meet our ambassadors!

Check out our amazing Ambassadors and why they volunteer with 48 Peaks!

Cindy

Committee Chair!

"I hike in memory of my grandmother and my grant Aunt. To reach such heights in my Gram and Aunt’s memory truly means so much to me. 48 Peaks has also helped me meet and connect with so many amazing people in our community, many of whom I’m now very fortunate to call good friends."

Alana

"I truly believe in the mission of the Alzheimer's Association and the important work being done. As an ambassador, I volunteer to support the success of the event and connect with others who share the same passion."

Alex H.

"My mother passed away last year from Alzheimer’s. My siblings and I chose 48 Peaks in honor of her memory because vacationing in the white mountains was a favorite family activity. I wanted to volunteer to do my part in helping cure Alzheimer’s."

Alex P.

"While I do not have a direct relation to the cause, I have several friends' parents that have been impacted by this disease. My passion to volunteer and love for the outdoors created the perfect combination for me to give back as a 48 Peaks Ambassador!"

Alison

"My dad, aunts and mother-in-law have all been living with dementia. I remember them all as people living full and meaningful lives and wish I could turn the dial back to before their symptoms. My dad had just moved into a memory care unit and I wanted to do something to make an impact, so I started volunteering."

Chris

"I have been a 48 Peaks participant for three years. I am a physical therapist assistant and developed my passion for helping people with Alzheimer's while working in a skilled nursing facility. I have seen the impact Alzheimer's has on the person, their family, and caregivers. I am grateful that the Alzheimer's Association started the 48 Peaks program so I can use my passion for hiking to help raise money to research a cure."

Dan

"I volunteer with 48 Peaks in honor of my Mema, who we lost to Alzheimer’s ten years ago. In her memory I’m combining rowing and hiking, my two favorite things, to bring awareness to and help support those affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia until the day we end it."

Jeremy

"This is my third year leading a team and my second as an ambassador. Alzheimer’s and dementia have cast a shadow over both sides of my family. The recent loss of my grandmother was a difficult one. She valued family above all. I have often felt her presence while traveling in the mountains and this event felt like a perfect tribute."

Liz

"I chose to volunteer because Alzheimer’s is a horrible disease and the organization provides so many amazing resources for patients and their families affected by this disease. I had worked in Geriatrics prior to my dad being diagnosed and was aware of the Alzheimer's Association and how helpful it was for many of my patients." 

Marion

"I got involved through the Walk in 2018, after losing a close friend to early-onset Alzheimer's. In 2024, I formed a 48 Peaks team to honor another dear friend who passed away in 2023 — his wife introduced me to the NH 4,000-footers years ago, so climbing felt like the perfect way to honor them both. Each mountain I climb is a reminder of the people we have lost, the families and caregivers who continue to face this disease, and the hope that one day we will find a cure." 

Meg

"I have lost a family member to Alzheimer’s and have friends who are like family struggling with loved ones who have Alzheimer’s and/or dementia. Alzheimer’s is something that affects so many people I know in one way or another. I truly believe that we are gaining ground on finding a cure and more information about this disease."

Nicole

Paul

"I heard about 48 Peaks on the trail. I hike because the losses my family has suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease are too numerous, including my dad, who we lost two years ago.  I hike in memory of my dad, aunts & uncles who passed, and extended family members currently suffering from Alzheimer’s and other Dementia."

Shandi

"I unfortunately know too many people with loved ones suffering from the disease. Because I am a big part of the hiking community in NH and was on SAR, I thought giving back was appropriate. I love to hike and am community driven - any excuse to hike, or to help a good cause out! - plus it's fun and you get to meet so many new people!"

Toni

"I have been volunteering with 48 Peaks since 2015 in memory of my parents. I am 63 years old and most days I fear that I will get Alzheimer’s. I don’t know what to do with all these feelings sometimes. Working with 48 Peaks and Do What You Love to End Alzheimer’s is a place where I can channel these emotions into something positive and do my part to help find a cure."

Jane

"My involvement with 48 Peaks was inspired my mom’s battle with Alzheimer’s, which she lost in 2021. Upon her diagnosis in 2015, she had two wishes - to know that her daughters would not suffer the same fate and to be a part of research to help find a cure. To honor her wishes and her legacy I do what I love-hiking the 48 Peaks fundraising for the Alz. Assoc. - to work toward a day when we have a survivor of Alzheimer’s."

Phillip

I truly believe in the mission of the Alzheimer's Association and the important work being done. As an ambassador, I volunteer to support the success of the event and connect with others who share the same passion.

Sean