The Chapter Board
The Chapter Board is comprised of approximately fifteen volunteers who meet monthly to direct the operation of the APDA Massachusetts Chapter. The Board members are not paid for their services, some of them have Parkinsons Disease, others do not. However, all are committed to the mission of helping find a cure through funding research, and to helping people in their day-to-day activities. The Board members work extremely hard in planning and organizing information sessions, the Walkathon and numerous fundraising events.
For further information about Board members, please click on any of the names below. Members of APDA are welcome to sit-in on Board meetings, and those interested in doing more can apply to become Board members, subject to Chapter Bylaws.
| President | Volodymyr Lyczmanenko |
| Vice President | Robert Tullis |
| Vice President | Kristen Stapleton |
| Vice President | David Loeser |
| Treasurer | Alex Yen |
| Secretary | Melissa Diggin |
| Member at Large | Vanessa Blais |
| Member at Large | Kimberly S. Creem |
| Member at Large | Bill Jenczyk |
| Member at Large | Donna Leitao |
| Member at Large | Meg McAuliffe |
| Member at Large | Laurie Pant |
| Member at Large | Harvey Steller |
| Member at Large | Lee Steller |
| Member at Large | Laurie Jo Tullis |
| Member at Large | Denyse Turpin |
| Advisor | Allyson Gormley, LICSW |
| Advisor | Terry Ellis, PhD, PT, NCS |
| Advisor | Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC |
| Advisor | Cathi Thomas, MS, RN |