Dr. Nathan "Ben" Herz Joins the AbleGamers Foundation Board as Vice-President

The AbleGamers Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Nathan "Ben" Herz, Program Director of Occupational Therapy at the Medical College of Georgia has joined the Board of Directors of the AbleGamers Foundation in the capacity of Vice President.

Dr. Herz, received his Occupational therapy Doctorate from Creighton University in 2004. He has 28 years in the field of occupational Therapy. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at the Medical College of Georgia and is involved with the MCG Movement Disorders Center for Excellence, since 2004. He has been a part of the Interdisciplinary Movement Disorders Clinic since 2004. He has partnered with Dr. John Morgan the MCG Centers Director and he began doing researching on the Wii after its release in 2006, He has presented his research on the Wii to the National Parkinson's Foundation (NPF) Young Onset conference in Atlanta in August 2008. He is currently funded by the NPF for research using the Wii as a modality for the treatment of PD. Dr. Herz has spoken Nationally and Internationally on games in health primarily using the Wii across the lifespan.

"I truly believe that the AbleGamers Foundation will be able to take it's mission to the next level with Ben on the board," says Mark Barlet, President of the AbleGamers Foundation, " He has the expertise and drive to see the AbleGamers Foundation to the next level."

Dr. Herz was approved by the board on June 6th by majority vote by the Board of Directors.