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Our Mission
To create a community of support for those living with Parkinson's. The National Parkinson's Association exists to help increase access to best practices and critical resources by building a collaborative model for enhanced patient performance, medical education, and expert-level training for non-surgical practitioners, no matter where in the world they reside.
Team Bios
Tom House, Co-Founder & Spokesperson
Tom House has spent his life chasing the science behind human performance.
In the 1970s, he pitched eight seasons in Major League Baseball with the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Seattle Mariners—most famously catching Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run.
Yet, it was after his playing days that Tom truly made his mark.
Becoming known as the “throwing whisperer,” Tom pioneered the marriage of biomechanics, psychology, and coaching. He has worked with some of the greatest athletes of our time—helping baseball legends like Nolan Ryan and football icons like Drew Brees and Tom Brady unlock new levels of performance. Brady once credited Tom’s philosophy of “re-learning” as the secret to extending his career: training yourself to undo habits built over thousands of reps and discovering new ways to grow when most would decline.
But life threw Tom a different kind of challenge. Fifteen years ago, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Where others might have stepped away, Tom leaned in.
Drawing on a lifetime of coaching the world’s elite, he now applies the same science of movement and mindset to his own fight—and to others battling Parkinson’s through his work with the National Parkinson’s Association.
Phil Hicks, Co-Founder & Interim Executive Director
Phil is the managing owner of Sole Solutions- an elite business consultancy serving small and midsized organizations in the areas of strategic planning, business development, organizational growth, and change management.
Phil is a well-respected business coach that works regularly with some of the nation's top executives and entrepreneurs. Phil currently serves as the Head of Athlete & Agency Partnerships for Tom House Sports and is an advisory board member for the National Pitching Association.
Prior to launching his business coaching and consultancy practice, Phil served as VP of Development at Big Green, an international nonprofit by Kimbal Musk. There, he drove impactful business growth and leadership. Earlier, Phil led Business Development at Angel Armor and was National Sales Manager at OtterBox, both Blue Ocean Enterprise firms. At Angel Armor, he managed global gov’t and military sales, fostering a partnership with US Special Ops Command. At OtterBox, Phil built the Global Enterprise Division and pioneered strategic alliances, enabling a billion-dollar revenue surge, notably with partnerships and strategic alliances with Motorola, HTC, and Google.
Holding a BBA from Western Michigan University, he’s an active investor, advisory board member, and chairman of three faith-based nonprofits in Colorado.
Dr. Peter Mackay, D.C., QME
Dr. Peter F. Mackay, DC, QME is a highly respected chiropractor and Qualified Medical Evaluator based in San Diego, CA. As the clinical director and owner of Elite Performance Institute, Dr. Mackay has dedicated over 45 years to sports injuries, industrial medicine and physical rehabilitation. He has treated a diverse range of patients from infants to senior citizens and world
class athletes from all major sports.
Dr. Mackay has committed the last 15 years of practice to dealing with consultation and program development for neurological disorders such as ADHD along with neuro degenerative conditions including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. The approach of improving cerebellar function through exercises has become a new and innovative way of dealing with motor, cognitive, memory and balance issues so common in these patients. The cerebellum is now known to not only affect coordination and posture but also the circuitry of the limbic system involving fear, anxiety, and overall emotional stability!
As a graduate of the prestigious University of Toronto B.SC. and an Honors graduate of the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Dr. Mackay continues to innovate in his fields of expertise helping patients with an extensive network of professionals globally.
Phil Bryson
Phil Bryson is the Founder and CEO of On the Edge, an industry leader in high-challenge learning, adventure team building, and high-performance leadership and team development. Since 1985, Phil and his team have delivered custom programs, presentations, and coaching to more than 350,000 participants around the globe.
He has coached and consulted with leadership teams from 52 of the Fortune 500 companies, with extensive engagements at Microsoft, Intel, Nike, Apple, Boeing, and GE. His expertise has also been sought by Special Forces Groups and several professional sports teams, where his work has centered on performance under pressure, resilience, and elite team dynamics.
Phil’s impact has reached far beyond the corporate sector. Globally, he has facilitated multicultural leadership programs throughout Asia, Europe, and South America. Locally, he has served as the lead facilitator for all Leadership New Mexico programs for more than 22 years and has designed and delivered ongoing leadership initiatives for Sandia National Labs, Los Alamos National Labs, the New Mexico Governor & Cabinet, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Over seven years ago, Phil began a very personal battle when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. True to his philosophy of growth through challenge, he has embraced this journey with the same courage, creativity, and commitment he brings to his work. Today, Phil is passionate about raising awareness, supporting others living with Parkinson’s, and demonstrating through his own life that adversity can be a powerful catalyst for resilience, learning, and leadership.
Dr. Gary Sanchez
Dr. Gary Sanchez is an international speaker, author, dentist, and inventor. He is best known as “Dr. WHY” for discovering the 9 WHYs, developing the WHY Discovery Tool, the WHY.os Discovery(WHY Operating System), as the Founder and CEO of the WHY Institute.
From a successful dentist to now helping hundreds of thousands discover their WHY.os, Dr. Sanchez’s journey shows the impact of understanding and living your WHY.os. He is now on a mission to help 1 billion people unleash their true self by discovering their WHY.os.
32 years as a Cosmetic and Sedation Dentist and currently as CEO of WHY Institute, Dr. Sanchez is also a Bestselling author of the book You Had Me at WHY
He earned his degree in biology from the University of Colorado in Boulder and his D.D.S. from the University of Southern California. Dr. Sanchez’s favorite saying is “There’s always a better way!”
Lary Lujan
Larry Lujan was the CEO of the Manuel Lujan Agency and under his guidance led the company to become the largest independent insurance agency in New Mexico, helping over 2000 businesses. In 2013, the company became part of HUB International, the 9th largest brokerage in the US.
Larry is currently an entrepreneur living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has many real estate investments including an interest in Defined Fitness, the largest health club in New Mexico; a restaurant in Corrales, New Mexico; owner, managing partner and Chairman of the Board of The Canyon Golf and Country Club; investment interests in The Vergefund, and 135 Degrees.
Larry demonstrates a passion for helping businesses, individuals, and communities prosper and has served on various boards, including: Sandia Foundation, Spanish Colonial Arts Society, Santa Maria El Mirador, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, US Bank Advisory Board, New Mexico School for the Arts, Youth Development Inc. Foundation, the New Mexico State University Foundation, and served as president of the Sun Country Amateur Golf Association. In addition, Larry was a former member of Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc. and the Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation.
Larry is married with two sons. He is an avid golfer and enjoys the outdoors.
Todd J. Anson
Todd is an American businessman, entrepreneur, impact investor & lawyer who challenges conventional wisdom. Initially rose to prominence pioneering a revolution in hi tech companies to strategically manage real estate supporting the Tech Boom in '90's. He became first BigLaw Managing Partner to relocate a major downtown law firm to a suburban tech location, now commonplace in law. Recognized by E&Y as “Entreprenuer of the Year.” He serves as Chair of the Enterprise Risk Committee for the CMU Board & is a Frmr Board Vice Chair.
He co-founded real estate development company Cisterra Partners and is a past recipient of E&Y's “Entrepreneur of the Year” award and NAIOP's “Developer of the Year” in San Diego as well as a former Managing Partner at California's second-largest law firm.
He is a former Managing Partner at large California Tech Law firm and a founding Investor in the Golden Baseball League, minor league baseball in West featuring Hall of Famer Ricky Henderson.