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Our Team

Please meet current leaders of LHON Collective initiatives. We are all honored to serve this organization and dedicated to working together to fulfill its mission. 

Select any name to open a window on this page where you can read their bio and inspiration for volunteering and working with LHON Collective.

If there is a specific individual you would like to contact, please send an email to connect@lhon.org.

Initiatives

Jessica Loomer

Community Connect
Jessica Loomer

Jerrie Lore

Community Connections Database, Education
Jerrie Lore

Lissa Poincenot

Community
Outreach

Lissa Poincenot

Maria Johnson

Conference, Social Media
Maria Johnson

Malinda Marsh

Development /
Fundraising, Scientific Data Collection

Malinda Marsh

Uli Heine

Development / Fundraising
Uli Heine

Molly Garrone

Education
Molly Garrone

Justin Keenan

Global Community Justin Keenan

Julie Poincenot

Global Community Julie Poincenot

Paul Lore

Medical and
Science Advocacy

Paul Lore

Chris Marsh

Medical and
Science Advocacy

Chris Marsh

John Coughlin

Project
Management

John Coughlin

LHON Connect Demographics

Howard Sumner

Affected at 60+
Howard Sumner

Jessica Loomer

Affected Teens, Affected Young Adults
Jessica Loomer

Xavier Marsh

Affected Teens, Affected Young Adults
Xavier Marsh

Abigail Graf

Affected
Women

Abigail Graf

Jim Tolve

Dads of 
LHON-Affected
Jim Tolve

Tony Wright

Dads of 
LHON-Affected

Tony Wright

Hope Gelbach

Moms of 
LHON-Affected
Hope Gelbach

Rashell Lewis

Moms of 
LHON-Affected
Rashell Lewis

Justin Keenan

Spouses or Partners of
LHON-Affected

Justin Keenan

Jerrie Lore

Spouses/Partners of LHON-Affected
Jerrie Lore

Scarlet Keolanui-Dreifuss

LHON Sisterhood
Scarlet Keolanui-Dreifuss

LHON Connect Symptoms or Mutation

Paul Lore

Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Paul Lore

Marci Belk

LHON-MS
Marci Belk

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Josie Kosack

LHON Plus
Josie Kosack

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LHON Plus
Lisa Thompson

Patrick Doolittle

3460 Mutation
Patrick Doolittle

LHON Connect Topics

Sara Nappi

Assistive Technology
Sara Nappi

Jessica Loomer

LHON Live!
Jessica Loomer

Courtney Dignan

Navigating Education
Courtney Dignan

Zak Turner

Navigating Employment
Zak Turner

Maria Johnson

Parenting with LHON
Maria Johnson

Chris Lawton

Parenting with LHON
Chris Lawton

LHON Connect US Regions

John Knox

Northeast
John Knox

Howard Sumner

Northeast
Howard Sumner

Jim Tolve

Northeast
Jim Tolve

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Mary Tolve

Northeast
Mary Tolve

Brian Haas

Southeast
Brian Haas

Jenn Malecha

Midwest
Jenn Malecha

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Donna Basse

South Central
Donna Basse

Bob Banks

West
Bob Banks

Patrick Doolittle

West
Patrick Doolittle

Jessica Knight

Southeast
Jessica Knight

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