CCM3 - Key Persons


Connie Lee

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator
  • Founder of Angioma Alliance
Connie is the founder of Angioma Alliance and has a daughter Julia whose cavernous angiomas are caused by the CCM3 mutation.

Issam Awad

Job Titles:
  • Medical and Scientific Advisor
  • Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago
Dr. Awad is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago. He is a past Chairman of the Cerebrovascular Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the 51st President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Awad is a leading cavernous angioma researcher and co-editor of the text Cavernous Malformations.

Karen Asbury - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer
  • Treasurer of Angioma Alliance
Karen has been the Treasurer of Angioma Alliance since 2007. Her late husband Mitch as well as her daughter Callie are affected by the CCM3 mutation.

Liz Neuman

Job Titles:
  • Development Chair
Liz has been the major fundraiser for Angioma Alliance through the annual MadoroM Wine Release and Auction held in Bakersfield, CA. She is affected by the CCM3 mutation as are her two sons, Jake and Sam.