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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 

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Heather Mulder

Associate Director Outreach Research at Banner Alzheimer's Institute  

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Hazen Graves

Retired Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP 

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Angela Lunde, M.A.

Associate in Neurology, Mayo Clinic 

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Marilyn Raichle

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

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Dr. Debra Sheets

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

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Karen Kenny

Experienced Business Consultant, Giving Voice Volunteer 

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

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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 

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

Neuropsychologist at Mayo Clinic Health System 

Patrick McNamara 

President & CEO at Palm Health Foundation

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

 

Julene Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor at University of California, San Francisco 

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Julene Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor at University of California, San Francisco 

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Francois Bethoux, MD

Chairman, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic 

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Michael Anderson Professor, Musicology Chair, Eastman School of Music 

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Mary Ek

Director, Dementia Friendly America and Community Care Corps at USAging 

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Helen Ramon

Senior Program Officer at Bader Philanthropies 

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Dan Cohen

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

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