Our Leadership
Executive Staff
- Ken Isaacs, Director, Gleason Institute for Neuroscience, Regional Director for Neuroscience, Providence Neuroscience Institute
- Andrea Lazarus, Executive Director of the Gleason Institute, WSU College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacotherapy
- Theresa Whitlock-Wild, Project Manager, Gleason Institute; Vice President/Communications Director, Matt’s Place, Coeur d’Alene
Steering Committee
- Susan Ashe, Executive Director, Health Sciences and Services Authority
- Greg Carter, Chief Medical Officer, St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute
- Clare Durrett, Associate Executive Director, Team Gleason
- Tony Hazel, Superior Court Judge. Department 6
- Latisha Hill, Senior VP, Avista Development; Director of Community and Business Development
- Margaret Holt, Chief of Staff, WSU Spokane
- Ken Isaacs, Director, Gleason Institute for Neuroscience, Regional Director for Neuroscience, Providence Neuroscience Institute
- Andrea Lazarus, Executive Director of the Gleason Institute
- Theresa Whitlock-Wild, Project Manager Gleason Institute, Vice President/Communications Director, Matt’s Place, Coeur d’Alene
Community Committee
- Chad Duce, Assistive Technology Professional, Numotion
- Lars Gilberts, Chief Executive Officer, Spokane University District
- Brandi Gore, ALS Patient Advocate
- Debbie King, Founder, ALS Service Organization
- Theresa Whitlock-Wild, Co-Founder Matts Place Foundation
- Nathan Zeigler, Executive Director, ALS Association, Evergreen Chapter
Science Committee
- Jon Campbell, Research Software Development Engineer, Microsoft Research
- Greg Carter, Chief Medical Officer, St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute
- Diane Cooke, Regents Professor & Huie-Rogers Chair of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, WSU
- John Demakas, Chief Medical Officer, MultiCare Neuroscience Institute
- Joe Harding, Professor, Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, WSU
- Ken Isaacs, Director, Providence Spokane Neuroscience Institute
- Jason Minton, Network Engineer, WSU Spokane
- David O’Brien, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive, MultiCare East Region
- Steve Simasko, Chair, Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, WSU
- Doug Weeks, Director of Research, St. Luke’s Rehabilitative Institute