Hollie Schmidt is Vice President of Scientific Operations for Accelerated Cure Project for MS, co-chair of the Research Committee for iConquerMS, and leader of the MS Minority Research Engagement Partnership Network. Her MS advocacy work spans nearly 20 years, and her professional background also includes high-tech entrepreneurship and environmental public policy. She is active in MIT alumni efforts, serves on a Boston-area institutional review board, and is a board member for the International FOP Association. Hollie enjoys choral singing, competitive crossword solving, and going on adventures.