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Christina Clark, M.B.A., Term: 2005–2009
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 Ms. Christina Clark, whose son was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 1997, left her career in local politics and community service to establish the Foundation for Interdisciplinary Motor Neuron Medicine (The ALS BioTeam). The foundation has been the catalyst for using interdisciplinary strategies in several ALS research studies relating to drug screening and stem cell research. The ALS BioTeam focuses on accelerating therapeutic opportunities by acting as a voluntary facilitator for inter-academic and industry collaborations.
Ms. Clark is a trustee of the ALS Association (ALSA) and serves on ALSA’s Research and Advocacy Committees, and she often serves as ALSA’s board liaison at scientific meetings. She is a member of the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke oversight committee for a clinical trial. In 1996, she was appointed a commissioner for the State of Michigan Commission on Services to the Aging by Governor John Engler. From 1992 to 2002, Ms. Clark was a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Michigan Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and she was the chapter’s Public Policy Chair from 1996 to 2002.
Ms. Clark has held positions as Vice President of Geonomics, Inc., and as a consultant and Director of Legislative Affairs for the Mutual Insurance Corporation of America and for American Physicians Assurance. She was elected a County Commissioner from Lapeer County, Michigan, and was named Citizen of the Year in 1997. She is the founder and President of Metamora Concerned Citizens Association, which provides a grass-roots base for community advocacy on Superfund, 911 emergency, and other local issues.
Ms. Clark received a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, a master’s degree from Harvard University, and an M.B.A. from Michigan State University. She resides with her husband on their farm in Metamora, Michigan.
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