief Scientific Advisor

Thomas C. Schuler, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Spinal Surgeon

College: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Medical School:Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Fellowship: Spinal Surgery, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, CA
Board Certification: American Board of Spine Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Schuler founded The Virginia Spine Institute in 1992 revolutionizing spinal healthcare in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. Through Dr. Schuler’s visionary leadership as the President and Scientific Advisor to The Spinal Research Foundation he is striving to improve spinal healthcare for all Americans. He is the Spine Consultant to the Washington Redskins and frequently treats professional and amateur athletes. He is the Program Director of the Virginia Spine Institute Physician Assistant Fellowship Program.

Dr. Schuler is a Fellow in both the American College of Spine Surgery and the American College of Surgeons. He is a Member in the North American Spine Society and the Young Presidents Organization. He is also a founding member of the Lumbar Spine Study Group.

Dr. Schuler is an expert in non-operative and operative cervical and lumbar spinal surgery. He is an innovator in the field of spinal surgery and a pioneer in the development of non-operative treatment strategies for spinal disorders.

Executive Director

Mr. Jeff Hollis

• BBA from James Madison University (1984)
• MBA from JMU (1987)
• CPA (Virginia) (1996)
• Managed medical practices since 1990
• Vice President - BONES Society (1994 thru 1996)
• Board of Directors - Verdun Adventure Bound (1999 - present)

Board Member

Dr. Brian Subach was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated with honors from Kalamazoo College in 1989 with a major in Chemistry. He graduated from The University of Michigan Medical School with distinction and completed his residency training in Neurological Surgery at The University of Pittsburgh.

Upon leaving Pittsburgh, Dr. Subach joined the teaching faculty at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and completed an additional year of fellowship training focused on Complex Spinal Disorders. He remained on the teaching faculty at Emory until his transition to The Virginia Spine Institute in Reston, Virginia in 2003.

Over the years, Dr. Subach has written extensively regarding both his clinical and laboratory investigations. To date he has authored more than 50 articles in peer reviewed journals and contributed to 15 textbooks regarding disorders of the spine. He lectures extensively regarding the management of complex spinal disorders in both national and international forums. He is the current Director of Research for The Virginia Spine Institute, the Director of Research for the non-profit Spinal Research Foundation (SRF) and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Spinal Research Foundation (JSRF).

He is Board Certified by both the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) and the American Board of Spine Surgery (ABSS). Dr. Subach has been elected Fellow in the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and Fellow in the American College of Spine Surgeons (FACSS).

Dr. Subach and his family currently reside in Great Falls, Virginia.

Board Member

Mr. Michael H. Howland is a retired career diplomat who currently is founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tioga Holdings, Inc., a Reston based holding company that operates four technology and consulting businesses in Northern Virginia. Mr. Howland started his public service career in the U.S. Military and is a Vietnam veteran.

He holds a graduate degree from Georgetown University in International Law and Politics. Mr. Howland was also on the staff of Georgetown University for two years prior to joining the Foreign Service. In the Foreign Service, he served throughout the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, and the former Soviet Union. In 1979 Mr. Howland was one of 52 American diplomats taken hostage by Iranian terrorists and held prisoner for nearly two years. Mr. Howland also serves on the Board of Directors of the Creative Youth Foundation, a Middleburg, VA based organization that helps disadvantaged children find a voice through the performing arts. Mr. Howland enjoys fly fishing for wild trout and training field dogs. Mr. Howland resides outside of Middleburg, Va.

Board Member

Mr. Andrew Greene is a First Vice President with Merrill Lynch Global Private Client Group and a founding partner of the GMMT Team, meeting financial needs of families, small to mid-size businesses, and not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Greene began his career as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch in 1992 and has served as a Resident Manager in three Global Private Client offices.

In 2005 and 2006 he was honored to be named to Virginia Business Magazine’s top 30 Financial Advisors. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and is a Certified Financial Manager. Mr. Greene serves on several other charitable boards including the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute for the Developmentally Disabled where he is Advisory Council President.

In 2004, Mr. Greene was appointed Knight of Magistral Grace – Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He resides in Chevy Chase Maryland with his wife of 21 years and his four children.