Pennsylvania

State Directors

Patti Lightner
Harrisburg, PA
lightner.patti@gmail.com
717-657-1792

Gerry Haines
Bethlehem, PA
Brignal1@aol.com
610-868-3510

Assistant State Directors

Ann Connor
Newtown Square, PA
ahc822@comcast.net

Laurie Sanders
Pittsburgh, PA
lhs5@pitt.edu

Carolyn Stephenson
Hanover, PA
cstephenson8@gmail.com

The Parkinson Council

For events in the Philadelphia area, see www.theparkinsoncouncil.org.

Parkinson’s Disease-Related Federal Funding in Pennsylvania

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Non American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Non-ARRA)
•    Thomas Jefferson University
•    University of Pennsylvania
•    Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
•    University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
•    Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Total Non-ARRA funding $8,476,101

Actual ARRA
•    University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
•    Thomas Jefferson University

Total ARRA funding $1,264,999

Department of Veterans Affairs Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education and Clinical Centers (PADRECC) and Consortium Sites
•    Philadelphia PADRECC in Philadelphia, PA
•    VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive Division in Pittsburgh, PA

Department of Defense (DoD)
Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Parkinson's Research (NETPR) program grantees:
•    We know of no DoD Parkinson’s grantees in Pennsylvania.