OUR TEAM
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Clarence Pouncey
President
Joe Hawley
Vice President
Burton Clark
Finance Chair
J. Gary Ellis
Mission Chair
Michael Tapley
Development Co-Chair
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kasey Helms
Lamar Clark
Robert Coker
Treasure
EMERITUS DIRECTORS
ADVISORY BOARD
Ed Finch
Michael S. Fitts
Robby Hazzard
Alice Major
Mike Rowland
Lloyd Wilson
JUNIOR BOARD
Mary Ruth Bean
Alana Colafrancesco
Rebecca Chambliss
Maddie Dingmann
Jessica Finch
Leigh Anne Fleming
​Kat Gannon
Neda Ilieva
Mary Louis Quinn
Anna Stoll
Abby Tracy
Zoe Vanche
Jhodi Webster
STAFF
Amy Benson
Director of Development
and Events
Ellen Hicks
Director of Care Navigation
Kim Warren
Administrative Assistant
PERSONALLY CONNECTED
Katie Payne
PAA’s mission is important to me because of our dedication to innovative research with our partners like UAB.
Leigh Ann Fleming
I watched how Parkinson’s and its progression affected not only my dad, as the patient, but also my mom, as his primary caregiver.
Alice Major
My husband was diagnosed with PD in 1994 and struggled with PD for 24 years.
Dr. John Riser, MD
I have treated patients with PD for 30+ years and have a therapy program for PD patients within our neurological practice.