Mission

The Parkinson’s Project is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to transforming the way Parkinson’s care is provided by creating a model living environment that inspires life, dignity and compassion. It is led by a volunteer board of directors:

Board of Directors

Toby Erickson

Co-President, Executive Director, Juvenile Diabetes Association, Seattle Guild

Heidi Adam

Co-President, Community Volunteer

Thomas L. Berger

Founder, Berger Partnerships, Landscape Architects.

Michael Canatsey

Founder, Canatsey and Associates, Architect

Owen Roberts

Founder, Robers Wygal, Builder

Laura Marquez-Garret

Attorney, Lane Powell

Jim Marsh

President, Washington Mentors

Michelle Peterson

Attorney, Lane Powell

Staff

Monica Flora

Administrator – Monica(at)ParkinsonsProject(dot)org*

*Please replace (at) in the email address with @ and the (dot) with an actual dot (e.g., “.”). It is written this way to prevent our addresses from being picked up by spammers.

History of the Parkinson’s Project

In 2002, a group of people with similar challenges in finding quality care for loved ones with Parkinson’s disease, came together to form the Puget Sound Housing Alliance for Parkinson’s Disease (PuSH for PD). They saw a great community need for a place which offered the expertise to provide high quality care for people with a complex and unpredictable illness, as well as a caring and encouraging living environment.

For the past eight years, this group of people has interviewed people living with Parkinson’s, their families, residential care providers and physicians. They have consulted architects as well as landscape and interior designers. They have raised funds toward achieving their goal.

Today, they are the Parkinson’s Project. They have a plan in place to create a vibrant, healthy, supportive place for people with Parkinson’s to live with optimism, confidence and companionship. And they are looking for people to donate and help.