Community of Advocates: Staff & Volunteers

Laura Fasciano
Director and Founding President
lfasciano@tsfusa.org

Determined to make a difference in the lives of individuals with Turner Syndrome through education, research and support, I founded this organization to advocate for a randomly acquired and complex condition affecting women. Precious lives, families and communities are struggling for answers. 
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Robert A. Fitzgerald, MD
Medical Affairs Liaison
rfitzgerald@tsfusa.org

Robert is working with the Turner Syndrome Foundation while he completes his MBA. As the Medical Affairs Liaison at the Turner Syndrome Foundation, he works to expand existing and plenary programs to educate patients and providers about Turner Syndrome and the myriad comorbidities that come with it. Robert has a special interest in psychiatric component of Turner Syndrome. Before medical school Robert attended the University of Maryland.

Dot Smith
Health Initiatives Coordinator
dsmith@tsfusa.org

As part of the Turner Syndrome Foundation team, I am here to help find solutions to your everyday questions and concerns. Using the abundance of information on our website, my daily communication reaches the person who contacts TSF, whether by e-mail to welcome the new registrant or by phone to share the emotions of a newly diagnosed woman.  

Alexis Gratton
Health Initiatives Coordinator
health@tsfusa.org

As Health Initiatives Coordinator at the Turner Syndrome Foundation, I work to generate and expand research and educational resources for both medical professionals and those affected by TS. To date, I have assisted in the coordination of the Council on Infertility's publication as well as developed numerous resources for the TSF website. I am dedicated to the mission of TSF to ensure that in the near future every women touched by Turner Syndrome will have her questions and concerns answered.

Monica Bobadilla
HR Volunteer Coordinator
volunteer@tsfusa.org

As the volunteer coordinator, my role is to identify and align talent with an opportunity to give back that is both meaningful and rewarding. Each indvidual contributes to the TSF overarching goal for national advocacy through our National Council of State Leaders program. There is an opportunity here for everyone. 

Erin Yanarella
Program Assistant
info@turnersyndromefoundation.org

Erin, a Monmouth County resident and accounting major at Monmouth University, is generously committed to making a difference with data forensics and analysis. 

Maria Ardila
Patient Registry Coordinator
registry@tsfusa.org
My mission at the Turner Syndrome foundation, as a bilingual speaker and writer, is to infuse diversity in our patient outreach to increase education and facilitate support to all young girls, and women with Turner Syndrome. It’s highly important to me that our families know we are here to help, communicate, and bring comfort in more than one language.

Olivia Gonzales
Marketing & Publicity
media@tsfusa.org

Being a part of the Turner Syndrome Foundation, to me, means that I can contribute to those dealing with TS alone. My goal for Turner Syndrome Foundation is that we make the awareness of this cause even greater and find support for the girls and women living with Turner Syndrome. I plan to use my skills in media and publicity to open up a whole new world to people unaware of TS and broaden the foundation’s horizons.

Jessica Gets
Reasearch Intern
jgets@tsfusa.org

I am a studen to Brandeis University in pursuite of a major in Health: Science, Society, and Policy with a minor in Biology. I am an athlete on the BU fencing team and an active member of Russian Club. In my free time, I enjoy drawing and taking pictures. After graduation, I plan to attend medical school and pursue a career as an ophthalmologist. My mission at Turner Syndrome Foundation is to raise awareness and enhance medical care of those affected by Turner syndrome. I will accomplish this mission through advocacy, networking, and educating myself and others through my research efforts.