Nathan lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Whitney, and his two sons: Cooper 5 and Colton 3. Cooper had his first seizure at 7 months of age. He had many subsequent seizures before his he was diagnosed at age 2 with Dravet syndrome, when he was found to carry a SCN1A gene mutation. Nathan […]
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Josh lives in the Boston area with his wife Stephanie and two young children. His family has been personally touched by Dravet syndrome and the tremendous challenges faced by patients and their families. Josh has also witnessed the incredible progress that DSF is making in terms of research and patient outreach. Josh joined the DSF
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Ross lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife Polly and their three children Millie, Finn, and Henry – who has Dravet syndrome. Henry was diagnosed in March 2008. He had his first seizure at 3 months, lasting over an hour. By his second birthday, Henry had spent over 70 days in the hospital: often in
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Ted lives in Bannockburn, Illinois with his wife Pat. They have three adult children. They have four grandchildren, and their 2nd, Anna. was diagnosed with Dravet syndrome in 2018. Ted has been in leadership roles at both large and small companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries over the last 40 years. Dr. Ted earned
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Kate’s daughter Morgan was diagnosed with Dravet syndrome at only 6 months old. Although they received an early diagnosis, Morgan was medically fragile for the first 2 years of life; suffering frequent seizures and related medical complications. Her family turned to organizations like the Dravet Syndrome Foundation for guidance and support. The outreach and leadership
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As the Family Network Liaison, Erin oversees volunteers in both the Parent Ambassador and Social Media Ambassador programs. Erin and her husband Leo live outside of Seattle, WA, and are parents to Eloise and Leonel. Erin began fundraising for DSF soon after her Leonel’s Dravet syndrome diagnosis in 2016. She has been a volunteer Parent Ambassador
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Misty resides in South Carolina, with her husband Ben and their two children, Braxton and Allie. In 2009 her son, Braxton, was diagnosed with Dravet syndrome at just 15 months old. With very little information given to them by their neurologist, they immediately went online in search of other parents to help educate and guide
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Veronica joined DSF in 2020. She has an MS in Biology from East Tennessee State University and a PhD in Cell, Stem Cell, and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado. She spent 10 years in laboratory settings researching how small changes in genetic and molecular regulation contribute to complex neurological diseases. In 2007, Veronica
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Mary Anne was a founding member of the Dravet Syndrome Foundation (DSF) in 2009 and has served as the CEO since 2012. Before shifting her focus towards advocacy, she owned and managed several businesses in the private sector for over 25 years, with an emphasis on project management. Her professional background, combined with her personal
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