Carol Schwimmer is ForeBatten Foundation's Executive Director and a family friend. Karen and Carol became fast friends when they met through a twin mothers group when the girls were 18 months old. Carol and her husband, Cameron, have twin girls the same age as Amelia and Makenzie. 

In consultation with the Foundation Board, Carol plans, budgets, implements, and evaluates activities of the foundation with the goal of finding treatments and a cure for Batten Disease. Carol was a key member of the Project Butterfly team that led to the development of Zebronkysen.    

Carol’s mission is to compassionately support the Kahns and other Batten families through their Batten disease journey. Previously, Carol spent over 20 years in Retail Merchandising Management and Consumer Packaged Goods Sales where she was responsible for creating and implementing sales strategy and growth plans. Carol holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.