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Our Board

Meet our board members and read their stories.

Current Board

Cindy Lamb

Cindy Lamb

Cindy Lamb

President

Accomplished Photographer & Published Author

 

Forever chasing knowledge, Lamb is an honors graduate of MGCCC with an AS & AA, magna cum laude BA graduate of Tulane University, and recipient of the prestigious Tulane 34 Award, and USM True South. She is currently a student with University of Oklahoma in the Economic Development Institute. She plans to pursue her master’s degree in Economic Development to enhance her position with EGH Architects.

In addition to the position at EGH she is an accomplished photographer, a published author, flips houses when she can find one, and her most prized and rewarding positions: mother, grandmother and great-grandmother!

Read more on Cindy here, From the Heart of a Mom.

Lisa Ramey

Lisa Ramey

Vice President

 

 

Information to be added.

Dr. Alireza Mansouri

Alireza Mansouri, MD

Dr. Alireza Mansouri

Board Member

Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of WeTrials

 

Dr. Alireza Mansouri is a neurosurgeon with extensive post-graduate training in translational research and clinical trial design. Focusing on diffuse gliomas and brain metastases, his main research focuses on learning more about the changes in the brain environment around a tumor to improve how we diagnose tumors and predict responses to treatments. As the co-founder of WeTrials, he brings a depth of medical expertise and a passionate commitment to patient care.

Romeo De Leon

Romeo De Leon

Romeo De Leon

Board Member

Co-founder & CEO of WeTrials

 

Romeo De Leon, Co-founder & CEO of WeTrials, brings over 15 years of experience in startup growth, product management, sales, marketing, and strategic alliances. He is passionate about making our world a better place and His commitment to improving global healthcare is reflected in his leadership, fostering a team dedicated to simplifying healthcare journeys.

Scott Glickman

Dr. Scott Glickman

Dr. Scott Glickman

Board Member

Neurosurgeon

Las Vegas, NV

Dr. Scott Glickman is a board-certified neurosurgeon with Las Vegas Neurosurgical Institute for Spine and Brain Surgery with subspecialty training in neurotrauma and neurocritical care, complex spinal disorders, and acute care neurosurgery. He has extensive experience with traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, spinal tumors, brain tumors, DBS, brain recovery, and neurovascular disorders. He is involved in ongoing clinical research.

Dr. Laurie Minns

Dr. Minns

Dr. Laurie Minns

Board Member

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

Laurie Minns, PhD is an assistant professor of Clinical Research in the College of Health and Human Sciences at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.  She earned her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College followed by postdoctoral training in clinical research at the Center for Translational Medicine at Dartmouth and GSK Vaccines.  Dr. Minns has led pre-clinical through phase 2 clinical immune monitoring and bioassay development in academic and industry settings.  She also heads a translational medicine group focused on improving health outcomes in caregivers of patients with primary brain tumors through a mixed methods research program.  She has presented data from her team at international brain tumor conferences. She runs an interprofessional translational medicine research group that focuses on pre-clinical discovery and biomarker support for faculty in the school of nursing, chemistry, and marine biology.

Lisa Desautels

Lisa Desautels

Lisa Desautels (King)

Treasurer

President of Graphic Imaging Services, Inc.

Las Vegas, NV

Lisa Andersen-Desautels is a Certified Information Professional in the field of data management and information governance. Her Fiancé and business partner, Kirk King, played a critical role with the business and was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Grade 4 in April of 2018. He died 5 1/2 months later. It was her experience in trying to care for him in this process that sparked the King Project to help those caring for loved ones diagnosed with GBM.

The Founding Members

Chris Baggott
Christopher Baggott
Lisa Mohit
Lisa Mohit
Stacy Nelson
Dr. Minns
Dr. Laurie Minns
Dr. Scott Glickman
Scott Glickman
Arlynn Krauss
Lisa Desautels
Lisa DeSautels

A Special Thank You to Our Contributors

Ashley Angelo

Emily Calderwood

Dedee Culley

Wendy Eaton

Wenny Lee

Rita Patel

Kris Surujbally

Julie Wilson

Gail Tittle

Amanda Beaton

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Chris BaggottMedlinks Cost Containment

Discovery Bay, CA

Christopher Baggott is the CEO of Medlinks Cost Containment, Inc. and Medlinks Staffing, LLC. Since 1997 he’s been providing auditing and staffing services to the medical community. Chris was friends with Kirk “Chuck” King who died from GBM in October 2018.

Lisa MohitRecords Program Administrator

Las Vegas, NV

Experienced Records Administrator with demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in Emergency Management, Management, Project Management, Contract Management, Business Process Improvement and Training. Strong professional with degree in Business Administration. Lisa was friends with Kirk “Chuck” King who died from GBM in October 2018.

MA, CPC-I, The Empowerment CENTRE

Las Vegas, NV

Stacy L. Nelson is a Clinical Professional Counseling Intern who works in the field of mental health. She and her husband Steven Nelson served a combined 37 years in the U.S Army & U.S Army National Guard. Her husband was diagnosed with GBM grade 4 in May of 2019 and he passed away 5 months and 3 weeks later. During this time she became his full-time caregiver and they faced many challenges. This lead to her wanting to help future GBM patients and caregivers.

Dr. Minns

University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)

Wilmington, North Carolina

Laurie Minns is an Assistant Professor, Clinical Research Program in the School of Nursing. Trained as an Immunologist, Dr. Minns now teaches human anatomy and physiology courses to future medical professionals. Her research interests include evaluating new approaches to STEM education and in understanding the glioblastoma patient caregiver experience. Her husband, Van, was diagnosed with Glioblastoma in June, 2019. Together they are raising three daughters and fighting this terrible disease.

Dr. Scott GlickmanNeurosurgeon

Las Vegas, NV

Dr. Scott Glickman is a board-certified neurosurgeon with Las Vegas Neurosurgical Institute for Spine and Brain Surgery with subspecialty training in neurotrauma and neurocritical care, complex spinal disorders, and acute care neurosurgery. He has extensive experience with traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, spinal tumors, brain tumors, DBS, brain recovery, and neurovascular disorders. He is involved in ongoing clinical research

ESQ Retired Attorney

Chicago, IL

Arlynn Krauss is attorney experienced in the states of Illinois and California. Her background includes litigation in the areas of injury, contract and employment law. Her husband, Bobby passed away from Glioblastoma on March 15, 2019. Bobby is a tissue donor. His brain, brain stem and spinal cord were donated to the Brain Tumor Bank at Northwestern in Chicago.

Lisa Desautels

President of Graphic Imaging Services, Inc.

Las Vegas, NV

Lisa Andersen-Desautels is a Certified Information Professional in the field of data management and information governance. Her Fiancé and business partner, Kirk King, played a critical role with the business and was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Grade 4 in April of 2018. He died 5 1/2 months later. It was her experience in trying to care for him in this process that sparked the King Project to help those caring for loved ones diagnosed with GBM.