Philip Leitman likes to tell people that the most important job he ever had was caring for his late wife, Fern, who was ill for nearly two decades with a complex resistant Mycobacterium Abscessus pulmonary infection. His passion is helping NTM patients individually and through NTM Info & Research (NTMir), an organization he and his late wife co-founded in 2002.

Philip moved to Miami, Florida from Canada in 1990, where had been the CEO of his own company. In addition, Philip has served as a Vice Chair of the Council of National Trustees of National Jewish Medical and Research Center, as a Board Member of the American Lung Association of Southeast Florida, and a Board Member of SeniorCare Meals on Wheels.

Philip and his wife Nancy, their children and grandchildren live in Miami, Florida.

Amy Leitman is the President of NTM Info & Research, a nonprofit advocacy group for patients with pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease. The daughter of a patient with NTM lung disease, she has spent the last decade championing the voice of the patient.

In her role, Amy represents the interests and perspectives of patients, healthcare providers, researchers, industry, and other interested stakeholders, serves as a liaison to legislators, regulators, and independent organizations seeking patient input, and speaks at multi-stakeholder meetings. She has presented original patient preference research and is a co-author of several papers on NTM lung disease. As NTMir’s representative to the NTM Research Consortium, Amy has collaborated on patient-centered and epidemiologic research.

Prior to joining NTM Info & Research, Amy spent many years working in communications and marketing, including for an NBA team where she oversaw the revision and relaunch of their website as well as the development of gameday collateral materials, and a major community nonprofit organization that mobilized human and financial resources to strengthen local and international community social safety nets.

Amy is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), the American Society for Microbiology, the European Respiratory Society, and the Drug Information Association.

A native of Montreal, Canada, Amy grew up in Toronto before moving to Miami, Florida where she earned her Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Miami.

Brandon Mitchell is the Chief Impact Officer at the Millennial Action Project. He spearheads efforts to ensure that the organization’s programs maximize impact on the mission to strengthen democracy and build the capacity of the next generation of young legislators.

Brandon was previously the Vice President of Company Partnerships at Venture For America (VFA), a nonprofit Fellowship program that gives recent college graduates firsthand startup experiences that help them become leaders who make meaningful impacts on their careers. While at VFA, Brandon oversaw the launch of “Connect”, an online platform that brings together Fellows, Startup Founders, Investors, and Ecosystem Builders across the country to network, accelerate careers, and create a more inclusive future of entrepreneurship. He also served as VFA’s Director of Miami leading the market to some of its highest fundraising and partnership numbers in its history.

Before joining VFA, Brandon worked on the Alumni Relations team at the University of Miami, designing and implementing a robust young alumni engagement program and overseeing the creation and launch of the university’s “Senior Sendoff” and “30 Under 30” programs that together led the university to its highest student and young alumni engagement levels ever.

Brandon is a two-time graduate of the University of Miami and is deeply passionate about the Greater Miami community. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce as the Chair of Leadership Miami, the Board of Directors of Iron Arrow Honor Society at the University of Miami, and the Chair of the Board for NTM Info & Research, a Miami-based non-profit organization formed on behalf of patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease for patient support, education and research. He remains an active supporter of United Way of Miami, Mosaic Miami, and has been recognized as a Top-20 Professional Under 40 by Brickell Magazine in Miami, FL.