WHO WE ARE

Mission Statement

The National Kidney Foundation of the Virginias, a major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.

Staff

• Kathryn P. Garvin, MPA, Chief Executive Officer
• Tracy Coogle, CPA, Vice President, Finance
• Eleanor Myers, Vice President, Client Programs
• Paula Bazemore, Eastern Virginia Regional Director
• Nicole Shackelford, Southwest Virginia Regional Director
• Lynn Williams, Central Virginia Regional Director
• Pat Wallace, Operations & Kidney Car Coordinator
• Shontay Harris, Operations & Kidney Car Coordinator
• Drew Melson, Development Officer
• Norma Austin, Administrative Assistant
• Charlene Peters, Executive Vice President
• Amy Capistran, Kidney Car & Marketing Manager

2007 - 2008 Board of Directors

      Executive Committee

• Kathryn H. Pearson - Chairperson
• David H. Hallock, Jr., Esq. - Immediate Past Chair
• M. Kenneth Gray, Jr. - Chairman Elect
• Lawson J. Heggie - Vice Chairman
• Charles W. Rayfield - Secretary
• Michelle F. Johnson - Treasurer
• Rasheed A. Balogun, M.D. - Chair, Medical Advisory Board

      Board Members

• Shelly Clark, RN, BS
• Betty C. Crandall, MS, RN
• William F. Glass, II, MD, PhD
• Donna O. Hughes
• Ross B. Isaacs, MD
• Caroline W. Landrigan
• Henry G. Taylor, MD, MPH
• Richard L. Theibert, III
• Frank W. Webber