LIMBS TEAM

Lucas Galey, MS, PhD
Executive Director

Lucas coordinates LIMBS' engineering and manufacturing efforts by directing design and overseeing research projects. He grew up in Germany where his parents served as missionaries until he was ten years old. With a pastor as a father and a doctor as a mother, he was inspired to pursue a career in biomedical sciences to impact the lives of the less fortunate. To that end, Lucas earned his BS in biomedical engineering from LeTourneau University and his MS in the same field from The University of Texas at El Paso. He recently completed his Doctorate where he developed and tested the world's lowest cost "smart" knee for LIMBS.

John Burger, CPO
Prosthetist and Orthotist
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John Burger is an American Board Certified CPO. He did his post graduate studies in prosthetics and orthotics at New York University Medical Center. He received his Master’s Degree in O&P from the University of Connecticut in 2002. He lived and worked as a CPO in Turkey for 10 years. He most recently worked at New England Orthotic and Prosthetic Systems as a manager and practitioner for the past 10 years. During that time he volunteered with Physicians for Peace to help establish a prosthetics center and O&P school at Dicle University in Diyarbakir, Turkey. He also volunteered with LIMBs International and went to Nairobi, Kenya to help train prosthetists who want to use LIMBs Relief 4 bar knee for above knee amputees. John most recently started full time working with LIMBS International to use the prosthetics center in Diyarbakir, Turkey for many Syrian and Iraqi refugees who experienced limb loss due to the war. A number of Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) centers are also being planned to help the amputees learn how to use their prosthetic devices properly.

Jonathan Slager, MS, PhD
West Africa Director

Jonathan grew up in West Africa where his parents served as missionaries and humanitarian consultants.  He is currently the LIMBS International West Africa Outreach Director where he works with local government and nongovernment agencies, hospitals, and businesses to outfit amputees in Liberia. LIMBS partners in Liberia fit approximately 15 amputees a year at the Monrovia Rehabilitation Center at the John F. Kennedy Hospital with LIMBS prosthetics. He has established critical supply chains and is working to expand these efforts to neighboring countries. He coordinates and facilitates 1-2 trips to Liberia each year with LIMBS partners to ensure continued support, outreach, and networking in the West Africa region.

​Gina Galey, MS-BME
Volunteer– Grant Writer
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Gina joined LIMBS as a volunteer grant writer in 2017. Holding a MS in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University, she currently works for The University of Texas at El Paso as a research associate and lecturer. As part of her work at UTEP, Gina also oversees the University's Corporate Business Analytics Group, an analytics consulting service for local El Paso companies that provides experiential learning opportunities to undergraduate students. She is passionate about using data to help people—that is why she loves volunteering with LIMBS, working at UTEP, teaching students, and consulting companies. Hailing from a small town in south Jersey, Gina enjoys spending time outdoors, playing board games, watercoloring, and cooking homemade Italian meals.

LIMBS is always looking for skilled and compassionate paid staff and volunteers to join the organization. Please see the CAREERS page for job postings.