Heather Korbmacher

Pandas Network

Heather Korbmacher’s passion is to ensure that marginalized children’s needs are met. An author, educator, speaker, coach and advocate, she earned a master’s degree in Exceptional Children, is a national board-certified teacher and is the founder of Courageous Educational Services, LLC. With over 20 years of experience working with children with challenging behaviors, Heather utilizes her practical skills, training and expertise to raise awareness about PANDAS/PANS/PAE and empower parents and professionals alike to support the children they care for. She resides in Bellingham, WA, with her loving husband and two tenacious children.

Secretary

Diana Pohlman

Pandas Network | Executive Director

Video: Thoughts on PANDAS and Autoimmune Encephalitis Founded in 2009, Diana has built PANDAS Network (PN) from the ground up by developing stakeholder outreach, marketing and collaborating with healthcare experts. PN has grown from the story of her one child* and the outstretched hand of another mother from Illinois that has traveled ...

Christy Jagdfeld

Pandas Network | Treasurer

Christy Jagdfeld is a CPA who resides in the Lake Country area of Wisconsin. She became a fierce patient advocate after her youngest child was diagnosed with several chronic illnesses in 2012. Jagdfeld worked for six years as a volunteer and eventual Board Member/Treasurer, of Dysautonomia International (2014-2020). During that time, ...

Andrew Weinstein

Pandas Network | Director

Andrew Weinstein is a senior software engineer at Altvia Solutions, a software company in Broomfield, CO, providing a Salesforce-based customer relationship management solution for private equity firms. He previously worked as a web developer at White Goose Technology and as an analyst at Princeton Asset Management Group. He has experience ...