Stephen L. DeFelice, M.D. – Founder and Chairman
Stephen L. DeFelice, M.D. is Founder and Chairman of FIM, The Foundation for Innovation in Medicine, 1976. His mission is to accelerate medical discovery and cures. The Nutraceutical Education Act and The Doctornaut Act are part of this effort. More about him can be found at this address https://fimdefelice.org/about/
Patricia Park Connell – Director of Public Relations
Patricia has worked with Dr. DeFelice for 50 years, since 1974, sharing his passion for accelerating medical research and discovering cures. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Skidmore College in Romance Languages, she is bilingual in French and Italian. She has one son, a Millennial, and will soon become a grandmother to a baby boy of Generation Beta, who will grow up immersed in the ever-changing world of AI and technology.
Stephen C. DeFelice – Media Manager
Stephen, the grandson of Dr. DeFelice, is a student of Education at Brookdale Community College. He currently serves as a student ambassador, helping incoming freshman succeed, and works as a teacher’s aide for a 3rd-grade class. Stephen is an incoming junior at Georgian Court University. As a member of Gen Z, he has experienced the rapid changes in technology, society, and politics. He looks forward to advancing the FIM mission.
Joseph M. Valenzano, MBA, CMA, APC: – Advisor
Mr. Valenzano has held executive level positions in the publishing industry in a career spanning more than 50 years. He served as Executive VP Finance for the Thomson Corporation, Director of Corporate Development for McGraw Hill and Sr. VP Finance for Playboy. Prior to retiring in 2015, Mr. Valenzano was a major shareholder, President and CEO of EP Global Communications, Inc. serving in that capacity for 25 years. EPGL specialized in providing on -line CME education for physicians and families caring for children and adults with disabilities and special health care needs along with publishing the journal Exceptional Parent, a leader in vital information for those dealing with life long chronic disabilities.