Kim has spent 24 years working for the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, first as a research scientist and then as an administrative officer. Kim Sokorai is the aunt to Dylan and Logan, two wonderful boys diagnosed with MED13L in 2016. Since the origin of the Foundation, Kim has been a committed volunteer and staunch advocate for MED13L and MED13L families. As the MED13L Foundation pushes the advancement of curing MED13L to the next level, Kim hopes to utilize her experience in bench science, manuscript writing, collaborative agreements, project funding, budgets, developing project plans, administrative skills, and serving as a liaison between the administrative and scientific staff. Kim lives in Mullica Hill, NJ with her husband Dave and two sons, Jack and Cole, and dog Leo. Kim received her B.S. in Chemistry from St. Joseph’s University and her M.S. in Microbiology from Thomas Jefferson University.