Board of Directors

Stanley H. Appel, M.D. Peggy and Gary Edwards Distinguished Endowed Chair for the Treatment and Research of ALS; Chair, Department of Neurology Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston
Paul Avery COO, Outback Steakhouse, Tampa, Fla.
Bart Conner Broadcaster, Olympic Gold Medalist, President, Perfect 10, Norman, Okla.
Harold C. Crump Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., Minneapolis
Benjamin F. Cumbo, III Director, Community Engagement, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency College, Dept. of Defense, Washington, D.C.
Daniel G. Fries Senior Vice President, Sibson Consulting, New York
The Honorable Brad Henry Governor, State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
R. Rodney Howell, M.D. Chairman of the Board, MDA and MVP
Chair Emeritus, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami
Louis M. Kunkel, Ph.D. Director, Program in Genomics, Children’s Hospital, HHMI/Genetics/Enders, Boston
Suzanne Lowden Vice President, Archon Corporation, Las Vegas
Olin F. Morris Trustee, UAB Holding Trust, Memphis
Lynne Nieto Co-Chairman, MDA ALS Division, Corona Del Mar, Calif.
Christopher J. Rosa, Ph.D. Director of Student Affairs, City University of New York, NY
Charles D. Schoor, Esq. Partner, Blue Schoor & Diehl, LLP, Los Angeles
Gerald C. Weinberg President & CEO, MDA and MVP, Tucson, Ariz.
Lois R. West Community Leader, Former First Lady of South Carolina, Hilton Head Island, S.C.