{"id":11061,"date":"2023-01-04T08:04:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T13:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/?page_id=11061"},"modified":"2024-01-11T16:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T21:29:05","slug":"ricky-marks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/about-tma\/tma-board-of-directors\/ricky-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ricky-Marks-BOD.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Marks\" class=\"wp-image-14112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ricky-Marks-BOD.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ricky-Marks-BOD-64x80.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top tma-last-p is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Ricky Marks<\/strong> obtained a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science degree from the University of Toledo. Ricky however found his calling working with Bristol Myers Squibb as a sales representative and District Manager. Ricky worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 36 years.\u00a0 His career in the pharmaceutical industry allowed him to develop a stronger understanding of drug based therapeutic intervention and how to convey key features and benefits to physicians utilizing pharmaceutical products to extend and enhance human life.\u00a0 Ricky lives in Matteson, IL with his wife Cynthia.\u00a0 Ricky was diagnosed with Inclusive Body Myositis in 2016 and looks forward to helping The Myositis Association reach its mission.\u00a0 They have two adult children, Christopher and Kameron and are looking to relocate to Georgia within the next year to be closer to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/about-tma\/tma-board-of-directors\/\">TMA Board of Directors \u00bb<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ricky Marks obtained a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science degree from the University of Toledo. 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