Peter Wood
Position:
Mentor for People with Parkinson's and Care Partners
Categories:
For All People with Parkinson's, For Care Partners
Location:
Southwest Florida
My wife, Joyce, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2008. In 2017 a fellow PD Caregiver and I formed Mind and Motion (M&M), a Parkinson’s Support Network in Marion Cty, Florida. I established a Partnership agreement with the NeuroChallenge Parkinson’s Foundation in 2018. The main mission of M&M is PD Education, Fitness and Exercise, and Support for both People with Parkinson’s and Caregivers. I manage and coordinate M&M’s Caregiver Support sessions, and often field telephone calls with couples wherein there has been a recent PD diagnosis. I also have two revered adult children who are part of our PD team, in Virginia and Colorado.
- Born in Montreal, Quebec Canada (1940), Schooling -up to High School graduation in Canada.
- Acquired Private Pilot license in Canada (1957) and US.
- BSc Aero Maintenance Engineering, Northrop University, Inglewood, Calif (1960-’64)
- MBA, University of New Haven (1973)
- Project Engineer, Avco Lycoming, Stratford, Conn. (1967-‘73)
- Owned and operated the William Seward Inn in Westfield, NY. (5 years)
- Project Engineering, Purchasing management, International Marketing, Westinghouse Electric Corp. ( 1973-2002), Power Generation Divisions, Concordville, PA, and Orlando, Florida. Position before retiring – Manager of Service Marketing, Europe, Africa, Middle East.
- Retired 2002
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