Dr. Dona Murphey, a Korean American neurologist, neuroscientist, and promotora based in Houston, has been appointed to the Harris County Area Agency on Aging Area Planning Advisory Council.

Fluent in English and Spanish, she brings over 10,000 hours of community organizing experience focused on race, immigration, poverty, and health. Her advocacy is deeply personal—shaped by her three Korean-speaking grandparents with dementia and her own 31-fold risk of the disease.