Liz Westner

Liz Westner joined the FSHD Society in 2021 after four years managing the database for the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, an organization that publishes free research reports about women and politics. Before that she worked at a consulting firm, maintaining their Salesforce database, editing books and training materials, and creating marketing campaigns.

Liz is also a professional violist and is a member of Symphony New Hampshire and Eudaimonia, a Purposeful Period Band; she taught violin and viola lessons for the first seven years of her career. Liz is an avid hiker who has hiked all 67 mountains in New England that are higher than 4,000 feet tall and has led many hiking trips as a leader with the Boston chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club. She lives in Belmont with her two cats, Jasper and Joy.