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LHON Connect Zoom Event Leaders
Please meet current volunteer leaders of LHON Connect Zoom events. Select any name to open a window on this page where you can read their bio and inspiration for leading an LHON Connect Zoom event.
If there is a specific individual you would like to contact, please send an email to connect@lhon.org.
LHON Connect Zoom Event Leaders
Demographic-Based Events

Affected Teens, Affected Young Adults
Jessica Loomer

Affected Teens, Affected Young Adults
Xavier Marsh

Affected Women
Nancy Holmes

Dads of
LHON-Affected
Jim Tolve

Dads of
LHON-Affected
Tony Wright

LHON Sisterhood
Scarlet Keolanui

Moms of
LHON-Affected
Hope Gelbach

Moms of
LHON-Affected
Rashell Lewis

Onset at 60+
Howard Sumner

Spouses/Partners
of LHON-Affected
Justin Keenan

Spouses/Partners of LHON-Affected
Jerrie Lore
Symptoms or Mutation-Based Events

3460 Mutation
Patrick Doolittle

Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Paul Lore

LHON-MS
Marci Belk

LHON Plus
Josie Kozack
Topic-Based Events

Assistive Technology
Sara Nappi

LHON Live!
Jessica Loomer

Navigating Education
Courtney Dignan

Navigating Employment
Zak Turner

Parenting with LHON
Maria Johnson

Parenting with LHON
Chris Lawton
US Region-Based Events

Northeast
John Knox

Northeast
Howard Sumner

Northeast
Jim Tolve

Southeast
Brian Haas

Southeast
Jessica Knight

Midwest
Jennifer Malecha

South Central
Donna Basse

West
Bob Banks

West
Patrick Doolittle
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