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Our Team

Lisa Thornton

Lisa Thornton

President

Lisa Broderick Thornton has been the President of the Utah Prader-Willi Syndrome Association for the last 16...

Duff Gardner

Duff Gardner

Treasurer

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Kirsten Bailey

Kirsten Bailey

Board Member

Kirsten is the mother of 3 children and has served on the Board of the Utah Prader-Willi Syndrome Association for the past 14...

Pam Tobler

Pam Tobler

Board Member

Pamela Hawkes Tobler was the President of the Utah Prader-Willi Syndrome Association from August 1996-January 1998...

Nick Travis

Nick Travis

Board Member

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Chase Beadles

Chase Beadles

Board Member

Chase Beadles and his wife, Andi, are new to the Utah Prader-Willi Syndrome Association board. They joined the Prader-Willi ...

Andi Beadles

Andi Beadles

Vice President

Andi Beadles and her husband, Chase, are new to the Utah Prader-Willi Syndrome Association board. They joined the Prader-Willi ...

Michelle Holbrook

Michelle Holbrook

Board Member

May 1994 took the Holbrook’s on a path less traveled at the birth of their son Curtis, now 27 years old with Prader-Willi Syndrome.

Delores Baker

Delores Baker

Board Member

Delores and her husband Scott stumbled upon the Utah Prader-Willi community 16 years ago when their special needs...

Bryce Bergen

Bryce Bergen

Board Member

Bryce has been involved with the UPWSA since 2011 when his oldest daughter Willow was born with PWS. Bryce grew up in Evanston,...

Alyssa Nielson

Alyssa Nielson

Board Member

Alyssa Nielsen lives in Cache Valley with her husband Shawn. Together they have four children. They enjoy spending time...

Sid Thornton

Sid Thornton

Board Member

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Ellie Saltern

Ellie Saltern

Secretary

Ellie and her husband Jon became part of the Utah Prader-Willi community 19 years ago when their son, Nathan...

Lynn Manning

Lynn Manning

Board Member

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Danny Shelton

Danny Shelton

Board Member

I was born and raised in Utah. I went to Brighton High School and graduated from BYU in finance. I owned several restaurants ...

Allyson Larkins

Allyson Larkins

Board Member

Allyson Evans Larkins danced professionally with Ballet West for 11 years and received her BFA degree from the University of Utah...

Jon Saltern

Jon Saltern

Board Member

Jon and his wife Ellie became part of the Utah Prader-Willi community 19 years ago when their son, Nathan...

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