Don joined the MSA Coalition in 1998 and is one of the originating Board members. Don became connected to multiple system atrophy as a result of his marketing career in the pharmaceutical industry, where he worked on two products commonly prescribed to people with MSA. In his 23 years of volunteer service, Don has played an invaluable leadership role in building the MSA Coalition into a world-class charitable organization. In 2012, it was his vision to expand the organization from primarily being a support group into a nonprofit that also funded research and developed educational programming.