Randel (Randy) Ford is President and Chief Operating Officer of National Write Your Congressman (NWYC), and the initiator of many of the concepts behind the National Stem Cell Association.  NWYC specializes in bringing potent advocacy to bear in Washington and in state legislatures for over 80 associations and 80,000 small businesses.   The organization, with more than 200 employees, is the nation’s largest privately held, nonpartisan membership organization made up of small businesses, with almost six decades of experience in promoting the interests of its constituencies.

NWYC keeps business owners current on important issues being debated in Congress that are critical to their individual businesses and industries and then equips them with highly productive tools to communicate their opinions and desired outcomes to their respective Senators and Congressman.  Mr. Ford has been in his current role with NWYC for over 25 years, and is a veteran in navigating the federal agencies and legislators in Washington DC to bring optimum results for his many clients over the years.

Mr. Ford also serves on one of the committees for the Congressional Management Foundation in Washington DC.  The committee’s primary goal is to improve the communications between constituents and the US Congress.

Mr. Ford has a BS degree from Central Michigan University and serves on the board of several charitable organizations.  He resides in Dallas with his wife Kim and three daughters.

Douglas Williamson is President & Chairman of the National Stem Cell Association (NSCA) and brings over forty years of experience in operations and finance to his position, with over ten of those years in healthcare or healthcare related industries and projects, including eight years as CEO of an ophthalmic medical device company in Dallas engaged in successful FDA studies.   Among other healthcare specialties, Mr. Williamson spent two years working on projects related to stem cells, including due diligence on the operations of one of the leading providers of stem cell research and therapy worldwide.  Mr. Williamson also performed due diligence vetting multiple providers of stem cell therapies to address his own healthcare needs in 2019 related to a severe orthopedic injury. Within 30 days of receiving stem cell injections, he was able to sleep and walk normally, and within six months could engage in all previous activities including aerobic exercise and weightlifting. 

Prior to his role with the ophthalmic medical device company, Mr. Williamson had over twelve years of experience directing and managing the venture capital operations for NationsBank/Bank of America (BACI) in Dallas, Texas.   Prior to joining BACI, Mr. Williamson served with both public and private companies in a number of senior management roles.

Mr. Williamson has a BA degree from Denison University (Ohio), and an MBA from Columbia University (New York), and earned his CPA certification in Texas in 1983.

Mr. Macfarland’s healthcare administration career now exceeds thirty five years and includes senior executive experience as CEO or Executive Director serving for profit, not for profit, public, faith based and multi facility hospital management systems including positions in the U.S., Asia and Africa.  His initial interest in healthcare management stems from his attraction to organizational behavior, systems thinking and community development. The management of large hospitals and healthcare organizations offered a highly stimulating and complex management challenge in all three areas significantly expanding his skills and capabilities over the years.

Mr. Macfarland’s most rewarding assignment from a social impact perspective was his recent selection (2015 to present) as Executive Director of Harvesters Reaching the Nations, where he used his healthcare management background to open a de novo hospital in Southern Sudan, and now oversees multiple facilities in Sudan and Uganda including the hospital, two orphanages, and an elementary school, with more facilities to help refugees, orphans and displaced families currently in the planning stage.

Mr. Macfarland earned a BA (Psychology) from The University of Kansas, a Master of Health Administration degree from Washington University (St. Louis), and served three years in the U.S. Navy as an officer on a destroyer escort (1971-1973).