Meet the Team
Can Do MS is an organization driven by a deep passion and commitment to help people live their best lives with MS. Our highly qualified leadership team, governed by a board of directors comprised of business professionals and MS advocates and staffed by some of the leading professionals in the MS field, all share the core belief that everyone has the power to live their best life with MS. Each plays a critical role in helping us fulfill our mission. From stewardship to administration, fundraising and program delivery, our mission is only as successful as the individuals behind it.
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Lisa Mattis
Chief Executive Officer
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Douglas C. Baird
Vice President, Finance & Operations
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Lauri O'Brien
Vice President, Advancement & Strategy
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Kathy Costello, CRNP
Vice President, Programs
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Alisa Santiesteban
Director of Marketing & Communications
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Brian Thompson
Associate Director of Programs and Legal Compliance
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Laura Allen
Associate Director of Programs
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Alessandra Iuppa
Associate Director of Database Operations
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Kirsten Kiefer
Corporate Relations Manager
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Louise Duncan
Events Manager
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Monica Soto
Event Marketing Manager
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Melissa Andrews
Marketing & Communications Manager
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Krista Sipf
Programs Logistics Manager
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Patsy Clare
Programs Associate
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Axel Lloyd
Development Coordinator
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Cari Fehler
Programs Coordinator
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Jasa Schumacher
Development Manager
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Pam Lee
Accounting Assistant
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Roz Kalb, PhD
Senior Programs Consultant
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Mandy Rohrig, PT, DPT
Senior Programs Consultant
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Flor Vasquez
Apprentice
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David E. Jones, MD, FAAN
Chair
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Lisa Mattis
Chief Executive Officer
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Richard Kelly
Vice Chair
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Gerald G. Bowe
Member
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Tyler Hamilton
Member
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Blaze Heuga
Member
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Robin Kelly
Member
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Bernice Kuca
Member
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Erin Murphy
Member
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Kate Olson
Member
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Adrah Leitner
Member
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Randy Schapiro, MD
Member
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Ben W. Thrower, MD
Member
Exercise Physiologists & Specialists
Blake Burdett, ES, Stockbridge, GA
Keith Engelke, Ph.D, San Diego, CA
Terri Goodman, MS, Avon, CO
Mary Greenwood, M. DIV, BCC, MS, RYT, Evergreen, CO
Marina Moldavskiy, ES, Atlanta, GA
Terri Nelson, Lakewood, CO
Alexander Ng, Ph.D, FACSM, Wauwatosa, WI
Elizabeth Thomas, ES, Stone Mountain, GA
Christopher Wells, ES, Jonesboro, GA
Andrea White, Ph.D, Salt Lake City, UT
Occupational Therapists
Beth Bullard, OTR, Fort Collins, CO
Anna Cotton, OTR, Edwards, CO
Maureen Devereaux, OTR/L, CES, Minneapolis, MN
Cindy Gackle, OTR/L, MSCS, Lake Elmo, MN
Juliann Hanson, OTR, Elizabeth, CO
Laura Kingston, OTR/L, Portland, OR
Ann Mullinix, OTR/L, NBC-HWC, Minneapolis, MN
Stephanie Nolan, OTR/L, Broomfield, CO
Mary Jo Rajek, OT/L, MSCS, Gleason, WI
Stephanie Singleton, OTD, OTR/L, Rio Rancho, NM
Linda Walls, OTR, Ellicott City, MD
Speech and Language Pathologists
Janet DeClark, MA, CCC-SLP, Pismo Beach, CA
Pamela H. Miller, MA, CCC-SLP, MSCS, Lafayette, CO
Dalise Robinson, MA-CCC-SLP, Atlanta, GA
Bonnie Schaude, MA, CCC-SLP, Atlanta, GA
Mental Health Professionals
Meghan Beier, Ph.D, Baltimore, MD
Lucille Carriere, Ph.D, Las Vegas, NV
Peggy Crawford, Ph.D, Bath, ME
Samantha Domingo, Psy.D, DBSM, Corvallis, OR
David Engstrom, Ph.D, Scottsdale, AZ
Abbey J. Hughes, Ph.D, Havre de Grace, MD
Rosalind Kalb, Ph.D, West Bath, ME
Deborah M. Miller, Ph.D, LISW, Cleveland Heights, OH
Ken Nowack, Ph.D, Santa Monica, CA
Pilar Poal, Ph.D, Wayne, PA
David Rintell, EdD, Chestnut Hill, MA
Matthew Sacco, Ph.D, Independence, OH
Linda Trettin, Ph.D, Folsom, CA
Pearl Werfel, Ph.D, San Francisco, CA
Registered Nurses
Aliza Ben-Zacharia, Ph.D, DNP, ANP, FAAN, MSCN, New York, NY
Cheryl Blaschuk, RN, FNP, MSN, Wauwatosa, WI
Denise Bruen, ANP-BC, MSN, MSCN, Charlottesville, VA
Stephanie Buxhoeveden, MSCN, MSN, FNP-BC, Mechanicsville, VA
Priscilla Darwin, APRN, FNP-C, CMSN, San Antonio, TX
Kathleen Healey, APNP, Ph.D, Omaha, NE
Lynsey Lakin, MSN, NP-C, MSCS, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Lynn Stazzone, RN, BSN, MSN, NP, Boston, MA
Brenda S. Tobin, RN, MSCN, Springfield, VA
Tracy Walker, NP, WOC, Atlanta, GA
Megan Weigel, DNP, ARNP-C, MSCN, Jacksonville Beach, FL
Jamie Wolf, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, APNP, MSCN, Brookfield, WI
Registered Dietitians
Mona Bostick, RDN, LDN, Greensboro, NC
Denise Nowack, RD, Santa Monica, CA
Baldwin Sanders, MS, RD, LDN, IFNCP, Sylva, NC
Physical Therapists
Debbie Backus, PT, Ph.D, FACRM, Roswell, GA
Anneke Bender, MPT, Atlanta, GA
Anna Berry, PT, DPT, Decatur, GA
Patty Bobryk, MHS, PT, MSCS, Steamboat Springs, CO
Kathy Bolstorff, MSPT, NCS, Austin, TX
Courtney Capwell, DPT, MSCS, Greene, RI
Kit Concilus, PT, MS, OCS, Pittsburgh, PA
Gary Crandall, MS, PT, Voorhees, NJ
Laurie De Mayo, MS PT, Ligonier, PA
Ian Flannery, PT, DPT, Atlanta, GA
Deb Gee, MA, PTA, Lakewood, CO
Beth Gibson, PT, Tucson, AZ
D. Michele Harrison, PT, ATRIC, ATP, Denver, CO
Mary Kay Hausladen Foley, PT, GCFP, Hailey, ID
Elissa Held Bradford, PT, Ph.D, NCS, MSCS, St. Louis, MO
Nicole Kohlert, PT, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Susan Kushner, MS, PT, Valencia, PA
Peiting Lien, PT, DPT, NCS, Lutherville, MD
Jonathan Melbourn, PT, DPT Atlanta, GA
Stephen Molloy, PT, OCS, Cincinnati, OH
Chris Nesbitt, MPT, Pain Specialist, Atlanta, GA
Judy Overmyer, PT, Grand Rapids, MI
Gini Patterson, PT, Copper Mountain, CO
Tammy G. Roehrs, PT, MA, NCS, Fort Calhoun, NE
Mandy Rohrig, PT, DPT, MSCS, Omaha, NE
Angela Rosenberg, PT, DrPH, BCC, Pittsboro, NC
Maria Rundell, PT, DPT, MSCS, Colorado Springs, CO
Kathy San Martino, PT, NCS, MSCS, CLT, ATP, Sierra Madre, CA
Lindie Schreiner, PTA, Omaha, NE
Matt Sutliff, PT, DPT, MSCS, Twinsburg, OH
Victoria Szwajcer, BScPT, RYT, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Jeannie Tatum, MS, PT, Bozeman, MT
Amy Valenta, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, Denver, CO
Jane L. Wetzel, PT, PhD, Wexford , PA
Lynn Williams, PT, Colorado Springs, CO
Physicians
Guy Buckle, MD, MPH, Neurology, Atlanta, GA
Michelle Cameron, MD, PT, Neurology, Portland, OR
Jonathan C. Feeney, MD, Family Practice, Vail, CO
Barabara Giesser, MD, Neurology, Los Angeles, CA
David E. Jones, MD, Neurology, Earlysville, VA
Susan Kalota, MD, Urology, Tucson, AZ
Elizabeth Morrison-Banks, MD, MSEd, Neurology, Riverside, CA
John Schafer, MD, FAAN, Neurology, Carmichael, CA
Ben Thrower, MD, Neurology, Atlanta, GA
Randall T. Schapiro, MD, FAAN, Neurology (Ret.), Peoria, AZ
Physician Assistant
Amy L. Dix, MPAS, PA-C, MSCS, Prairie Village, KS
Karen Kaye, PA-C, Atlanta, GA
Other Healthcare Specialists
Lynn Albers, Massage, Eagle, CO
Bob Anderson, Palmer Lake, CO