President
Thuy Layhew has a passion to help others and has been serving the community in various roles since she was in college.
She was born in Vietnam and her family was given a new life in the United States in 1975. Even though her family was very poor, she watched her parents help the even less fortunate. This inspires her to give to others…
Treasurer
Connie Stauffer, born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. At the age of 16, her first full time job was with a company in Fort Worth where all employees were physically handicapped; some spinal cord injury, some polio, some diseased but nevertheless, all afflicted in one form or another. Connie worked side by side one of the owners of the company doing everything he needed done as all he could do was…
Secretary
Angie Lankford is a Physical Therapist that has lived in Fort Worth with her family for the last 10 years. She is thankful to have the opportunity to introduce Neuro Fitness Foundation to her clients as often as possible. She sees the benefits to their physical and emotional health when they attend regularly, and engage with others that may have experienced a similar significant life change…
Board Member
Stephanie Silveira was born in the Northeast but identifies as a true Texas transplant. Stephanie had the opportunity to immerse herself during her PhD training at the University of Houston in health promotion research for persons with disabilities. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the UAB/Lakeshore Research…
Board Member
Dr. Alzyoud has dedicated his career to improving the lives of individuals with neurological conditions, a commitment that has driven his extensive education and diverse clinical experience. He earned a PhD in Physical Therapy with a focus on neurology and neurological rehabilitation from Texas Woman’s University in 2017. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of…
