🧠 Let's Talk Brain Health!

Mind: Krystal is a Doctor of Behavioral Health with a background in the behavioral sciences (psychology of aging, gerontology, and sociology). She is a Senior Atlantic Fellow with the Global Brain Health Institute, where she was the first scholar from the United States to complete her residency training at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland on dementia prevention and the social determinants of brain health. She has an unwavering commitment to promote brain health equity to individuals of all ages and the communities she serves.

Body: Krystal is currently prioritizing the restfulness aspects of her brain wellness. For years she has worked to manage her own neurological health issues which impact her sleep. She is also exploring different types of meditation and striving to make this a daily practice. (Drumming is currently her favorite but she prefers this experience with a group!)

Heart: Krystal can typically be found curled up reading a good book (likely related to the brain) with her weighted dog blankets and a fat cat. Her adorable, fun, witty nieces and nephews make her heart smile along with her handsome husband Jake.

Mind: Jon grew up in Charleston, West Virginia. He graduated from the Emory University School of Medicine and completed Adult Neurology training at UNC-Chapel Hill before doing advanced training in Neurophysiology at the University of Virginia and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Body: Jon is a multi-decade advocate for health and wellness topics and “runs the run.” He has been running and training year around for 22 years and completed multiple Boston marathons and numerous ultra-marathons. He still runs 50 miles per week. When he’s not running, eating, sleeping, or working, he walks his 10-year-old rescue dog, Sophie.

Heart: Jon met his partner when she was at Duke Medical School and they moved to the San Francisco Bay Area just over 20 years ago to join the Permanente Medical Group. He recently co-developed a Brain Health Program at Renown Health. He is part of a core team of clinicians, experts, and advocates creating a state-wide Memory Network to serve the Nevada community better.

Mind: LeAnne has a master’s degree in education with a focus on health education. She is also a trained facilitator for the evidence-based Savvy Caregiver Program. She has first-hand caregiver experience with her live-in aging parents, helping them to maintain their quality of life despite complex health care needs. She is passionate about educating the community in practical ways they can learn to support their brain health and wellness.

Body: LeAnne walks three miles every morning with a friend. She is also trying to develop a consistent yoga and meditation practice – but this is a work in progress!

Heart: LeAnne loves to read (several different genres) and binge watch television series online (medical, law or family dramas). She and her husband Ron are avid soccer fans, having followed their two adult sons through all levels of youth, high school, and college soccer. Her older son is a local high school assistant soccer coach and her younger son is a professional soccer player – so the journey continues.