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Meet the CURE Epilepsy Team

Since 1998, our team of patients, researchers, and advocates have worked tirelessly to fund epilepsy research and other initiatives that will lead to a cure.

Founder

Susan Axelrod

Founder

Board

Lisa Cotton

Chair

Justin Gover BSc, MBA

Chair-Elect

Shalee Cunneen, MBA

Secretary

Kathy McKenna, MBA

Treasurer

Steve Austin

Board member

Michael Axelrod

Board Member

Kimberly Borden, MBA

Board Member

Kelly Cervantes

Board Member

Irina Colon

Board Member

Maureen Flood Rabus

Board Member

Carrie Garman

Board Member

Roger Heldman

Board Member

Walter Kelly

Board Member

David Reifman, JD, MA

Board Member

Matthew Schneider, JD

Board Member

Jonathan Tuteur, PCC

Board Member

Hannah Whitten, JD

Board Member

Scientific Advisory Council

Jamie K. Capal, MD

University of Rochester Medical Center

Barry E. Gidal, PharmD, FAES

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Erin Heinzen, PharmD, PhD

UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Alice Lam, MD, PhD

Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital

Sandi Lam, MD, MBA

Ann and Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital

Charles Marcuccilli, MD, PhD

Rush University Medical Center

Steven Schachter, MD

CIMIT and Harvard Medical School

Kristina Simeone, PhD

Creighton University School of Medicine

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Annamaria Vezzani, PhD

Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

Jonathan Viventi, PhD, MEng

Duke University

Vicky Whittemore, PhD

NINDS Program Director

Gregory Worrell, MD, PhD

Mayo Clinic

Staff

Beth Lewin Dean, MPA, MBA

Chief Executive Officer

Laura S. Lubbers, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

John Anderluh, MMS

Chief Financial Officer

Priya Balasubramanian, PhD

Director, Research

Alysha Biehl, MS

Senior Director, Development

John Boston

Senior Video Producer

Madeline Felipez

Events Manager

Tasia Karoutsos

Senior Manager, Social Media and Content Development

Brandon Laughlin, MSE

Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Outreach

Amy Maxwell

Operations Assistant, Research

Angela Mota

Director, Major Gifts

Dr. Elaine O’Loughlin

Associate Director, Research Initiatives

Sania Sufi

Manager, Individual Giving

Satinder Singh, PhD

Researcher in Residence

Isobel Tollenaar

Senior Development Coordinator

Dana Vielmetti

Senior Director, Marketing and Communications

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