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LINDA S. BERK, MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY Diagnosed with VHL in 2003, Linda is now volunteering her time to various institutions. She is an Activities Leader with Caring Canines, a Club with The Seeing Eye, a Room Mom and your basic chauffeur for her two children, one of whom also has VHL. Previously, she worked for a Philadelphia law firm as a Paralegal. She has over 20 years of legal experience. “Being on the Board will enable me to ensure that diagnosis is done early and treatment/monitoring are received in a quick fashion, especially for kids. I also hope that with my background I can bring VHL to light. With my legal experience, I hope that I can streamline grants and paperwork to get things done faster with government and local agencies. I also hope to lend an ear to those who need an impartial listener.”	Linda Berk
ROBERT R. LYDON, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Bob attended Loras College in Dubuque Iowa, where he majored in Business Administration. He is CEO of the National Tax Review Service (NTRS), helping to ensure that clients have taken all legally allowable deductions. He is very active in the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce and other business councils, as well as his church. In 1987 Bob had 6 hemangioblastomas removed from his cerebellum. Bob inherited VHL from his mother’s side and since has had multiple surgeries and procedures on his brain, spine, eye, liver, kidney, pancreas, bone, and lung. Bob’s favorite past time is spending time with his wife Ellen and daughter Cristine.	Bob Lydon
JEANNE McCOY, GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA Jeanne McCoy is an active community volunteer, serving the Junior League, the American Cancer Society, the Greenville County Legal Auxiliary, and her children’s school. A former French teacher with degrees from Wake Forest and the University of Georgia, Jeanne is now a stay-at-home mother to her three children. Her husband, Ellison, is a labor and employment law attorney. Jeanne was diagnosed with VHL in 2003, less than a year after her mother’s diagnosis. Her grandmother lived to the age of 82 despite suffering blindness and other ill effects of VHL. Since her diagnosis, Jeanne has had two neurosurgeries and two kidney surgeries. Jeanne’s personal and family experience with VHL have led her to be a vocal advocate for those whose lives have been impacted by VHL and cancer in general. Jeanne intends to use her board membership as an opportunity to develop additional outreach programs regarding VHL.	Jeanne McCoy
BILL S. SCHEITLER, LeMARS, IOWA Bill and his wife Judy, a registered nurse at Floyd Valley Hospital in LeMars, have three children. Son Bill and his wife Jane live on the family farm with their three children; Richard and his wife Jennifer live in Sterling, Virginia; Jodi and her husband Matt live in LeMars, Iowa with their two children. Bill is president and CEO of S&H Marketing in Remsen, Iowa, an agricultural consulting firm. Bill has traveled throughout this country and approximately 16 other countries representing the United States, the State of Iowa, and the Cattle industry. “Communication, education and research are the three areas of focus that I believe are extremely important to the VHL Family Alliance. These areas of interest need to be addressed throughout this country and the world community.“	Bill Scheitler
CHRISTOL SORRELL, PERU, NEW YORK Christol Sorrell is an Accountant and an Adjunct Professor in Business Administration. She has a BA in Business Management and a minor in Accounting. She will be receiving her Master’s in Adult Education with a concentration in Human Resources in the Spring of 2009. Diagnosed with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) in 1994. She has had several surgeries to remove tumors from her spine and brain stem. Her kidneys and pancreas must be monitored regularly to watch the tumors that are present. Her current tumors have pushed her need to explore more options and to see what can be done to help her and others with this disorder.	Christol Sorrell

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As printed in the VHL Family Forum 15:2, May 2007. For permission to reprint, please contact VHL Family Alliance, editor@vhl.org. Further information is available from the VHL Family Alliance, info@vhl.org.