Introducing, Five or More…, a series leading up to the World Parkinson Congress 2016 in Portland–meet some of the Executive Directors and leaders in the Parkinson’s Community as they answer a range of some required questions and some optional: Polly Dawkins of The Davis Phinney Foundation, was kind to agree to go first.
Here are eight questions. Five of them are encouraged that you answer. The remaining three questions are your choice whether you want to provide an answer or not. Thank you for being the first to try this experiment!
I have known Polly since she started at The Davis Phinney Foundation and she has been a loyal follower of the blog.
Required questions:
Chinese, Thai, Italian, Mexican, or Ethiopian—what is your favorite cuisine?
Do I have to choose? Love Asian food and my favorite is Japanese. Since that’s not the on list…if it’s a great Mexican place (like the food in the Yucatan Peninsula), that’s the food I’d choose. The spicier the better. And, Thai would be a close second.
What do you like on your pizza?
Grilled fennel, roasted garlic and mushrooms on an olive oil and light cheese base, topped with fresh arugula and shaved parmesan.
Of the four seasons, which is your favorite time of the year?
Summertime is the only time of year for me.
How many World Parkinson Congress events have you attended?
Montreal was my first Congress and Portland will be my second.
What are you looking forward to most in Portland, (site of the WPC 2016)?
Meeting with members of the Parkinson’s community in person, seeing old friends with whom we have worked, creating new partnerships/collaborations in the community and spending time with the Davis Phinney Foundation Ambassadors.
Optional:
Tell us something about yourself that we might not know about you that you would like to share.
I have the best job ever. You probably already knew that. I love to swim and ride my bike. You probably knew that, too. Something new and different? I love spending time in Latin America and speaking Spanish.
Where would you like to go, that you have never been before?
Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, Norway (when it’s warm) and Botswana.
What is the Davis Phinney Foundation working on that you would like to tell us?
In addition to working on bringing The Victory Summit to Sacramento, New Orleans, SW Florida, Nashville, Durango and other locations yet to be announced, we are currently working on developing new content and launching a new website for the Davis Phinney Foundation, which should be up and ready by the time we’re all gathered together in Portland.
As well, we are really proud of the quality of life research we’ve funded and what that has meant in terms of changing the way people approach living with Parkinson’s. As well, we are considering ways in which we can invest in quality of life research that have more direct impact on our programs and the Parkinson’s community as a whole.
Thanks again, Polly!
