Leadership Team

The PMP PALS Leadership Team is comprised of PMP survivors and caregivers committed to offering support, access to information, and hope to people affected by PMP and related cancers. The team ensures patients and caregivers have access to current and relevant information, including a global, curated, global database of surgeons who treat the disease.

Adele Jasion

President

A PMP survivor since 2011, Adele joined the Pals Board in 2015. She underwent successful CRS and HIPEC treatment at UPMC in September 2011. A CPA and founding partner of one of the largest public accounting firms in Northwest Ohio, her financial expertise and leadership abilities will serve Pals well in the coming years. Adele was honored and humbled to receive the Gabriella Graham Patient Advocacy Award in 2018.

Charmaine Skillman

Treasurer & Secretary

Charmaine is a retired attorney in Austin, Texas. She was diagnosed with LAMN and PMP in 1997. In 2009, Dr. Sugarbaker performed her cytoreduction surgery with HIPEC. Pals Founder Gabriella Graham was instrumental in guiding her to this life-saving treatment, thus inspiring Charmaine to volunteer with PMP Pals to be sure no one faces appendix cancer alone. A board member since 2017, she celebrated her 25-year diagnosis anniversary by walking 1,000 miles to fundraise for Pals. She will celebrate her 30-year anniversary in 2027 as Pals celebrates 30 years of service to the appendix cancer/PMP community.

Mark Mcmahon

Director

A PMP survivor since 2003, Mark joined the Board in 2015. Mark is a retired scientific instrument salesman for Thermo-Fisher Scientific, the friendly photographer at our annual conferences, and avid Porsche owner. He and his wife, Libby, live in California

Lindsay Barad

Director

Diagnosed with Stage IV appendix cancer (LAMN) in December 2021, Lindsay turned to PMP Pals for support she didn't know she needed. Today, Lindsay volunteers as a HOPE Zoom moderator, newsletter contributor, and Meet Up co-chair. She and her father, Jim, created the Barad's Blankets program. Professionally, Lindsay is SVP of Marketing at Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing in New York City. She is also a public speaker who shares her story to raise awareness of appendix cancer and inspire self-advocacy.

Mike Weber, Jr.

Director

Mike's passion for the Pals' community arose after his father, Mike Sr., passed away in 2016 following a 3-year battle with appendix cancer. Mike and his family founded The Mike Weber Sr. Memorial Foundation in 2017, which has since raised over $300,000 in support of various charitable organizations, including PMP Pals. Mike lives in NYC and is a Vice President at an equity investment firm.