Experience

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  Hope knows no boundaries

  • Encinitas, CA

  • Founder and President

    • May 2013 - Present
    • Encinitas, CA

    HKNB, 501c3, non-Profit, is focused on connecting the dots between patients, medical specialists, and insurance companies. We provide tools for patients to advocate for themselves and their family members, help the medical field to engage the patient in their medical journey, and work with insurance companies to pay for new technologies that can help with diagnosis and treatments. We have a focus on advancing personalized medicine, whole genome sequencing, and other technologies that continue to advance diagnosis and treatment.

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  • Patient Advocate, Speaker

    • 2003 - Present

    Speak at medical and scientific conferences, some of which include keynote at Cold Spring Harbor Labs Genomic Conference, keynote at Scripp's Future of Genomic Medicine conference, keynote at Cleveland Clinic's Genomic Conference, Milken Global Conference, NIH's Celebration of Science, and others, sharing our personal journey with the medical field and whole genome sequencing.Share our family's personal journey through media opportunities, such as NOVA, Discovery Health Channel, the Today Show, Good Morning America, and others, to reach patients that need hope and strength to continue fighting for their medical needs.Featured in hundreds of publications, such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Nature, and others, to highlight the success of our journey with Personalized Medicine.Advocate for patients by helping them navigate the medical arena. Introduce patients to medical professionals that are needed, including labs that are doing whole genome or full exome sequencing.

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  Century 21

  • Oklahoma City, OK and Phoenix, AZ

  • Real Estate Agent

    • 1986 - 2003
    • Oklahoma City, OK and Phoenix, AZ

    Real Estate Sales Associate in Phoenix, AZ.Worked at Century 21 corporate office in Phoenix, AZ.Top producer in number one Century 21 office in Oklahoma City.Managed number one Century 21 office in Oklahoma City.