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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.

Demographic-Based Events

Jessica Loomer

Affected Teens, Affected Young Adults
Jessica Loomer

Xavier Marsh

Affected Teens, Affected Young Adults
Xavier Marsh

Nancy Holmes

Affected Women
Nancy Holmes

Jim Tolve

Dads of 
LHON-Affected
Jim Tolve

Tony Wright

Dads of 
LHON-Affected

Tony Wright

Scarlet Keolanui

LHON Sisterhood
Scarlet Keolanui

Hope Gelbach

Moms of 
LHON-Affected
Hope Gelbach

Rashell Lewis

Moms of 
LHON-Affected
Rashell Lewis

Howard Sumner

Onset at 60+
Howard Sumner

Justin Keenan

Spouses/Partners
of LHON-Affected

Justin Keenan

Jerrie Lore

Spouses/Partners of LHON-Affected
Jerrie Lore

Symptoms or Mutation-Based Events

Patrick Doolittle

3460 Mutation
Patrick Doolittle

Paul Lore

Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Paul Lore

Marci Belk

LHON-MS
Marci Belk

Josie Kozack

LHON Plus
Josie Kozack

Topic-Based Events

Sara Nappi

Assistive Technology
Sara Nappi

Jessica Loomer

LHON Live!
Jessica Loomer

Courtney Dignan

Navigating Education
Courtney Dignan

Zak Turner

Navigating Employment
Zak Turner

Maria Johnson

Parenting with LHON
Maria Johnson

Chris Lawton

Parenting with LHON
Chris Lawton

US Region-Based Events

John Knox

Northeast
John Knox

Howard Sumner

Northeast
Howard Sumner

Jim Tolve

Northeast
Jim Tolve

Brian Haas

Southeast
Brian Haas

Jessica Knight

Southeast
Jessica Knight

Donna Basse

South Central
Donna Basse

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