Maria Hardin
Vice President of Patient Services for the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Maria Hardin, serves as Vice President of Patient Services for the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the primary consumer federation responsible for enactment of the Orphan Drug Act. Ms. Hardin's 21-year tenure at NORD includes oversight of strategic direction and operation of NORD's 38 medication and health insurance co-payment assistance programs. She is frequently invited to serve on industry roundtables to address patient access issues that are an integral part of the drug development process.

Tony Wicks
Co-Founder of Premier Source
Tony Wicks is Co-Founder of Premier Source, the organization that administers the BioMarin Physician & Patient Support Program (BPPS). BPPS guides physicians and patients through the process of securing coverage for Kuvan. Premier Source specializes in developing reimbursement and patient / physician support strategies for rare diseases, orphan drugs, and novel therapies. Mr. Wicks has nearly 15 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. He received a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Belkys Prado, RD, CSP, LD
Metabolic Nutrition Specialist
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa
Belkys Prado, RD, CSP, LD currently serves as a metabolic nutrition specialist at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa located in Tampa, Florida. Ms. Prado received her bachelor of science in clinical nutrition from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. She went on to complete her pediatric nutrition residency for dietitians from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition, American Dietetic Association.

Ms. Prado's work at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa includes being the clinic coordinator of the Inherited Metabolic Disorders section. Her responsibilities include nutrition assessment, education of patients and families, and implementing and revising nutrition support plans. Ms. Prado is a current member of the Genetic Metabolic Dietitians International.