Ambassadors
Laurence Strano
Laurence Strano is the Chief Consultant of Laurence Strano & Consulting Associates and also the Executive Chairman of Global Trade Support.
He is committed to advising Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Australia and throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East on globalisation.
Currently he is on Board as Director for various companies like Fidelity Energy Ltd, FVG Capital Pty Ltd, Fidelity Ventures Pty Ltd, Hunterwide Realty Pty Ltd.
Laurence is also the 2006 Senior Australian of the Year Nominee and is a member of Rotary International. He is also the President of www.ashaonline.org, The Association of Spiritual Healing and Awakening (inter-denominational charity) and is proud to be associated with the FSHD Global Research Foundation.
Les Jones
Les is a self-employed consultant who has been working in the financial services industry for the past 25 years. Having a general interest in all good sports – predominantly football, cricket and horse racing, his physical activities are now limited to swimming, which he has done regularly for the past 16 years. Les’s FSHD has dramatically affected his life and the lives of his family.
Les is married to the gorgeous Claire. They have three beautiful sons, one a sufferer, Kristian, who is no longer with us as a result of FSHD. “The commencement of the Foundation was one of the happiest and saddest days of my life – happiest because it represented the shining of a torch at the start of a dark tunnel, and saddest because it hadn’t happened two years earlier, and given our son the hope and strength to continue his eternal struggle with FSHD”.
Les is dedicated to helping the Foundation strive to find a treatment and cure for FSHD. He is one of the driving forces behind the Victorian branch activities, in particular the highly successful Melbourne Chocolate Ball. He is currently the vice president of the Victorian branch, and also an active member of Rotary, Essendon North branch.
The FSHD Global Research Foundation is proud to have Les Jones as an ambassador.
Rick Powell
Rick Powell is the National Marketing Manager of the BBX Group of companies as well as the boxing ring announcer of Foxsports and Main Event TV, most notable World title fights he has MC’d include Danny Green vs Tarver, Daniel Geale vs Albert and recently Mundine vs Alvarez.
With his contacts in sport, entertainment and business, especially BBX, Rick has been able to assist many charities and foundations over the years, and as an accomplished auctioneer and MC, Rick often lends his voice and time to charitable organizations looking to raise much needed funding through the auctioning of items and the hosting of events.
In the past two years has devoted himself to assisting the FSHD Foundation wherever and whenever he can. He say’s “working alongside those in the Foundation whose passion and commitment is ever present, and being able to make a difference for others, is a truly life changing and fulfilling experience, being made an ambassador of the FSHD Foundation was an unexpected pleasure and a great honour”.