Board of Visitors

Derek and his wife Nancy became involved in Alzheimer’s disease related research and charitable giving after Nancy’s father, mother and stepmother were diagnosed with either Alzheimer’s disease or dementia over the span of several months. Derek is also participating in the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Clinical Core research study.

I’ve long been passionate about health care; how all of us can access it, afford it and benefit from medical breakthroughs. The IEA’s essential work on Alzheimers touches on all of those issues so it was an easy “yes” when asked to become involved.