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Home  About Us  The Memorial Park  The Buried Truth  In Memory Of  Articles  Fatality Citations  Autopsy Reports  National Statistics  State Statistics  Become a Member  In the News  Our Physicians  Educational Links  Comments  Contact Us	Board of Directors: Melanie Reber, BA, MLA, Associate ASLA Executive Director Lucy Barnes Patient Liaison Director Susan Williams, BS Developmental Director   Our Board of Directors is composed entirely of patient volunteers who have Lyme disease and other tickborne co-infections. We have come together from across the Nation to unite in one cause; that being to offer support and education to all who seek information concerning tickborne diseases. Melanie Reber has been involved with patient support and advocacy on local, state, national and international levels since 2003, when she helped to co-found the Colorado Support System. In 2006, with the passing of yet another TBD associated fatality, she merged her profession as a Landscape Architect and her passion as a Lyme advocate by initiating The National Lyme Disease Memorial Park Project. Lucy Barnes has been involved with patient education and support since the mid 1980's.  She is the founder and director of the Lyme Disease Education and Support Groups of America and President of the non-profit group, "After The Bite", organized in 1986. Susan Williams is involved with advocacy in many areas. Utilizing her degree in Community Health Education, in 2005 she founded the non-profit organization Comfort 4 Kids. She currently serves as the Vice-President of Development for the Texas Lyme Disease Association, and is also one of the main contributors with her writing skills for the Public Health Alert, an integrative health publication on chronic illnesses.   Contributing Consultants: Genevieve James, M.Arch., MLA Facility Architect Sharon Hawkes Research Assistant Paula Halbur Research Assistant Very special thanks go to Cheryl of LymeInfo and to Karen J. "Rose"  (2007) who dedicated her final years to us all with information and love.   Our Contributing Consultants are composed of individuals that have most generously volunteered their time and expertise to help bring this project to fruition. It has been an honor and a privilege to collaborate with this group of individuals and we most sincerely thank each for their contributions.
"You may not think you can reach it- Climb anyway. You may not think you'll be heard- Speak anyway. You may not think you can change things- Try anyway." -Maya Angelou
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