Angelman Today January / February edition 2014 | Page 17

Welcome our new Board members
Please join the Angelman Syndrome Foundation in welcoming two fathers to individuals with AS to the
Board of Directors

Tim Bousum
Justin Grill
Justin Grill is a board-certified emergency
medicine physician and covers three emergency
rooms for Emergency Health Partners along
Michigan’s Lake Michigan shore, and was recently
appointed as Assistant Director of Medical
Education for Mercy Health. A public speaker
and expert regarding emergency issues with
individuals with Angelman syndrome, Justin and
his wife, Carrie, are parents to four-year-old Noah,
who is diagnosed with Angelman syndrome, and
his siblings, two-year-old Daniel and 10-monthold Hannah. The Grill family has been involved
with the ASF since Noah’s diagnosis in 2011,
and has held fundraisers in their hometown of
Spring Lake, Mich. Says Justin, “As a parent and
a physician, I have a keen interest in Angelman
syndrome research and in supporting innovative
projects that bring treatments to individuals with
Angelman syndrome. Education is also a major
component of my medical practice so I also have
an interest in how we can best educate parents
and caregivers of individuals with Angelman
syndrome and the general community, and I
hope to use my skills in these areas to further
support the Angelman syndrome community.”

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Tim Bousum works in specialty sales with
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. He and his
wife, Maiya Dos, an architect with TriPyramid
Structures, have two children: six-year-old
Cooper, and three-year-old Bode, who was
diagnosed with Angelman syndrome in 2011.
Residents of Ipswich, Mass., the Bousum family
are active supporters of the ASF, and have
raised more than $45,000 during the last three
years for the ASF National Walk site in Boston.
Says Tim, “By joining the Board of Directors, I
hope to further raise awareness of Angelman
syndrome in our communities and contribute
to the vision of improving the lives of our loved
ones with Angelman syndrome. I have seen
first hand what this organization can do—from
opening Angelman syndrome clinics at major
teaching hospitals, to the Biennial Conferences
that balance research, medical care, science and
day-to-day living strategies at the family level,
to funding groundbreaking research, the ASF i ›XZ