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    • ABOUT US
    • STRATEGIC ROADMAP
    • TEAM
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • STATE DIRECTORS >
      • MEET YOUR 31 DIRECTORS
      • AL: Holly Strayer
      • AK: Krista Schooley
      • AZ: Crystal Fox
      • CA: Jacqueline Janssen
      • CT: Karen Desjardins
      • CT: Melissa Valdivia
      • DE: Heidi Nasstrom Evans
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      • OH: Darrell Herrmann
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      • PA: Marcie Sohara
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A multidisciplinary volunteer coalition of clinical experts, policy experts, and lived-experience authorities dedicated to dismantling systemic barriers to healthcare so that every life affected by no-fault brain disease is saved, supported, and able to thrive with dignity.

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