SPINA BIFIDA ASSOCIATION
OF ARIZONA

Benjaman D. Scanlan, President

Ben has lived in Arizona for over 4 years now. He has two children, Kamree 5 & Gabriel 3, and a beautiful wife. He has a Bachelors degree from the University of Utah and an MBA from Arizona State University. He is excited to be able to contribute to the growth of the Spina Bifida Associationof Arizona for many years.

Ron Whiteside, Treasurer

Ron has been involved in the lives of people with Spina Bifida nearly all his life. H e has been an Orthotist for over 25 years and loves working with people in the Spina Bifida community. He has owned his own orthotics company and now works for Hanger.

Michelle Miller, Chair of Support Groups

Michelle has just recently joined the board of directors and is excited to be involved. Michelle has a beautiful 3 years old granddaughter with Spina Bifida who has a smile that brings sunshine to any room.

Nan LaBrose

Nan is a new member to the Board of Directors of the Spina Bifida Association of Arizona. She comes to us from Illinois where, as the mother of a daughter with Spina Bifida, she was active in the organization there as well as various sports and recreational groups for the disabled. She is honored to be able to continue her efforts to enrich the lives of those in the Spina Bifida community.

Alan Potter

Alan served on the Arizona Epilepsy Foundation Board of Di-
rectors for 15 years. He became acquainted with Spina Bifida
when his daughter became pregnant while on anti-seizure medi-
cine and the doctor warned them of the danger of birth defects.
This was the first time that Alan had heard of Spina Bifida de-
spite his interest in medical science. He is well educated and
currently has one year left to achieve his Ph.D. in International
Business Relations.

Lisa Purdy

Lisa is 28 years old and was born with Spina Bifida. She has been to-
gether with her husband Adrian to whom she married in 2007. Lisa
graduated from ASU with a BA degree in Fine Arts and Photography.
She also recently became the mother of a beautiful girl, and currently
works for Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (ABIL).

Sharri Muscarella, Office manager

Sharri has been a Phoenix transplant since 1999 coming from Orlando, Florida with her husband, Jeff, and two sons, Seth & Jordan. Now enjoying the phase of ‘empty nester’, Sharri spends her free time involved with her North Phoenix community and the neighborhood children.

As our new Office Manager, Sharri brings to SBAAZ comprehensive experience in business administration and the non-profit arena.