About Us

MDA Leadership

Meet the passionate staff and volunteers who lead MDA’s efforts to help families with muscular dystrophy and related life-threatening diseases live longer and grow stronger.

Executive Leadership

Lynn O'Connor Vos
President and Chief Executive Officer

Michael J. Kennedy, MBA, CPA
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Eileen Timmins, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer

Board of Directors

R. Rodney Howell, M.D.
Chairman of the Board

Christopher J. Rosa, Ph.D.
Vice Chairman of the Board

Stanley Appel, M.D.
Director

Bart Conner
Emeritus Life Member

Harold Crump
Emeritus Life Member

Benjamin Cumbo, III
Director

Joseph S. DiMartino
Emeritus Life Member

Steve Farella
Director

Daniel G. Fries
Director

Governor Brad Henry
Director

Dave Hutton
Director

Louis Kunkel, Ph.D.
Director

Timmi Masters
Emeritus Life Member

Olin Morris
Emeritus Life Member

Patricia Nazemetz
Director

Mike Rowlett
Director

Charles D. Schoor, Esq.
Secretary

Marshall D. ("Mark") Smith
Director

John Tognino
Director

Kristine Welker
Director

Don Wood
Director

Victor Wright
Treasurer

Lilian Wu, Ph.D.
Director