Board of Directors
Photo Credit: Helen Carlson, Ph.D, Alberta Children’s Hospital
Board of Directors
Heather Fullerton, MD, MAS
President
Neurologist
University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital
San Francisco, United States
(2019-2025)
Maja Steinlin, MD
Vice Chair
Neurologist
University Children’s Hospital Bern
Bern, Switzerland
(2019-2025)
Lori Jordan, MD, PhD
Treasurer
Neurologist
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville, United States
(2019-2025)
Mary Kay Ballasiotes
Board Member
Executive Director of International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke/Patient Advocate
Charlotte, United States
(2021-2027)
Francesca Fedeli
Board Member
President of FightTheStroke Foundation and Patient Advocate
Milan, Italy
(2022-2028)
Adam Kirton, MD
Board Member
Neurologist
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Alberta, Canada
(2019-2025)
Manoëlle Kossorotoff, MD
Board Member
Neurologist
Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Paris, France
(2020-2026)
Mark Ladendorf
Board Member
Director, Relationship Management
TIAA Kaspick
Boston, United States
(2022-2028)
Mark Mackay, MD, PhD
Board Member
Neurologist
The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
(2019-2025)
Adam Rennie, MB, BS, BMSc, FRCR
Board Member
Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London, United Kingdom
(2020-2026)
Jim Rhodes
Board Member
Vice President, HRIS at Emerson & Parent/Patient Advocate
St. Louis, United States
(2021-2027)
Brad Schlaggar, MD, PhD
Board Member
Neurologist
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, United States
(2019-2025)
Edward Smith, MD
Board Member
Neurosurgeon
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, United States
(2019-2025)
Admin Team
Kathleen Colao, MPH, CCRP
IPSO Membership Manager
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Maria Kuchherzki, CCRP
IPSO Financial Manager
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Jude Ross
IPSO Conference Manager
Podium
Glasgow, Scotland