Who we are.
What we stand for.
We believe the well-being of every person, pet, or thing, is integral to their ecosystem's health. By working together as a unit the opportunities to improve life for bone cancer patients and even further beyond becomes not only a positive sentiment but a reality.
Four-fold change
board of directors
A panel of experts and change-makers
Nishad Mysore graduated from Southern Methodist University with a B.S. In Biology and Currently attends Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has a passion for health policy and serves as the National Director of Omega Beta Iota, a nationwide political advocacy group comprised of medical students and physicians, and is currently the Student Government Association President @ NSU-KPCOM. For fun he likes making music, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family.
Nishad Mysore
President, Founder, & CEO
Dr. Temple served as vice chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and as chief of the Orthopedic Oncology Division at University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine until 2015. Dr. Temple earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and his musculoskeletal oncology fellowship at Harvard-Massachusetts General Hospital-Boston Children’s Hospital. He served as chief of orthopedic oncology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. from 1993 to 1998.
Dr. H. Thomas Temple, M.D.
Director of Strategy
Dr. Manrique specializes in orthopedic oncology and hip and knee arthroplasty surgery. His specialty interests also include complex tumor reconstruction and revision procedures including infections. He also has a special interest in direct anterior total hip arthroplasty including the conventional and bikini approach and has authored several publications on this topic. He is currently the head of the Sarcoma program at Cleveland Clinic Florida.
Dr. Jorge Manrique, MD
Director of Recruitment
Dr. Santosh D'Mello is currently the Chair of Biological Sciences @ Louisiana State University Shreveport. He has held postdoctoral positions at the Boston University Medical Center and at the Institute of Neurobiology, Rome, Italy; has taught Biology at all levels from freshmen to doctoral students; and has published over seventy primary reports stemming from his dynamic research into neurodegenerative disease.
Dr. Santosh D’Mello PhD.
Director of Development
Michelle Gross is a Senior Development Officer at Children’s Medical Center Foundation in Dallas, TX. She is responsible for major and principal gift development. Prior to joining Children’s, Michelle was a Development Director for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas where she managed major corporate relationships such as JCPenney, UPS, and Deloitte. She is also a proud dog mom of two golden doodles.
Michelle Gross
Director of Fundraising
Kish Parikh is a UX Designer at Amazon Web Services (AWS). He studied Creative Computing & Psychology at SMU, Interned at iHeartMedia, and worked with 20+ nonprofits and small businesses. He also loves dogs and is passionate about using technology for good.
Kish Parikh
Director of Design & Technology
David Tuyn graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and currently attends Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. He currently works part-time as an engineer at an aerospace facility and is passionate about the intersection of engineering and medicine. In his free time, he enjoys surfing, scuba diving, and spending time with friends and family.
David Tuyn
Director of Procurement
Current Financial Analyst at Him’s & Her’s reporting directly to their CFO. Keon graduated from the University of Texas - Red McCombs School of Business with honors. Previously he was an equity research intern @ Raymond James. In his free time Keon is an avid musician.
Keon Fazeli
Director of Finance
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