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Our mission: to help people living with Parkinson’s to live well today.

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DavisPhinney Meet the Board Davis Phinney – Founder, Board Vice-Chair
Davis Phinney’s background spans a highly successful professional cycling career (including numerous victories and an Olympic medal), and subsequent careers as a national network broadcaster and sports marketer. Diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s in 2000, he refused to give in to the disease and set his sights on living well today, rather than waiting for a cure. His tenacity coupled with his infectious positive attitude and dedication to exercise and overall wellness laid the groundwork for the Davis Phinney Foundation, which he founded to help to inspire and inform those living with Parkinson’s. Meet Davis.

KaraBeasley2 Meet the Board Kara Beasley, DO
Dr. Kara Beasley is a neurosurgeon with Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates (BNA). She completed a dual degree in medicine with a MA in Biomedical Ethics at Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ and is one of only a few dually credentialed neurosurgeon bioethicists in the world. She completed a general neurosurgery residency at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. Before joining BNA, Dr. Beasley also completed fellowships in Stereotactic Radiosurgery at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ, and Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Beasley decided to dedicate her career in part to the surgical treatment of Parkinson’s disease after meeting Parkinson’s patients and learning about deep brain stimulation during her training. Upon moving to Boulder, Dr. Beasley began working with the Davis Phinney Foundation to support community outreach and education and has spoken at The Victory Summit symposia.

BillBell Meet the Board Bill Bell
Bill Bell is currently a nonprofit and for profit business consultant with Acacia Group. Bill most recently spent 12 years as the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation. Bill’s mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 28 years ago at the age of 44. In 1998, frustrated with the lack of specialty care and education in the Seattle area, Bill teamed up with a former business associate, Craig Howard, to build a comprehensive care center for Parkinson’s and movement disorders. The doors to the Booth Gardner Parkinson’s Care Center were first opened July 2000 as a national model for the care of people with Parkinson’s disease. Prior to his work with the NWPF, Bill worked in developing and manufacturing survival equipment for the U.S. Air Force, worked in the satellite communications industry (TCI, Netlink, Satellite-One) and managed political campaigns in Washington State. Bill lives in Seattle with wife Margo and their son, Jake.

ConnieCarpenter Meet the Board Connie Carpenter Phinney 
Connie Carpenter Phinney is the 1984 Olympic Champion for the women’s individual road race. She also was a member of the Winter Olympic Team for Speed Skating. She was a national champion in cycling, crew and speed skating. Connie has a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Colorado and did her undergraduate work at the University of California – Berkeley. Her primary focus is her family, but she is also the organizer of Carpenter/Phinney Bike Camps, founded in 1986. She enjoys sharing her experiences via the written word and as an eloquent and humorous public speaker. She has two children with her husband Davis Phinney, Taylor and Kelsey. Her passions include cycling, Nordic skiing, and watercolor painting. As a board member of the Davis Phinney Foundation, Connie helps to inform and create awareness that will help others in the PD community, especially care partners.

StephenChase Meet the Board Stephen Chase - Board Chair
Stephen Chase is a Director at Lazard Frères, where he advises private equity real estate managers in fund formation and institutional capital markets. He works closely with foundations, endowments, pension funds, and family offices in assessing portfolio needs and possible investments in private funds. Prior to Lazard, Stephen worked for over ten years in institutional equity sales in New York and Minneapolis. He received a BA from Yale University, and resides in Connecticut with his wife and three daughters. He was introduced to the Parkinson’s world when his father was diagnosed with the disease more than ten years ago and has seen firsthand how an active lifestyle, a devoted caregiver, and a healthy dose of babysitting can mitigate the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Stephen is a lover of all things outdoors and an avid skier, cyclist, and soccer coach.

ScottCoe Meet the Board

Scott Coe
Scott Coe is currently a founder and partner at Cultivator Advertising and Design, in Denver. Over a twenty-year career in marketing and advertising, he has worked with a variety of Fortune 500 companies as well as a diverse collection of outdoor lifestyle and travel brands, helping create award-winning advertising campaigns. Prior to his career in advertising, Scott was a travel writer and photographer for an international sailing magazine. An avid cyclist, writer, traveler and father, he lives in Boulder with his wife, Kellie, two daughters, and a recalcitrant Labradoodle named Bailey.

CarinCutler Meet the Board Carin M. Cutler
Carin Cutler is a partner with Gross Hartman LLC in Boulder, Colorado and specializes in corporate and securities law. Carin represents public and private companies and investors in a full range of corporate transactions, including equity and debt financings, M&A transactions, disclosure and reporting requirements, corporate governance and general corporate law matters. Prior to joining Gross Hartman, Carin was a partner at Hogan Lovells, a large, international law firm where she practiced for more than ten years. Carin is an avid cyclist, nordic and downhill skier.

andershyde Meet the Board Anders Hyde – Secretary
Anders Hyde is an analyst with BENTEK Energy, specializing in western U.S. energy markets. As the lead analyst for the West Coast region, he advises BENTEK’s wide array of clients on market fundamentals and has been retained for numerous speaking and consulting engagements. Prior to joining BENTEK, he worked as a commodities analyst with Lehman Brothers in New York. Anders holds a bachelor’s degree in Languages from Dartmouth College. His involvement with the Parkinson’s community began after his father’s diagnosis led him and his family on a search for information and resources that could help them navigate the challenges that come with PD. This journey ultimately led him to the Davis Phinney Foundation, and he is excited to serve the Foundation given the important and inspiring role it has played for his own family. In addition to his involvement with the Davis Phinney Foundation, Anders has twice run the New York Marathon for the Michael J. Fox Foundation and, along with his father, climbed Mt. Washington with The Army of Change.

GlennSibley Meet the Board Glen Sibley
Glen Sibley is President of Fleisher Smyth Brokaw, a real estate development firm headquartered in Denver. His background includes experience in commercial real estate development, acquisition and finance. He founded and remains Managing Principal of Confluence Partners, an environmental insurance firm. Glen was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2006 and met Davis Phinney in 2009. He lives the Foundation’s mission every day by continuing to ski, play tennis, fly fish and ride his bicycle. Currently, he also serves as a Director of Denver Civic Ventures. Formerly, he served as a director of Colorado Public Radio, The Greater Denver Corporation, the Denver (Olympic) Games Committee, Denver’s World Trade Center, as President of the Historic Paramount Foundation and Chair of the Urban Mixed Use Development Council/Urban Land Institute. Glen holds an MBA (University of Denver) and degrees in Business/Economics (University of Puget Sound).

JonathanThorne Meet the Board Jonathan Thorne – Treasurer
Jonathan is President and CEO of Edgeport Surgical, a medical products venture based in Colorado. Prior to Edgeport, Jonathan founded Silverglide Surgical Technologies in 1999. He was President and CEO of Silverglide Surgical until its acquisition by Stryker Corporation in 2006. Silverglide is a medical device company specializing in neurosurgery products. Jonathan received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Wyoming in 1983 and an MBA from The University of Denver in 1994. He grew up with a family member who had Parkinson’s, who was able to live well through daily exercise and positive attitude. Jonathan spends his free time exploring the outdoors of Wyoming and Colorado. He lives with his wife and two children in Boulder.

[R.S.]