Janet Hieshetter has served as Executive Director of the Dystonia Medical
Research Foundation since 2004. Janet has over 20 years experience in
association and healthcare-related settings. Previous positions include
Director of Community Resource Development at TRIOLOGY, Inc. and Senior
Director/Interim Executive Director of the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
She earned a BA in Health Sciences from Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo,
Michigan.
Janet is the primary media contact for the Dystonia Medical Research
Foundation. She is knowledgeable in key issues of dystonia and movement
disorders including funding for research, support systems for the diagnosed,
resources for the undiagnosed, and advocacy campaigns for public awareness.
Janet has appeared in The Daily Herald,
on ABC – WLS Chicago; ABC - KSTP Minneapolis, CBS – WCCO Minneapolis,
FoxNews.com, and other national and regional news outlets.
Contact Janet Hieshetter at 312 755 0198 or jhieshetter@dystonia-foundation.org