{"id":1568,"date":"2023-09-06T14:07:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demosites.royal-elementor-addons.com\/solar-energy-v1\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-02-01T18:04:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T18:04:35","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leofundforalz.org\/?page_id=1568","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Leo Fund for Alzheimer's<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Turgeon family established The Leo Fund with the aim of generating awareness and financial resources for organizations dedicated to Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Sharing a common experience with many others, the Turgeon family has encountered personal loss due to Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Their aspiration is to allocate funds towards initiatives that strive to eradicate this disease and enhance\u00a0the quality of life for families that are navigating it.<\/span><\/p>

Mark Turgeon\u2019s journey has been defined by a passion for competition and a lifelong love of the game of basketball. He first etched his name in the annals of sports history, leading his Hayden High School team to the Kansas State Basketball Championships in 1982 and 1983. He then ventured to the hallowed halls of the University of Kansas where he pursued an education and his athletic dream of becoming the first player in Kansas history to achieve the remarkable feat of four consecutive NCAA tournaments. Mark\u2019s transition to coaching was a natural progression and included coaching at his Alma mater from 1988-1993 before moving on to Assistant Coach at the University of Oregon. His first head coaching post was at Jacksonville State and then Wichita State where he saw his first Sweet 16 appearance and received the honor of being named the Missouri Valley Coach of the Year. Next was Texas A&M where he guided the team to four consecutive NCAA tournaments. The University of Maryland became his canvas in 2011 where he led his team to the Big Ten Championship in 2020 and was named Big Ten Coach of the Year, validating his tenacity and commitment to the sport and his players. After 35 years of coaching, Mark recently stepped away from coaching to surround himself with his greatest blessing – his family – and to pursue other opportunities that interest him, including giving back to those most in need. He lives in Kensington Maryland with his wife Ann and is proud dad to Will, Ella and Leo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Host Committee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Host Committee consists of dedicated local advocates who have united with a shared objective of advancing fundraising efforts and increasing awareness. Many among them have been personally impacted by Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and they have channeled their experiences into this endeavor. Members include: Rick Gannon, Matthew Grandonico, Brooks Kenny, Michael Kirvan, Joe and Lorna McMahon, Elizabeth Rembold, Billy and Wendi Walsh.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Cause<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Funds raised from the Second Annual Fall Fest will support the Washington, DC based nonprofit charity, UsAgainstAlzheimer\u2019s. UsAgainstAlzheimer\u2019s was founded in 2010 to disrupt and diversify the movement to cure Alzheimer\u2019s. Through urgent and inclusive mobilization, UsAgainstAlzheimer\u2019s has worked to dramatically increase\u00a0funding for Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About Us The Leo Fund for Alzheimer’s The Turgeon family established The Leo Fund with the aim of generating awareness and financial resources for organizations dedicated to Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Sharing a common experience with many others, the Turgeon family has encountered personal loss due to Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Their aspiration is to allocate funds towards initiatives that strive to eradicate this disease and enhance\u00a0the quality of life for families that are navigating it. Mark Turgeon\u2019s journey has been defined by a passion for competition and a lifelong love of the game of basketball. He first etched his name in the annals of sports history, leading his Hayden High School team to the Kansas State Basketball Championships in 1982 and 1983. He then ventured to the hallowed halls of the University of Kansas where he pursued an education and his athletic dream of becoming the first player in Kansas history to achieve the remarkable feat of four consecutive NCAA tournaments. Mark\u2019s transition to coaching was a natural progression and included coaching at his Alma mater from 1988-1993 before moving on to Assistant Coach at the University of Oregon. His first head coaching post was at Jacksonville State and then Wichita State where he saw his first Sweet 16 appearance and received the honor of being named the Missouri Valley Coach of the Year. Next was Texas A&M where he guided the team to four consecutive NCAA tournaments. The University of Maryland became his canvas in 2011 where he led his team to the Big Ten Championship in 2020 and was named Big Ten Coach of the Year, validating his tenacity and commitment to the sport and his players. After 35 years of coaching, Mark recently stepped away from coaching to surround himself with his greatest blessing – his family – and to pursue other opportunities that interest him, including giving back to those most in need. He lives in Kensington Maryland with his wife Ann and is proud dad to Will, Ella and Leo. The Host Committee The Host Committee consists of dedicated local advocates who have united with a shared objective of advancing fundraising efforts and increasing awareness. Many among them have been personally impacted by Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and they have channeled their experiences into this endeavor. Members include: Rick Gannon, Matthew Grandonico, Brooks Kenny, Michael Kirvan, Joe and Lorna McMahon, Elizabeth Rembold, Billy and Wendi Walsh. The Cause Funds raised from the Second Annual Fall Fest will support the Washington, DC based nonprofit charity, UsAgainstAlzheimer\u2019s. UsAgainstAlzheimer\u2019s was founded in 2010 to disrupt and diversify the movement to cure Alzheimer\u2019s. Through urgent and inclusive mobilization, UsAgainstAlzheimer\u2019s has worked to dramatically increase\u00a0funding for Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1568","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leofundforalz.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leofundforalz.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leofundforalz.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leofundforalz.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leofundforalz.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1568"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/leofundforalz.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1914,"href":"https:\/\/leofundforalz.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1568\/revisions\/1914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leofundforalz.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}