Dr. Roger J. Packer, MD is Senior Vice-President, Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine, and Chairman of Neurology at the Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC). He is Director of both the Brain Tumor Institute and the Daniel and Jennifer Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Institute. Dr. Packer’s present academic titles include Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at The …
Treasurer, CBTF Mr. James Young, one of the Founding Board Members, is the longstanding Treasurer of the Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation, Inc. His son is a long-term brain tumor survivor, diagnosed in 1991. Mr. Young is grateful that his son, Bryan, has beat the odds and remained stable with an inoperable low-grade tumor that was …
Vice President, Secretary of CBTF Kirsten Baker is the Managing Director at PRISM. Kirsten manages PRISM’s largest commercial account and promotes the development of other internal hires. She recruits, hires, trains and mentors new Recruiting and Sales team members and work with referral networks, continuing to launch careers in creative, technical, niche, executive and other in-demand …
Carol Cornman, Vice President of the Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation, lends her leadership skills to the organization. Each year family, friends, and supporters join Carol and her daughters in celebrating the memory of her husband Geoff Cornman, a victim of a brain tumor many years ago. Carol graduated from the Penn State University with a …
President and Founding Member of CBTF Mrs. Young is the President and one of the Founding members of the Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization founded in 1994 dedicated to supporting research, heightening awareness, and improving the quality of life for children affected by brain tumors. Her dedication to the cause comes from …
Professor PediatricsDirector and Aflac Chair, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine Following his training in pediatrics, pediatric hematology-oncology and neuro-oncology all at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Dr. MacDonald continued to build an academic career that encompasses the clinical, basic and translational research of childhood brain tumors. His work …
