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WPC Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Parkinson Community Recipients
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Soania Mathur, BSC, MD, CCFP
Dr. Soania Mathur is a family physician living outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada who
had to resign her practice as a result of her Young Onset Parkinson's Disease a full twelve
years after her diagnosis at age 27. Now she is a dedicated speaker, writer, educator
and Parkinson's advocate. She speaks passionately about the challenges of adjusting
physically and emotionally and the coping strategies available to patients to take charge
of their lives, to live well with Parkinson’s.
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Lorraine Ramig, PhD, SLP-CCC
Dr. Ramig is a Research Professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder, an Adjunct
Professor at Columbia University-New York City and Chief Scientific Officer of LSVT
Global-Tucson. For thirty years, Dr. Ramig has been leading the research team that
pioneered LSVT LOUD, the first evidence-based speech treatment for Parkinson disease
(PD). Dr. Ramig led the NIH-funded research team that pioneered LSVT LOUD, the first
evidence-based speech treatment for Parkinson disease, currently being delivered in
60 countries.
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Susanna Lindvall, BS Chem
An organic chemist by profession, Ms. Lindvall has been the vice-president of the
European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA) since 2005 where she has been the
driving force of the EPDA Awareness Campaign “Life with Parkinson’s.” Ms. Lindvall
has always promoted the importance of research, and collaboration between patients,
healthcare professionals, academia and industry in order to improve care and services
for those living with Parkinson’s disease. She has served as president of both the Swedish
Parkinson's Disease Association, and the Swedish Parkinson Foundation, and is a
co-founder of the Swedish Parkinson Academy.
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WPC Robin A. Elliott Award for Service to the Community Recipients
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Nancy Tingey, OAM, CF, MA, BA
Ms. Tingey is a caregiver and art facilitator who, following her husband’s diagnosis with Parkinson’s, founded
Painting with Parkinson’s in Canberra Australia, the longest running art program in the
world designed specifically to address Parkinson’s symptoms and running continuously
for nearly 25 years. She holds an Order of Australia Medal for services to community
health.
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Sara Lew Lai Heong
Ms. Lew, President of the Malaysian Parkinson’s Disease Association (MPDA) has been
serving the association for the past 24 years. Sara became involved in Parkinson’s work
in 1995 because of her late father who had Parkinson’s disease for 21 years before
he passed away in 2011. Her work to improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s
includes securing more cost-affordable medications across Malaysia, getting Parkinson’s
designated as a disability, which increased services and benefits from the government,
and helping to secure funding to purchase a permanent a home for the organization’s
members to be able to meet regularly and get the support they need.
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