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Mary Anne Meskis

Mary Anne was a founding member of DSF, stepping off of the Board to take the position of Executive Director in 2012. She is a passionate advocate for the Dravet syndrome community and has served in various capacities for the community prior to the inception of DSF in 2009. In addition, she currently serves on several epilepsy working groups, including the Epilepsy Leadership Council. She has owned and managed several small businesses in the private sector, spanning over 25 years. This business experience has translated well into her role as Executive Director. She is responsible for the overall organizational management and has continued to expand programming and fund development for DSF. Mary Anne resides in North Carolina with her husband and her youngest son, Elliot, who has Dravet syndrome. It is her son who drives her to be a catalyst for change within the Dravet syndrome community.

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2025 Rare Disease Week Legislative Advocacy

  This multi-day event, hosted by the Rare Disease Legislative Advocates (a program of the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases), brings together rare disease advocates from across the country to make their voices heard by their Members of Congress. Participants are educated on policy proposals impacting the rare disease community and provided opportunities to advocate

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Protect the Department of Education

The Administration wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, and Congress needs to take action. Without an appropriate education, students with disabilities face higher rates of poverty, unemployment, poor health, and social isolation. The Department of Education is crucial for students with disabilities. It holds states accountable when they’re not meeting the needs of

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Save Research Funding

Overview provided by 5calls.org: On February 7, the Trump administration moved to cut billions of dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) by placing an immediate cap on “indirect costs”. Indirect costs include infrastructure, facility maintenance, and staff salaries. These funds ensure that research can happen. This new policy will

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Protect Medicaid Funding

Congress is Considering Major Medicaid Changes Congress is currently navigating a unique legislative process known as budget reconciliation. The first part of the process, a budget resolution that included instructions requiring a $880 billion cut from the committee that oversees Medicare, Medicaid, and other health programs, was completed in February. Congress still has work to

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