EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
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Frances Pimentel
Founder and CEO, PDCD Mom, UX/UI Designer at Bobbie.
Before becoming a designer with a hyper focus on accessibility and advocacy, Frances raised hundreds of thousands of dollars as a grant writer for art, design and health equity organizations all across California.
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Translational Research, Education, Advocacy, and Patient Registry
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Dr. Jon Pimentel
Founder and CFO, PDCD Dad, Sr. CPU Design Engineer at NVIDIA.
Jon graduated from UC Davis with a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering with focus on Digital Signals and Systems and Architectures and Biomedical Imaging. Author/Coauthor on ten publications in top IEEE conference and journal papers.
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Translational Research, Education, and Advocacy
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Kim Muenzer
Secretary, PDCD Grandma and former Industrial Designer.
Before becoming a rare disease grandma and advocate, Kim studied Industrial Design at Art Center College of Design and has worked with clients all over the world, including Burt’s Bees, Neutrogena, and Nestle to develop their packaging design.
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Education, Advocacy, and Patient Registry
PARENT BOARD MEMBERS
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Katy Cairo
PDCD Mom, Genetic Sciences, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Translational Research, Education, and Advocacy
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Kim Higbee
PDCD Mom and Account Manager, Carrier Enterprises
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Translational Research, Education, Advocacy, Research Assets, and Newborn Screening
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Brandy Jackson
PDCD Mom and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
Focus Areas: Standards of Care/Patient Guidelines, Newborn Screening, and Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
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Nikki Kulovitz
PDCD Mom and Business Owner
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Education, Advocacy, Newborn Screening and Research Assets
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Patricia Medlen
PDCD Patient and PDCD Mom
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Education, Advocacy, Standards of Care and Newborn Screening
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Molly Naccarato
PDCD Mom and CPA (inactive)
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Education, Advocacy, Standards of Care, Patient Registry
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Layna O’Connor
PDCD Mom and Pre-construction Manager
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Education, and Advocacy
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Carly Tasiopoulos
PDCD Mom and Account Manager, Medtronic
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Education, Advocacy, Standards of Care and Newborn Screening
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Chris Tasiopoulos
PDCD Dad and Vice President of Business Development, Treya Partners
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Education, and Advocacy
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Natasha Baril
PDCD Mom and Registered Psychotherapist, Canada Liaison
Focus Areas: Fundraising, Social Media, Education, and Advocacy
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS
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Dr. Martina DeSalvo
Senior Medical Science Liaison, Amgen. Dr. DeSalvo holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and a BA in Molecular and Cell Biologies
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Dr. Jordan Williams
Sr. Manager Field Applications, Singular Genomics. Dr. Williams holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and a BS in Biology/Chemistry.
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Dr. Rebecca Ganetzky
Attending physician in Mitochondrial Medicine and the Director of Biochemical Test Development at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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Omid Karkouti, MS
Founder and Principal, Rare Agency LLC
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Amy Gaviglio, MS, CGC
Connetics Consulting