After graduating from Georgetown University Law Center, Monnie Lindsay practiced law at Sidley & Austin. She later became assistant general counsel at Loyola University Medical Center, where among other things, she worked with Medicare regulations applicable to the hospital.
She has been active with both the Chicago and Nebraska chapters of the American Parkinson Disease Association. Monnie also serves on the committee overseeing the Nebraska Parkinson’s registry. She is a founding board member of the Parkinson’s Health Development program, a not-for-profit organization in Omaha designed to promote exercise among people with Parkinson’s.
She co-authored the Parkinson’s community’s suggested new definition of Parkinson’s disease for the Department of Health and Human Services and was the recipient of the 2010 Parkinson’s Unity Walk’s Bonander Award for her work on behalf of the Parkinson’s community.