Little Zebra Fund was founded by two geneticists
Gretchen and Maura’s paths first crossed during medical genetics fellowship training, where they discovered a mutual desire to solve the health inequity facing many of their undiagnosed patients. This shared passion led to the creation of the Little Zebra Fund.
Geneticists specialize in making rare diagnoses after the more common diagnoses have been ruled out.
Little Zebras affectionately refers to the patients we serve & treat.
LZF Officers and Board of Directors
Gretchen FOSKETT, MD- Chief Executive OFFICER and PRESIDENT
Gretchen is a Medical Geneticist and Educator
Jon Bernstein, MD, PhD
Jon is the Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics at the Stanford School of Medicine
Maura Ruzhnikov, MD- secretary
Maura is a Child Neurologist and Medical Geneticist
Natalie Dykzeul, MS, LCGC
Natalie is a Genetic Counselor at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital and the Stanford School of Medicine
Audrey Foster-Barber, Md,phd
Audrey is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurology at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
ALEX foskett- Chief financial officer
Alex is a Product Manager at Samtec, Inc.
keely aguilar
Keely is mother to one of our Little Zebras and the CEO of KCA Special-Ops
Volunteers
Bethany Johnson-Kerner, MD, PhD
Bethany is an Advocacy Volunteer and Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at UCSF Medical Center
Christina Tise, MD, PhD
Christina is a Video Content Creation Volunteer and Medical Geneticist at Stanford University
Allison Wheeler, BS
Allison is an Event Planning and Social Media Volunteer and Genetic Counseling Assistant at GeneDx
CHRISTINA FRATER, BS
Christina is an Event Planning and Social Media Volunteer and Clinical Research Coordinator at Stanford University
Katie Chan, MS, LCGC
Katie is a Grant Writing Volunteer and Genetic Counselor and Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine