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National Advisory Council 

Co-Chairs

Dr. Patricia Izbicki, Ph.D.

Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs & Clinical Development, Neuroscientist, Musician

 

Mary Lenard

Co-Founder of Giving Voice Initiative, Retired Executive Director

Staff

Eyleen Braaten

Executive Director, Giving Voice Initiative

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Council

Dr. Joe Gaugler, Ph.D.

Professor and Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging, School of Public Health 

Heather Mulder

Associate Director Outreach Research at Banner Alzheimer's Institute  

John V. Hobday, M.A.

CEO & Founder, HealthCare Interactive, Inc. 

Hazen Graves

Retired Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP 

Angela Lunde, M.A.

Associate in Neurology, Mayo Clinic 

Marilyn Raichle

Executive Director at Maude's Awards for Innovation in Alzheimer's Care 

Dr. Debra Sheets

Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Victoria 

Karen Kenny

Experienced Business Consultant, Giving Voice Volunteer 

Darina Petrovsky, Ph.D., RN Assistant Professor at Rutgers University 

Rachelle Morgan, M.A., MT-BC

Founder/Director, Soundscaping Source

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​Prof. Felicity Baker

Associate Dean Research for the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, U of Melbourne, Australia 

Patrick McNamara 

President & CEO at Palm Health Foundation

Dr. Alexander Panteleyat, MD, FAAN Assistant Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

Dr. Joe Gaugler, Ph.D.

Professor and Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging, School of Public Health 

Julene Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor at University of California, San Francisco 

Francois Bethoux, MD

Chairman, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic 

Michael Anderson Professor, Musicology Chair, Eastman School of Music 

Mary Ek

Director, Dementia Friendly America and Community Care Corps at USAging 

Helen Ramon

Senior Program Officer at Bader Philanthropies 

Dan Cohen

Founder & CEO Right to Music, Public Speaker, Founder Music & Memory, Subject of Alive Inside 

Dr. Anne Shandera-Ochsner, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Neuropsychologist at Mayo Clinic Health System 

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