About usParkinson Advisory council Parkinson Advisory council The Parkinson Advisory Council (PAC) contributes to our mission by ensuring the voice of people affected by Parkinson’s disease is integrated in everything we do. The PAC is a diverse and inclusive representation of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s, care partners, family members and others with lived experience from a broad range of backgrounds who represent diverse genders, expertise, socio-economic levels and cultural demographics. To get in touch with the PAC email pac@parkinson.ca. Purpose To advise and make recommendations to the CEO on key programs and strategy decisions that address the unmet needs of people affected by Parkinson’s To inform the Parkinson Canada patient engagement strategy To promote the inclusion of the perspectives of people living with Parkinson’s across all areas at Parkinson Canada To champion the vision, mission and initiatives of Parkinson Canada with the Parkinson community across Canada To represent the PAC on additional internal Committees to ensure consistency and facilitate knowledge exchange Members Bob de Wit British Columbia Brendan McGlynn Alberta Brock Carlton Ontario Caroline Thornton Ontario Chuck Bridges Nova Scotia Doug Edmond Manitoba Glenda Doucet-Boudreau Nova Scotia Jon Affleck Ontario Li Jiang Ontario Liz Loewen (Vice-Chair) Manitoba Mona Baumgarten Québec Robert Kuhn (Chair) British Columbia Brian Campkin Ontario Kelly Orban Saskatchewan Sarah Hoyles Alberta The 2024 Parkinson Advisory Council Jon Affleck Mona Baumgarten Chuck Bridges Brock Carlton Lloyd Cowin Manon Day Glenda Doucet-Boudreau Doug Edmond Li Jiang Steven Iseman Liz Loewen (Vice-Chair) Brendan McGlynn Robert Kuhn (Chair) Caroline Thornton Bob de Wit