Board of Trustees
Officers
Laura Gorry
President
IBM
Jerry Schafer
Past President
McDonald’s Corporation
Christine Perciaccante
Treasurer
ATRS Consulting
JOHN PARKER
Secretary
Par Ventures, Inc.
Members
Crystal Bledsoe
Cisco
Joe Booden
The Coca-Cola Company
Nick Cerullo
Cerullo Wealth Management Team
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Diane DeGroff
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Tim Fisher
McDonald’s Corporation
Jeff Langdon
Duke Children’s Hospital
Diane McIntee
Optima Asset Management, LLC
Vanessa Raynor
Rehab Matters Speech & Language Services LLC
Ann Reed, M.D.
Duke Children’s Hospital
Ric Richards
The Richards Advantage
Edith Rosenblatt
Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center
Michele Snyder, MD
WakeMed Hospital
Advisory Board
Ric Richards
Chair
The Richards Advantage
Geoff Krouse
Duke Law School
Smith Anderson Law Firm
Tim Denny
Daybreak Management Company
Joel Graybeal
Triangle Rock Club
Johnny Moore
IMG College
Staff
Choose Kindness. Make Today Count. Shine Your Light.
Development, Communications & Administrative Team
Nancy Arne Jones
Senior Director of External Relations
Mitzi Viola
Director of Development
Traci Cortez
Director of Special Events
Bill McChesney
Finance Director
Patricia Hume
Development & Accounting Manager
Teresa Tate
Development & Accounting Coordinator
Volunteer Services
Clay Ragan
Volunteer Manager
Tiffany Long
WakeMed Family Room and House Manager
Chris Ruggeri
Duke Family Room Manager
Family Care
Katie Lowek
Director of Operations
Stephanie Whigham
Senior Manager, Family Care
Mauro Rubi
Maintenance Manager
