Howie Berman joins the Resolve Parkinson’s board as a nonprofit association executive with more than two decades of experience in the sector and having a deep, personal connection to RP’s mission and goals. His father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in the late 1990s and passed away in 2018 at the age of 70. He witnessed first-hand the immense challenges faced by his father, as well his mother in her role of primary caregiver. Since his father’s diagnosis and passing, Howie has firmly believed that there has to be a better way to diagnose, treat, and support those afflicted with this horrible disease and the people who love and care for them.
Howie currently serves as executive director of National PTA, the oldest and largest child advocacy association in the United States. Prior to National PTA, Berman spent five years as executive director of ACTFL (formerly the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), where he championed the mission and strategic direction of the organization.
Berman also served as chief operating officer at ACTFL, director of information technology and membership services at the American Society for Cell Biology and held the position of director of membership and administration at ACTFL earlier in his career.
A Certified Association Executive (CAE), Berman earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and Spanish from the University of Richmond and a master’s degree in Middle Eastern studies from the University of Chicago. He is passionate about public education, public health, and building systems that serve the needs of all, not just a privileged few.