LuAnn Kleemeyer

LuAnn Kleemeyer, Psychology – Theology – AA/BS Volunteer Extraordinaire – SciMAC Member

LuAnn Kleemeyer is a dedicated volunteer, advocate, and peer mentor who has spent more than a decade serving the limb loss and limb difference community. Since becoming an amputee, she has turned her lived experience into a commitment to helping others through peer support, education, advocacy, and community engagement.

  • Dedicated Volunteer & Community Advocate
    • Retired and now devotes her time to serving as a volunteer, advocate, peer visitor, facilitator, speaker, and presenter
    • Uses her lived experience to support others throughout their limb loss journey
    • Passionate about creating opportunities that strengthen and enrich the community
  • Longstanding Service with the Amputee Coalition
    • Trained as an Amputee Coalition Certified Peer Visitor (CPV) in 2011
    • Served on the Education and Conference Committee from 2014–2022
    • Participated in the inaugural Lead Advocate Program training in 2019
  • Advocate for Access & Policy Change
    • Presented at a Medicare hearing in Washington, D.C., addressing insurance challenges in 2015
    • Participated in Amputee Coalition Hill Day from 2017–2019, meeting with members of Congress to share the needs and experiences of the limb loss community
    • Spoke at a Congressional Briefing in Washington, D.C., in 2017 about Medicare insurance issues
  • Peer Support & Community Connection
    • Provides one-on-one support and encouragement as a Certified Peer Visitor
    • Brings the perspective of lived experience to conversations about resources, education, advocacy, and community needs
    • Helps others find connection and support as they navigate life with limb loss
  • Education & SciMAC Service
    • Educational background in psychology and theology, with A.A. and B.S. degrees
    • Brings a community and peer perspective to the Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee
    • Views SciMAC as an opportunity to collaborate, give back, and help develop resources that benefit people with limb loss and limb difference

LuAnn’s years of volunteer service and advocacy bring an important lived-experience perspective to SciMAC, helping ensure the voices and needs of the limb loss and limb difference community remain central to its work.