MDA Leadership
Meet the passionate staff and Board who lead MDA’s efforts to serve families living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases through innovations in science and care.
Executive Leadership
Donald S. Wood, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kristine Welker
Chief Strategy Officer
Sharon Hesterlee, PhD
Chief Research Officer
Jeremy Kraut-Ordover, CFRE
Chief Development Officer
Michael Kennedy
Chief Financial Officer
Henry Lanman
VP, General Counsel
Alicia Dobosz
VP, Community Engagement
Nora Capocci
VP, Healthcare Services
Paul Melmeyer
VP, Public Policy & Advocacy
Peri Gondim
VP, Human Resources and Volunteers
Board of Directors
Anjan Aralihalli
Director
John R. Costantino, Esq.
Director
Benjamin Cumbo, III
Director
Dan Fries
Director
Ankur Ghia
Director
Jennifer Gottlieb
Director
Governor Brad Henry
Chairman
John Howell
Director
Nancy Kindelan
Director
Louis Kunkel, PhD
Director
Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD
Director
Hon. Robert Pipia
Director
Matt Plummer
Director
Christopher Rosa, PhD
Vice Chairman
Charles D. Schoor, Esq.
Director
Mark Smith
Director
Eugene Williams
Director
Lilian Wu, PhD
Director
