Norm is a Chartered Professional Accountant and retired Partner of KPMG LLP with more than 40 years of experience advising public and private company and not-for profit clients on a wide range of issues, including financial reporting, income tax compliance, estate planning, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence engagements and corporate finance matters.

Norm is a person with Parkinson’s and enjoys participating in the various programs at U-Turn Parkinson’s and is committed to working with U-Turn Parkinson’s to grow awareness and support for the Parkinson’s community to be heard, understood and supported as we Live our Best Life.  Norm and his wife Jan enjoy spending time together with their kids and grandchildren.

Douglas Everett Hobson BSc, MD, FRCP(C) completed his medical degree at the University of Manitoba in 1981. He went on to complete a neurology residency at the U of Manitoba, including an elective at Columbia University New York in the specialty of Movement Disorders. He has been practicing as a clinical Neurologist, Movement Disorder Specialist and Educator in Winnipeg since 1987.

He is currently an Assistant Professor with the University of Manitoba, where he is the Co-director of the Interdisciplinary, Movement Disorder Clinic, at Deer Lodge Center and the Movement Disorder Program with the University of Manitoba.  The clinic’s catchment area is the Province of Manitoba, eastern Saskatchewan, Western Ontario, and Nunavut.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by Doctors Manitoba in 2009 an award given to one Manitoban physician annually for services rendered to patients and the community, and in 2019 was honored to receive the Educator of the Year Award from the Association or Residents and Interns of Manitoba. (PARIM). In 2025 he received the King Charles coronation medal for service to the community.

 Douglas is very passionate about U-Turn because of his deep commitment to supporting individuals affected by Parkinson’s disease. He believes in U-Turn’s mission to improve the quality of life through care, community, and movement.

I immigrated with my family to Winnipeg, MB in 1999.  I spent most of my training between Winnipeg and Toronto.  I completed medical school and neurology residency training at the University of Manitoba.  I completed a fellowship in Movement Disorders under the mentorship of Dr. Doug Hobson, Dr. Sean Udow, and Dr. Mark Hallett, also known as Dr. Mark Guttman.  The Movement Disorder Clinic is my primary practice location where I care for many patients with Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and other movement disorders.  U-Turn Parkinson’s disease empowers patients with Parkinson’s disease to take control of their condition and slows down this currently incurable and devastating progressive neurodegenerative condition.  Being on the board of U-Turn Parkinson’s disease provides me with an opportunity to support and advocate for patients with Parkinson’s disease.