Co-Founder / International Director

Lynn Pelton, RN

Clinical Nurse Specialist

lynn@ggmusa.org

Vice President

Cyril Faulkner, CMA

CFO, Wizard International

Bothell, WA

Treasurer, African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest

Member, Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club

cyril@ggmusa.org 

Co-Founder / Secretary

Jim Pelton, MD

Dept of Radiation Oncology

Overlake Hospital,

Bellevue, WA

jim@ggmusa.org

Treasurer

Nick Smith

Financial Analyst

Boeing Company

Renton, WA

nick@ggmusa.org


Board Member

Jerry Staples, MT (ASCP) SBB

Former Director of Laboratory Services

Overlake Hospital, Bellevue, WA

 

Currently residing in Freetown, Sierra Leone

In Country Operations supervisor GGM USA

Operations Supervisor GGM SL

Laboratory Director, GGM Free Medical Clinic

jerry@ggmusa.org

 

Board Member & Webmaster

Paula Scott-Ginn

Marketing Coordinator & Service Dog Resource Center

Pet Partners (formerly Delta Society)

Bellevue, WA 

Bellevue College Student

Web Design

paula@ggmusa.org

Board Member

Pamila Keech, MD

Nephrologist

Eastside Nephrology and Hypertension

Bellevue, WA

pam@ggmusa.org

Board Member

Melicent Smith, MS,RD,CNSC

Clinical Dietitian

Overlake Hospital, Bellevue, WA

 

Volunteer Coordinator Beat The Bird Fun Run and Disabiity Sports Association

mel@ggmusa.org

Board Member

Brooke Stover

Elementary School Teacher

Cherrycrest Elementary

Bellevue, WA

 

Volunteer Coordinator Lansana Education Assistance Program L.E.A.P.

brooke@ggmusa.org

Board Member

Dean Wagner

Finance Manager

Group Health Research Institute

Seattle, WA

dean@ggmusa.org

Board Member

Sydney Hodge, RN

Volunteer Coordinator for International Travel

sydney@ggmusa.org

 

 

ADVISORY BOARD

 

Dr. Edward E. Leonard II, MD

18 years of experience in private practice in Bellevue, WA

Infectious Disease Medicine, Board Certified

Education:

Graduated 1994, University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine

Residency Training from the University of Washington 1994-1997

Infectious Disease Fellowship from Stanford University 1998-2002

Honors

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship for Medical Students 1991-1992

Chief Medical Resident University of Washington 1997-1998

Howard Hughes Medical Research for Physician Trainers 1999-2002