Love IV Lawrence was founded after the un-expected death of Lawrence Hundley Dimmitt IV. Through our shock and grief we realized that we needed to come together to address the mental health crisis in our community, which we now had a personal and painful experience with. A group of Lawrence’s family, friends, and supporters began gathering to talk about what could be done, what needed to change, and where to start. We believe that the place to start is by changing the conversation around mental health, which for many really translates to starting the conversation, as well as adjusting our vocabulary and how we label mental health issues and those suffering. This boils down to de-stigmatizing depression, mental health, vulnerability, sickness, and suicide.  https://loveivlawrence.org

Northwestern Mutual Managing Partner Kevin O’Connell spent nearly 1,100 hours volunteering and fundraising for childhood cancer programs, raising more than $55,000 in 2015. In addition to renting out a children’s museum for its Night at the Museum event and hosting its signature Lemon Drop cocktail party, the office hosted more than 10 lemonade stands and office fundraisers throughout the year. https://www.northwesternmutual.com

Ben Mallah is the owner of Equity Management Partners, a real estate investment company in Tampa Bay

Kelly Freeman, the Founding Director of The Dysautonomia Project and co-author of The Dysautonomia Project Book, holds an objective in line with TDP’s. Kelly, a dysautonomia patient herself, aims to transform the care of patients with dysautonomia through the education of physicians, patients, and community leaders with the mission of speeding time to diagnosis, proper assessment, and treatment of patients in community based clinics and hospital settings around the world. Nate Freeman is the co-founder of both The Dysautonomia Project and his company Network People. Nate holds a strong desire for educating the medical community about Dysautonomia because his wife, Kelly Freeman, is a Dysautonomia patient. After watching his wife, and his family struggle for so long to find an answer, Nate knew he had to create something to raise awareness and education in his own community. With the help of his wife, The Dysautonomia Project was born.