Debra Miller
Founder and CEO
United States of America
Debra Miller is Founder and CEO of CureDuchenne. She and her husband started the organization in 2003 after their only son, Hawken, was diagnosed with Duchenne. Debra and her team have brought many firsts to the Duchenne community, including a Duchenne-focused venture philanthropy model, an annual nationwide community education event tour (virtual for now), a Duchenne Physical Therapy Certification program and a novel Biobank. Debra proudly serves as Patient Representative on TREAT-NMD’s Executive Committee and reviews Duchenne applications for the US Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. A native Californian, Debra graduated from Mariner’s High School in Huntington Beach and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of California Los Angeles. Prior to CureDuchenne, Debra had a career in publishing with positions at IDG Communications, Cahners Publishing, Ziff-Davis Publishing, and Scholastic Publishing. She also worked in management at PC Magazine and was an independent stock trader.
Organisations
CureDuchenne

CureDuchenne is recognized as a global leader in research, patient care, and innovation for improving and extending the lives of those with Duchenne m …
Committees
TACT Extended Committee
Introduction to TACT Annamaria De Luca, as TACT chair, is leading this exciting initiative with the support of the TACT core, nominated committee memb …
TREAT-NMD Executive Committee
The TREAT-NMD Executive Committee, made up of 9 academic representatives and 4 patient representatives, took over governance of the network in 2012. T …

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