Board Members, Volunteers, and Part-Time Staff

The APBD Research Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, assisted by an Advisory Council and committees, which are committed to furthering research on APBD, promoting awareness in the medical community and the public, and supporting patients with the disease.

Board of Directors

  • Jeff Levenson, DDS, Co-President
  • Emil Weiss, Co-Founder and Co-President
  • Deberah Goldman, Vice President
  • Art Glassman, Treasurer
  • Paul Ashley
  • Michael Canmann
  • Susan Coddon
  • Beth Katz
  • Harriet Saxe
  • David Epstein, Director Emeritus
  • Jonathan Fram, Director Emeritus

Honorary President and Other Members

  • Gregory Weiss (deceased)
  • Robert Zuckerman (deceased)

Consultants and Staff

  • Natacha T. Pires, MBBS, MS, Executive Director
  • Gabriel Baril, Website Manager
  • Anessa Kajtazovic, Community Affairs Officer
  • James Meier, Organizational Consultant
  • Rebecca Reef, MS, Research Coordinator
  • Sharon Steinberg, Executive Assistant

Intern

  • Matthew Morgan
    Student Intern, Long Island University, Dept. of Genetic Counseling

Volunteers

  • Robert Dorsky, DMD
    APBDRF’s Pharmaceutical Development Committee
  • Gary Epstein, Google Ad Words Volunteer
  • Leslie S. Leighton, MD, PhD, FACG
    APBDRF’s Pharmaceutical Development Committee
  • Olivia Montana (PROS Foundation)
  • Faye Rosenberg, Volunteer

To contact a specific member of the Board, please e-mail info@apbdrf.org and include their name in the subject of the message.