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ALS Inspire Series.3
ALS Investment Fund

In Q4 2025 MOFF committed $250,000.00 to the ALS Investment Fund (ALS IF III) ALS [...]

17
Mar
Complete: 2025 Hike x Brunch

Event Concluded February 22, 2025 This event is in memory of Martha Olson-Fernandez, an avid [...]

22
Jan
ALS Inspire Series

ALS is a debilitating disease. Once diagnosed, many individuals opt to remove themselves from the [...]

02
Nov
Complete: Giving Tuesday 2024

Giving Tuesday took place on December 4th 2024. More information on Giving Tuesday can be [...]

23
Oct
Complete: 2024 Virtual Hike x Brunch

When: Saturday, February 24, 2024; 9:00 AM PST Where: Felsman Loop on Bishop’s Peak in [...]

17
Jan
Complete: 2023 Hike x Brunch

Welcome to the 2023 Hike x Brunch! This is the 10th year the MOFF community [...]

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Feb
2022 Hike x Brunch: Complete

The Martha Olson-Fernandez Foundation Annual Hike x Brunch   Saturday, February 26, 2022 and Sunday, [...]

09
Jan
2021 Virtual Hike x Brunch Event: Complete

04
Jan
Raising Local ALS Awareness

The New Times SLO recently published an article on The Martha Olson-Fernandez Foundation. The reporter, [...]

10
Aug
2020 Virtual SLO ALS Walk

MOFF ALS Walk Team Thank you to all those who helped us raise $1,825.00! Your [...]

02
Apr
ALSA ALS Walks to Defeat ALS
July 8, 2019

SLO, East Bay, Sacramento & NYC ALS Association Walks to Defeat ALS The Martha Olson [...]

5th Annual MOFF Hike x Brunch and 1st Annual ALS Panel Discussion

About 60 people came out to hike the Felsman Loop portion of Bishop's Peak in [...]

22
Jan
ALS Pepper Challenge

MOFF takes on the Hot Pepper Challenge In 2018 the ALS Hot Pepper Challenge went [...]

31
Jan
ALS Leadership Summit Boston 2015

On November 15 2015, Martha Olson-Fernandez Foundation officers, Larry and Natalie Fernandez, attended the ALS [...]

15
Nov

Natalie Fernandez
Program Director, CFO
Natalie is the associate project manager of clinical development at Viracta Therapeutics in San Diego, CA. In her spare time, she works as the program director and CFO of MOFF. Well connected within the ALS community, Natalie runs the ALS Research Paper Review Initiative (ALS RPR) and is a member of the ALS Association National Chapter Patient and Caregiver Advisory Committee (PCAC). Natalie completed her MBA degree in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business at The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in June 2019. She holds an undergraduate degree from NYU in Communicative Sciences and Disorders and Spanish.

Andrea Fernandez
Director, Secretary
Andrea is currently working for Plaid in San Francisco, California. She earned her B.S. at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. Andrea chose to live abroad and teach in Spain for a year prior to moving to San Francisco. She is currently enjoying the NorCal city lifestyle and looking forward to all that is to come.

John Ronca
Board Member
John joined the MOFF board of directors in April 2020. Bio coming soon.

Cheri Humphrey
Board Member
Cheri Humphrey joined the MOFF board of directors in August of 2019. Cheri grew up in Dixon, CA and moved to San Luis Obispo to attend Cal Poly. It was there that she met her husband Jim. They now reside in SLO and have a daughter, Victoria and a son, Riley. Cheri is instrumental in the operations of the iconic Madonna Inn, which she has been the manager of since 1989. Cheri and her family have been ALS advocates since the inception of MOFF. We are honored to have Cheri as part of the board to guide community outreach and continue raising awareness of ALS prevalence on the Central Coast.

Ian Parkinson
Board Member
We are very excited to welcome San Luis Obispo County Sheriff, Ian Parkinson, into his second two-year term as a member of the Martha Olson-Fernandez Foundation Board. Ian has served as Sheriff since 2011 and is well known in the community for this tireless efforts to improve the law enforcement processes of SLO County. Ian knew Martha Olson-Fernandez and has been a supporter of MOFF since 2012. We are very grateful for his commitment to help us carry out our mission to fight ALS through patient care and research. We look forward to utilizing his strategic insights and community outreach to further the MOFF mission.

Larry Fernandez
Director, CEO
Larry is currently an executive for a private vegetable seed company. He has been an entrepreneur in the seed industry for 35 years. He is the proud father of Andrea and Natalie and enjoys watching them pursue their education and practical learning through their job experiences. When time allows, Larry enjoys hunting and fishing. His desire is to find a cure for ALS.