The Alliance of Sleep Apnea Partners (ASAP) is pleased to announce that sleep consultant Lori Schulman and Health Futures Consulting President Lisa Tate are joining its board of directors. Both bring a wealth of expertise to ASAP's work as a patient-centered advocacy organization to promote diagnosis, treatment, and management of sleep apnea and make sleep apnea a national healthcare priority.

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Lori Schulman has more than 25 years of success in building early-stage sleep tech, health tech, and digital health companies. She has participated in the launch of more than 10 health-focused companies, including her first sleep start-up in 1997. She also serves as a Mentor to the Digital Health Hub Foundation International growth accelerator program for health tech companies. 

 

“When I was recruited to join an OSA alternative medical device company, that’s when the lightbulb went off for me regarding making patients aware of alternative therapies for OSA,” she said. “I believe more people would undergo diagnosis for OSA if they knew that there are CPAP alternatives for them to consider. I continue to support new technologies that improve patient outcomes.

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“My passion for sleep care stems from speaking with thousands of patients and clinicians over the past 25+ years and finding optimal solutions for each patient. I’m interested in the focus of ASAP and believe that I can make a difference to the Board of Directors, as well as to the patients and organizations we serve.”

 

Lisa Tate is a health care leader, patient advocate, and fund developer with a particular focus on advancing women’s health and health equity. As President of Health Futures Consulting, she is a catalyst for the growth of nonprofits, supporting them in funding their missions to realize their visions. Her career has been devoted to improving patient health. She began her career in public affairs at the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals. She later moved into leadership positions with multiple nonprofits, including serving as CEO of WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and founding strategist for the patient-advocacy organization Heart Valve Voice.

 

She currently serves as Director of Partnerships and Strategic Development for the American Medical Women’s Association and as Treasurer on the board of the Alliance for Women’s Health & Prevention. 

 

“In my work, I have seen that sleep apnea doesn’t get the kind of attention that other sleep disorders do, despite its seriousness,” she said. “I’m interested in supporting ASAP in bringing more recognition to sleep apnea and ASAP so they can advance their work.”

 

About the Alliance of Sleep Apnea Partners:

ASAP is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organization committed to promoting screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management of sleep apnea on behalf of the patient community to advance the lifelong well-being or sleep apnea patients.

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