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HIGH
IMPACT
PHILANTHROPY
THE NATION’S
#1 SLAM-
SPECIAL DUNK
CHARITY
REPORT: PA G E S E V E N
HELP FOR
THE U.S.
UNINSURED
STRENGTHENING
THE SAFETY NET
for
19 MILLION
PATIENTS
NATIONWIDE
GULF COAST
HURRICANE
PREP
PA G E FOUR
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UNINSUREDAND
ASTHMATIC?
PA G E S I X
H1N1
DIRECT RELIEF
International
MISSING
JESUSITA
BREATHING EASIER FIRE Flu
PA G E T H R E E RESPONSE Response
PA G E F I V E
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2. SPECIAL REPORT: Direct Relief USA
“There’s not a single
health center that
Direct CARE FOR 60 YEARS, TODAY, TOMORROW
Relief USA
doesn’t tell me that
they have more
patients coming in
CHARITABLE the door any given
day than they can
possibly handle.”
DIRECT RELIEF ARCHIVES
The NEARLY 46 MILLION AMERICANS LACK HEALTH INSURANCE,
– Dan Hawkins, National
Association of Community
and that number grows daily as financial pressures push many Health Centers Policy
Director, as told to the
more people into a position of needing help . But quietly, every Chronicle of Philanthropy
day, more Americans are getting the care they need at their local
nonprofit community clinics and health centers . Direct Relief
USA is supporting more than 1,000 of these clinics in all 50 states.
HEALTH
Since 2004, we’ve provided more than 10 million free
prescriptions worth over $140 million for our neighbors who
SAFETY NET cannot afford them . It’s a high-impact, low-cost program made
increasingly important as the economy has faltered. The network
CRISIS IS and information systems built to run this program have aided
fast and precise responses to emergencies that hit here at home,
REAL. from fires to hurricanes to the daily emergency of unmet need for
medicines .
While we’re likely better known as an international and emergency
response organization, Direct Relief has assisted U.S. partners for
over 60 years. In 1948, our founders William Zimdin and Dennis
Karczag organized shipments of food, clothing, and medical
aid out of a pantry in Zimdin’s Santa Barbara home. While
most attention was focused on postwar
NEARLY recovery in Europe, they kept a close eye
2/3 OF ALL on local needs, too.
Just as a worldwide emergency
BANKRUPTCIES was the impetus for our creation, local
STEM FROM emergencies prompted the beginning of
our programs domestically, largely in our
INABILITY TO home state of California, like the Northern
PAY MEDICAL California floods of 1956 and the local
BILLS. Coyote Canyon Fire of 1964. Later, when
MARGARET MOLLOY
– The American Journal of Medicine, devastated parts of the nation needed
June 2009 help—the Bay Area after the earthquake
of 1989, the Midwest during the floods of
THERE 1993, the Gulf Coast during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005
ARE MORE —Direct Relief drew rapid, efficient responses from a long history
UNINSURED of providing emergency aid.
PEOPLE Likewise, our everyday work with clinics and health centers was
IN LOS incubated over decades of support to the under-resourced medical safety
ANGELES net. In 1970, Direct Relief was instrumental in the launch of the Isla Vista
THAN Neighborhood Clinic near the University of California at Santa Barbara.
THERE ARE
Donated exam tables, surgical instruments, and pharmaceuticals helped
RESIDENTS
OF outfit the fledgling clinic. Last year, the clinic and its two Santa Barbara
MONTANA. affiliate clinics provided 48,000 low-income patient visits.
As the national healthcare crisis grew, we grew as well—to hold licenses
that enable us to be a wholesale pharmacy distributor in all 50 states and DAMON TAUGHER
the District of Columbia; to conduct massive responses to natural disasters
and prepare the most vulnerable regions for future emergencies; to become
COVER IMAGES: LOS ANGELES FREE CLINIC, MARGARET MOLLOY
the largest nonprofit program of its kind. In close partnership with
these private nonprofit safety-net clinics that are the healthcare “homes” for 19 million Americans
throughout the country, Direct Relief USA is positioned, right now, to help ensure that the most
desperate individuals and families have access to healthy lives .
“We reject the notion that if you’re poor
and uninsured, it’s acceptable that you
don’t get the care and medicine you and
your child needs. We serve people who
aren’t served by markets and government.”
– Thomas Tighe, Direct Relief President and CEO
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3. SPECIAL REPORT: Direct Relief USA
Search asthmatic, uninsured, now what? GO
Direct Relief USA and Teva Pharmaceuticals
help 500,000 ASTHMA PATIENTS
ou just lost your low-income job and with it your health insurance, which was thin to begin with. You’re asthmatic—an often chronic
condition—and you’ve tried enrolling in an inhaler manufacturer’s Patient Assistance Program but that requires access to a doctor and now
you can’t afford to see one. So what do you do? The local emergency room is an option, but those are stretched to capacity by the throngs
of others also doing their best to access health care.
Where do you go to get help with your asthma?
You are not nearly as hypothetical as we all wish you were. You, along with millions of other Americans weathering similar circumstances, will
most likely leap for the safety net—thousands of community based nonprofit clinics and centers providing key points of access to health care. More
than 16 million patients receive care at these clinics and health centers, and on average 40 percent of these patients have no health insurance.
The national associations that bring these independent healthcare facilities under one umbrella are at
the forefront of assisting clinic efforts to reach patients facing difficult economic straits. So when the largest generic
pharmaceutical manufacturer in the world sought Direct Relief USA’s help in distributing 500,000 ProAir® HFA
HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS, INC.
inhalers among asthma patients in need nationwide, Direct Relief gauged clinic demand Baltimore, MD
through long-time partners the National Association of Community Health Centers “We very much appreciate the
ANGELS COMMUNITY CLINIC and the National Association of Free Clinics. generosity of Teva
Murray, KY
“On a daily basis, we work to get donated medicine in the hands of sick people,” Pharmaceuticals in helping us
“This is a prayer explained Direct Relief USA Director Damon Taugher. “Working through the national serve our very vulnerable and
answered. Thank you so health center and clinic associations, Teva Pharmaceutical’s extraordinary donation
very much.” indigent clients.”
was aimed at those most in need.”
RENITA CARTER, JEFF SINGER, President & CEO
In the heart of one of the poorest districts in California (over 40 percent of the
Executive Director
15th Congressional District’s children are uninsured—the highest percentage in the
country), Harbor Community Clinic in San Pedro sees 1,800 patients each month.
Sixty-three percent of Harbor Community’s patients live on less than $500 per month—
well below the federal poverty level. Executive Director Michele Ruple believes that
Harbor Community’s patients deserve the respect of quality healthcare. “There’s a
misconception that the uninsured are not working individuals…they are,” says Ruple.
“They often perform some of the most dangerous jobs in the community or other essential services. We are a safety net so these hard working individuals
can maintain their health and get needed medical care.”
Harbor Community treats 600 asthmatic patients each month. The clinic received 200 of Teva’s donated inhalers. Ruple was thrilled with the
company’s generosity and Direct Relief ’s distribution model. “On behalf of the patients in the Harbor Area as well as our medical staff,” she said, “we
thank you for this most generous donation to those in need!”
YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION CLINIC
Sanford, ME
“Because we provide care at the homeless shelter,
we were thrilled to get the inhalers. Many of these
patients have no health insurance—not even
Medicaid—and finding resources to buy medicine is a
real challenge. Your contribution means a great deal
to people who have very, very little. On their
behalf, please accept our thanks!”
BARBARA CRIDER, Director, Health Services
SINCE FEBRUARY, DIRECT RELIEF USA HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 500 CLINICS IN ALL 50
STATES WITH TEVA’S PROAIR® INHALERS.
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4. R
SPECIAL REPORT: Direct Relief USA
Direct Relief PREPARES CLINICS
ALONG THE GULF COAST
FOR THE
E
2009 HURRICANE SEASON
Hurricanes are an annual potential disaster for people living along the Gulf
Coast, particularly those who are low income, have chronic medical conditions,
or have limited access to transportation to evacuate.
Of the 12 storms predicted between June 1 and November 30 this year,
forecasters say six will become hurricanes and two will reach Category 3 or
more. Last year’s devastating hurricane season produced a record number of
storms. Five of the 16 storms were Category 3 or higher, and for the first time on
record, six consecutive storms made landfall in the U.S.
A
The low-income, uninsured people who are disproportionately affected
by damaging hurricanes are the same patient population seen at Direct Relief ’s
partner clinics and health centers.
To ready these clinics, Direct Relief USA and Abbott have engaged,
expanded, and improved the three-year-old Hurricane Preparedness Program to
healthcare providers in “hurricane alley.” In 2008, Direct Relief ’s HURRICANE
HURRICANE
PREP PACK PUERTO
RICO
PREP PACKS were indispensable to the physicians at the 18 U.S. clinics that
received them, as well as to the evacuee patients these clinics treated. If an
emergency strikes this year, medical supplies will be on hand or close by, enabling providers to respond quickly to the medical needs of those affected.
FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO JOIN PROGRAM
D
This year, Direct Relief deployed 25 HURRICANE PREP PACKS to partner clinics and health centers in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas,
and expanded assistance to new partners in Florida and Puerto Rico. Five additional packs stand at the ready in Direct Relief ’s warehouse in case a
hurricane strikes another area. Recipients were selected for their location, past experience with emergency response, patient population, and capacity
to treat victims during an emergency.
Each HURRICANE PREP PACK holds enough medical supplies to treat 100 patients for a variety of conditions, from injuries to chronic illnesses,
for three to five days. At a wholesale value of almost $12,000 for each pack, contents were informed by responses to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in
2005, work with the Texas Blue Ribbon Commission on Emergency Preparedness and Response, and constant feedback from recipients since the
program began in 2007. Prep Pack contents can be easily absorbed into
DIRECT RELIEF’S
regular clinic inventory to avoid waste if not needed in an emergency. EMERGENCY RESPONSE
The waterproof packs are designed for use in clinic settings or at COORDINATOR BRETT
WILLIAMS REVIEWS
alternate care sites, and are easily transported, as recipients demonstrated
Y
THE CONTENTS OF
last year. Coastal Family Health Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, used the THE IMPROVED 2009
HURRICANE PREP PACK
HURRICANE PREP PACK it received in 2008 aboard its mobile medical WITH JUDITH PEREZ,
unit, which traveled to evacuation shelters in Texas and Louisiana during RN AT LAFAYETTE
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Guadalupe Health Center in Texas received CARE CLINIC, LOUISIANA.
last year’s Prep Pack just a few days before hurricane Dolly struck and THE PACK WILL HELP
PREPARE THE CLINIC FOR
flooding destroyed the clinic. They were able to flee the clinic with the WHAT IS PREDICTED TO
BE AN ACTIVE HURRICANE
Prep Pack and use it to treat evacuees while the clinic was closed.
SEASON. FOLLOWING
HURRICANES KATRINA
AND RITA, LAFAYETTE
PREP PACKS provided to U.S. clinic COMMUNITY HEALTH
partners CONTAINED MEDICAL CARE CLINIC TREATED
ITEMS TO TREAT 100 PATIENTS THOUSANDS OF
DISPLACED EVACUEES.
FOR 3-5 DAYS:
Anti-infectives Biaxin and
Omnicef from Abbott; FreeStyle
Test Strips, FreeStyle Freedom
System Kits, Sure Dose Syringes
and FreeStyle Lancets for
diabetes care, also all from Abbott
Atenolol, Metoprolol, to
treat hypertension Gentamicin and Sulfacetamide
TO LEARN MORE Advil tablets for pain management Opthalmic Solution for eye infections
about hurricane from Wyeth Silver Sulfadiazine Cream for burns
preparedness in the U.S. Albuterol for asthma Metformin for management of
and vulnerable Caribbean Povidine iodine for preventing diabetes
countries—and hear how wound infections Stethoscope, blood pressure cuffs
Direct Relief’s Prep Packs and exam gloves
Anti-inflammatory ibuprofen and
WILLIAM VAZQUEZ
came in handy last year— Children’s Tylenol tablets Gauze and elastic bandages for
visit:
Epipens for emergency wound care
DirectRelief.org/
epinephrine doses Clotrimazole and triple antibiotic
EmergencyResponse/2009/
Carbamazepine, Depakote from ointment for skin infections
HurricanePrepProgram.aspx
Abbott, and Gabapentin for seizure
control
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5. SPECIAL REPORT: Direct Relief USA
JESUSITA FIRE WAREHOUSE
RESPONSE CHATTER
ALAN PENNER
Jesusita by the NUMBERS
30,500 PEOPLE EVACUATED
8,733 ACRES BURNED
24,000 N95 PARTICULATE RESPIRATORS
DISTRIBUTED
AWARDED HIGHEST GRADE FOR
SECURITY, COMPLIANCE
The National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy has approved Direct Relief as the
nation’s first nonprofit recipient of Verified-
Accredited Wholesale Distributor (VAWD)
certification. This achievement means that
we meet or exceed the highest security and
compliance standards for the distribution
and storage of medical goods, and have
the strongest controls on materials of any
nonprofit. Other organizations with this high
certification include leading businesses like
CVS, UPS, and Walmart, among others.
RSON
ANDE
LICENSED TO HEAL
MATT
READ MORE AND WATCH A VIDEO OF THE MASK DISTRIBUTION at:
Direct Relief holds the licenses to distribute
www.DirectRelief.org/EmergencyResponse/2009/JesusitaFire.aspx
prescription drugs in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia. This, on top of our
federal registrations and certifications, lets
us receive and deliver highly controlled
H1N1 Flu materials, and allows us to reach any clinic,
Response
health center, and state or local government
who require assistance in an emergency. Like
our VAWD accreditation, Direct Relief is the
D irect Relief coordinated its response to the H1N1
influenza outbreak in March with responding partners
and associations in the U.S. and Mexico for the most
only nonprofit in the U.S. to hold this level
of licensing.
effective and targeted provision of medical aid.
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
recommending that clinicians use protective supplies
to prevent transmission of the new viral strain, Direct
Relief immediately sent requested materials to clinics and PREPARING OURSELVES FOR
community health centers in California and Texas. This EMERGENCIES
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provision included Tylenol to treat patients’ fever symptoms,
N95 particulate respirators, and hand sanitizer products. The best emergency preparedness begins
N95 respirators, or protective masks, were specifically at home, and Direct Relief’s home in Santa
indicated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Barbara, California is no exception. We
Prevention to help prevent transmission of the virus.
recently completed a 30-month project
The National Institute of Pediatrics in Mexico City—a
nonprofit children’s hospital that provides care at low or no of planning, permitting, and installing
cost—received an emergency aid provision of 5,000 N95 an electric generator to ensure that our
particulate respirators, Tylenol, gloves, and hand sanitizer operations can continue to run in the event
product. of a power failure for six days without
Direct Relief thanks BD, Cera Products, Inc., Henry refueling. This backup capacity is crucially
Schein, and the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
important for medical materials in our
for their generous contributions to the H1N1 flu emergency
response. warehouse that require strict temperature
controls, and for ensuring our ability
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE WHO at:
www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html to respond in the event of a regional
emergency.
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6. We interrupt this report to bring you… FIND
THE REST OF THE IT
at
DIRECTRELIEF.ORG
WORLD
CYCLONE AILA
RESPONSE
Asia Program Officer Matt MacCalla
was in Bangladesh when Cyclone
Aila struck the country’s and
India’s southern coasts on May 25.
Matt was conducting a follow up
assessment trip with partners who
responded to 2007’s Cyclone Sidr,
REUTERS/JAYANTA SHAW, COURTESY OF WWW.ALERTNET.ORG
and was coordinating the placement
of emergency cyclone and flood
modules in anticipation of this
upcoming cyclone season.
In response to Cyclone Aila,
Direct Relief shipped the critically
needed cyclone and flood relief
modules along with a provision
of essential pharmaceuticals and
supplies to partners who were already
serving thousands of people injured
and displaced by the storm. Four
disaster preparedness and response
HEALTH INITIATIVES modules have been air-shipped to
SUPPORTING partners in Bangladesh and India.
MOTHERS WORLDWIDE Cyclone Aila affected more than
The World Health Organization estimates that a
3.6 million people, left more than
woman dies each minute from complications during
750,000 people homeless, and took
pregnancy and childbirth—more than 500,000 each
300 lives.
year worldwide. In developing countries, pregnancy
is a life-threatening condition, as pregnancy and
childbirth are the second leading cause of death learn
among women of reproductive age. Many of the risks
more
DirectRelief.org/
for pregnant women and children in developing EmergencyResponse/
countries are related to general conditions of poverty, 2009/CycloneAila.aspx
KRISTIN BROWN
nutrition, and severely limited health resources and
watch access that affect everyone.
video from JFK Medical Direct Relief focuses on maternal and child
Centre and meet the women
whose health has been health—interventions that directly address the specific threats to women
restored through obstetric during pregnancy through childbirth: expanding access to care by bolstering
fistula repair.
in-country health systems; ensuring safe delivery through midwife MILKEN INSTITUTE,
DirectRelief.org/
learn training and kits; addressing complications with emergency obstetric GLOBAL CONFERENCE
ourfocus/mch/
obstetricfistula.aspx more care; restoring health through obstetric fistula prevention and care; and 2009
about mothers and children
living healthier lives at preventing mother to child transmission of HIV. Direct Relief President and CEO
DirectRelief.org Thomas Tighe participated on a panel
called “Global Aid Workers: Heroes
on the Front Lines” at the Milken
100% OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Institute’s Global Conference 2009.
ARE DEVOTED watch
video of the panel at
TO OUR PROGRAMS.
MilkenInstitute.org/events/
gcprogram.taf?function=
etail&EvID=1637&
eventid=GC09
All overhead (non-program) expenses are covered by a generous bequest.
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7. Who’s thinking of Direct Relief?
Named Direct Relief the nation’s #1 Slam-dunk Charity , and recognized Direct Relief as
“exceptional” for earning a Four-Star Charity rating five years in a row.
The Santa Barbara County Medical Reserve Corps
Direct Relief committed to equipping volunteer emergency health professionals with custom-
designed backpacks outfitted with supplies appropriate for emergency-response.
Emergency Preparedness Sponsors
Abbott provided vision and generous contributions to support Direct Relief’s Hurricane Preparedness Program
in 2009, resulting in expanded prepositioned aid to more sites in the U.S. and Caribbean. With P&G’s generous
financial support, Direct Relief was able to include PUR water purification packets in the hurricane modules and
strengthen the ability of our partners in the Caribbean to assist patients with their drinking water needs.
The medical supply manufacturer and corporate supporter featured Direct Relief and its partner volunteer
project in Ghana in the May issue of National Geographic Magazine.
The Boehringer Ingelheim CARES Foundation’s donations of medications are delivered
nationwide to many low-income uninsured patients through Direct Relief USA’s work with U.S.
free clinics and community health centers.
YOUTH FOR DIRECT RELIEF
A dynamic group of students from five Santa Barbara high schools raised more than $25,000 for
Direct Relief programs through their March flower sale. That’s an A+ to us.
BRYAN WATT
Make a legacy gift to Direct Relief and extend your generosity beyond your lifetime.
Your commitment and dedication will help Direct Relief continue its efforts to help
people affected by poverty, emergencies, and civil unrest live better, healthier lives far
into the future.
LEAVE For more information, contact Jill Muchow Rode, CFRE, Director of Development
A jrode@directrelief.org or (805) 964-4767 x181
LEGACY
WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST THANKS TO ALL OF THE COMPANIES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED
DIRECT RELIEF USA OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
3M CVS Corporation Johnson & Johnson Pharma Medica
Abbott Cypress Medical Products Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. Progressive Medical International
Aearo Company Cypress Pharmaceutical, Inc. King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prometheus Laboratories
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. DAVA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Purdue Pharma, L.P.
Alkermes, Inc. Den-Mat Corporation Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. Quidel Corporation Inc.
Allergan, Inc. Dey Laboratories McKesson Medical-Surgical Redwood Bio Tech
American CleanStat, LLC Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories LTD. McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharms. Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
American Health Products Corporation E. Fougera & Company McNeil Nutritionals, LLC Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amgen Foundation, Inc. ETHICON Meda Pharmaceuticals Rye Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
Amsino International Evo Medical Solutions Medical Action Industries Sage Products, Inc.
Aramco Services Company Fenwal Inc. Medline Industries Inc. Sandel Medical Industries, LLC
AstraZeneca FNC Medical Corporation MedVantx Incorporated Sanofi Pasteur
Baxter International Incorporated Forest Laboratories, Inc. Merck & Company, Inc. sanofi-aventis
Bayer Consumer Care Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC Sappo Hill Soapworks
BD FSC Laboratories, Inc. Microflex Schering-Plough Corporation
Beaumont Products Inc. GlaxoSmithKline Midmark Corporation Sperian Protection
Boehringer Ingelheim CARES Foundation Graham-Field, Inc. Miltex, Inc. Sunnight Solar
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Henry Schein, Inc. Neutrogena Corporation Sunstar Americas, Inc.
Carlsbad Technology, Inc. Herban Essentials Nexxus Beauty Products Tarascon Publishing
Cera Products, Inc. Hi-Tech Pharmacal Company, Inc. Nisim International Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Chattem Inc. Hogil Pharmaceutical North Safety Products The Harvard Drug Group
Cobalt Laboratories Housechem OHM Laboratories, Inc. Titan Corporation
Colgate-Palmolive Company InstyMeds Corporation / RedPharm Drug Omron Healthcare, Inc. Tri-anim
ConMed Corporation Invacare Ossur Zee Medical, Inc.
Covidien Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. Procter & Gamble Zooth, a Division of Gillette
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Jarrow Formulas, Inc. Pfizer Inc.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR Dorothy F. Largay, Ph.D.
VICE CHAIR Thomas J. Cusack
SECRETARY James H. Selbert
TREASURER Kenneth J. Coates
Frederick Beckett • Jon E. Clark • Patty DeDominic • Ernest H. Drew, Ph.D.
Patrick Enthoven • Gary Finefrock • Paul Flynn • Richard Godfrey
Bert Green, M.D. • Raye Haskell • Stanley C. Hatch • W. Scott Hedrick
Priscilla Higgins, Ph.D. • Brett Hodges • Ellen K. Johnson • Donald J. Lewis
Robert A. McLalan • Rita Moya • Carmen Elena Palomo • John Romo
Ayesha Shaikh, M.D. • George Short • Ashley Parker Snider
Gary R. Tobey • Sherry Villanueva
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
CHAIRMAN Frank N. Magid
Lawrence R. Glenn • E. Carmack Holmes, M.D.
S. Roger Horchow • Stanley S. Hubbard • Jon B. Lovelace
Donald E. Petersen • Richard L. Schall • John W. Sweetland
PRESIDENT & CEO Thomas Tighe
HONORARY BOARD
PRESIDENT EMERITUS Sylvia Karczag
CHAIR EMERITUS Jean Hay
DIRECTOR EMERITUS Dorothy Adams
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