Oct 28, 2009
National MS Society Eastern NC Chapter Names Four Triangle Women as Board Members
The Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is pleased to announce the addition of four new board members. All of the newly appointed women are highly active in the professional and philanthropic community, bringing a diversity of experience and expertise to the Chapter board. These members include:
Jessica Grimes of Pittsboro has been a regional consultant with Fidelity Investments for ten years. She has been active with the National MS Society wherever she has lived, participating in events like Bike MS. She was chosen to serve on the Department of Defense Peer Review Panel for 2008 to work with medical and research professionals to evaluate MS focused research projects. Jessica’s father has had MS for over 30 years.
Sharon Halperin of Chapel Hill is an active philanthropist in several local organizations. She has a B.S. in physical therapy from Quinnipiac University and received a Master of Public Health from Columbia University. She was the founder and co-chair of the Women’s Philanthropy Division of the Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation. She was selected as the Chapter’s Mother of the Year in 2003.
Pam Kohl of Raleigh is the district director for the office of Congressman Brad Miller. She was formerly the executive director of the Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education, the planning director for the United Way of North Carolina and the CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Capital and Coast. She has also served as chair for the Women Against MS Luncheon.
Sallie Shuping-Russell of Chapel Hill is a managing director of BlackRock. She graduated from the University of North Carolina with an A.B. in English and political science and went on to earn a M.B.A. from Columbia University. She currently serves on UNC's Board of Trustees and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the UNC Health Care System. There is a scholarship at the UNC Department of Maternal and Child Health endowed by Sallie and her former husband and an endowed professorship given by Sallie in the Department of English. She recently served as a vice chair for the Chapter's Dinner of Champions event.