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
Emma Griffith
Chief of Staff
Sharon Hesterlee, PhD
Executive Vice President & Chief Research Officer
Kathy A. Kauffmann
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Development Officer
Michael J. Kennedy, MBA, CPA
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Treasurer
Kristin Stephenson, MHA, J.D.
Executive Vice President, Chief Advocacy & Care Services Officer
Jeanne Zucker
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Partnerships
Board of Directors
Steve Farella
Chairman
Governor Brad Henry
Vice Chairman
Anjan Aralihalli
Director
John Costantino
Director
Benjamin Cumbo, III
Director
Ankur Ghia
Director
Jennifer Gottlieb
Director
Governor Brad Henry
Director
John Howell
Director
Louis Kunkel, PhD
Director
Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD
Director
Hon. Robert E. Pipia
Director
Christopher Rosa, PhD
Director
Charles D. Schoor, Esq.
Director
Mark Smith
Director
John Tognino
Director
Kristine Welker
Director
Eugene (Gene) Williams
Director
Victor Wright
Director
Lilian Wu, PhD
Director
