Linda DeLessio, Bettendorf, IA, has joined the National MS Society North Central States Chapter Board of Trustees. In order for the chapter to reach its lofty goals in fundraising and client services, it is crucial to have a group of talented, engaged board members to provide leadership and governance. Linda's skills were identified as fitting these objectives.
Linda grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and moved to Madison, WI for medical school in 1986. She completed her pediatric residency and began working as a pediatrician in a group practice in Madison until 1998 when she moved to Bettendorf, IA. She is currently employed as a pediatrician on a part time basis for Genesis Health Group -Pediatrics in Bettendorf, Iowa. Linda first became involved with the chapter by attending the Taste of Generosity. She then joined the committee in 2007. Linda has witnessed MS firsthand. Her mother was diagnosed in 1982 and her sister-in-law was diagnosed 5 years ago. She enjoys traveling, golfing and gardening as well as spending time with her husband, Steve, and their three children, Nick, Julianne, and Marie.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- The National MS Society helps each person address the challenges of living with MS through our 50-state network of chapters.
- The North Central States Chapter serves North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa.
- Through our home office and 50-state network of chapters, we fund more MS research, provide more services to people with MS, offer more professional education and further more advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world.
- The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. We are people who want to do something about MS now. Join the movement at www.nationalmssociety.org.
About Multiple Sclerosis
- Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system.
- Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The advancement, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS.
- Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with more than twice as many women as men being diagnosed with the disease.
- MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S. and 2.5 million worldwide.
