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Bay Area Lyme Foundation Expands Its Team
SILICON VALLEY, Calif., March 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Area Lyme
Foundation, www.BayAreaLyme.org, a national organization dedicated to
accelerating medical breakthroughs for Lyme disease and making
prevention common knowledge, announced today the addition of four new
Advisory Board members and two new staff members. The additions come
as the organization grows in order to drive new research and bring new
talent to bear on this pernicious and spreading disease.
Silicon Valley investor Gib Myers and his wife Susan Myers,
Boston-based Sirios Capital Management co-founder John Brennan, and
biosciences expert Lia Gaertner are the new Advisory Board members.
New staff members are Lisa Arone, Marketing and Communications
Director, and Linda Giampa, Development Director.
"The time is now to make Lyme disease easy to diagnose and simple to
cure," said Ana Thompson, Executive Director, Bay Area Lyme
Foundation. "Too many people suffer from its debilitating effects and
even more are unaware of its risk where they live, especially in the
West. The professional experience of these new leaders fueled by their
personal connection to Lyme, move us closer to putting an end to Lyme
disease."
New Advisory Board Members
John Brennan, Advisory Board Member, cofounded Sirios Capital
Management, LP and serves as its managing director. Prior to Sirios,
he held key positions at MFS Investment Management and served on their
Advisory Board, and is also involved in several charitable
organizations. Mr. Brennan holds an MBA from Stanford and a BS from
the University of Rhode Island, College of Engineering.
Lia Gaertner , Advisory Board Member, is a principal at Halteres
Associates, a bioscience consulting company. Prior to Halteres, Ms.
Gaertner held key positions at several science and medical companies.
Ms. Gaertner holds a BS in Environmental Science from UC Berkeley and
an MS in Ethnobotany from Cornell University.
Gib Myers, Advisory Board Member, was a general partner at Mayfield
Fund, a venture capital partnership, from 1970 until his retirement in
1998. Mr. Myers is the founder of the Entrepreneurs Foundation
and Vice-Chairman, American Prairie Reserve. Mr. Myers previously
held board positions at Stanford Graduate School of Business, from
which he holds an MBA, and Dartmouth College, from which he holds an
AB in Engineering Science.
Susan Myers , Advisory Board Member, currently serves on the board
American Prairie Reserve, whose mission is to establish a 3 million
acre wildlife reserve on Montana's high plains. Ms. Myers is also a
member of Impact Partners, a fund that invests in documentary films
that aim to have a social impact.
New Staff Members
Lisa Arone, Marketing and Communications Director, is the founder and
principal of LAB Consulting, an independent management and marketing
consulting practice serving clients in retail, nonprofit, and
education. She has more than 15 years of corporate marketing
experience at organizations such as Banana Republic, Diageo, and the
Boston Consulting Group, and is an active volunteer in the community.
Prior to her marketing positions, she held roles in investment and
corporate banking. She holds a BA from Trinity College at the
University of Toronto and an MA from UCLA.
Linda Giampa, Development Director, brings expertise in running sales,
marketing and business development organizations. Ms. Giampa most
recently ran her own executive team of business consultants, helping
entrepreneurs develop their strategy and business plans to bring
emerging technologies to market. Prior to that she was CEO of
Transparency Software, Vice President Worldwide Operations at Versata
and held key sales positions at Oracle Corporation. She is currently a
board member of Stanford Mens Gymnastics and Storefront Pictures. Ms.
Giampa holds a BS from the University of North Carolina, College of
Arts & Sciences.
About Bay Area Lyme Foundation
Bay Area Lyme Foundation is committed to making Lyme disease easy to
diagnose and simple to cure. A national 501c3 non-profit
organization, the Foundation collaborates with world class scientists
and institutions to accelerate medical breakthroughs for Lyme disease.
It is also dedicated to providing reliable, fact-based information so
that prevention and the importance of early treatment is common
knowledge. For more information on Lyme disease or to get involved,
visit www.BayAreaLyme.org or call us, 650-530-2439.
SOURCE Bay Area Lyme Foundation
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/CONTACT: Tara DiMilia, 908-369-7168, Tara@PRDiMilia.com, or Ana Thompson, 650-530-2445, ana@bayarealyme.org
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