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National Parkinson Foundation Announces Its New President and CEO
Date:3/19/2008

l bring both experience and a fresh perspective to NPF and we look forward to working with her to create and sustain NPF's future as a best-in-breed nonprofit dedicated to serving Parkinson's disease patients."

At the Michael J Fox Foundation, Ms. Oberdorf worked with the Board and the senior management team to lead strategic task forces on research directions, fundraising and board governance issues. In addition, she was responsible for developing public policy positions, serving as liaison to the Parkinson's community, and overseeing marketing and communications for the Foundation.

Before joining the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Ms. Oberdorf was Vice President, Corporate Public Relations at Aetna Inc. Among her accomplishments at Aetna was helping develop a strategic model of consumer-centric health care for the future. Before that, she held a variety of positions in banking and financial services for Lehman Brothers, Chemical Bank and Merrill Lynch and in financial public relations for Burson Marsteller. Ms. Oberdorf holds an A.B. degree from Rutgers University, cum laude, and an M.A. degree from Northern Illinois University.

Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Miami, Fla., NPF has invested over $150 million in fulfillment of its mission to provide care, education, and support services for persons whose lives are affected by Parkinson's disease. Currently, NPF's programs include a network of 58 institutions worldwide that have achieved designation as NPF Centers of Excellence, Care Centers and Outreach Centers, and 46 affiliated Chapters. Additionally, NPF's signature programs include the Young Onset Parkinson Network Conference, the Community Partners for Parkinson Care outreach initiative, and Allied Team Training for Parkinson (ATTP). ATTP is a unique interdisciplinary training program which has trained more than 750 health care professionals in the assessment and treatment of Parkinson disease.

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