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Originally from New Jersey, Karyn relocated to North Carolina in 2011 after residing in Georgia for sixteen years. Following an early career in client services, Karyn spent several years as a stay-at-home parent before returning to school and earning a degree in Human Services, Non-profit Administration, from Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. Karyn held […]

Originally from New York, Dan attended college in Florida before settling in Charlotte in 2015. He currently resides in Waxhaw with his wife and three children. Dan’s middle child was diagnosed with a mild case of hemophilia. Dan’s professional journey spans over 15 years in public accounting, where he currently serves as a Director of […]

Alisha Curtiss has been employed as a Clinic Administrator at Novant Health for nearly 20 years. Over the years, she has been involved with BDFNC as a Community Leader and Parent Mentor. Alisha led the Community Conversations, a forum where attendees could openly discuss the barriers and successes they experienced in managing bleeding disorders while […]

Steven recently retired as the Regional Coordinator for the Region IV-North Hemophilia Treatment Center Network composed of ten hemophilia centers in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. He was based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which holds subcontracts from Hemophilia of Georgia/the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the American […]

April was born and raised in Reidsville, N.C., and currently resides in Greensboro, N.C. She has three wonderful children: Sergio (23), Raine (19), and Preston (11). April loves dogs and has three: Zeus, Mary Jane, and Storm. She has worked in the healthcare insurance industry for over 17 years, specializing in Operations, Regulatory, and Compliance. […]

Rick and his wife, Sue, are originally from Chicago and have had a home in Kure Beach, NC, since 2002. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Kent State University in Ohio. During his 43-year career with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, […]

Kathy rejoined the board in 2018 after a six-year hiatus. She has been an officer or board member on and off since the mid-1970s. She and her husband Charles (factor VIII severe) have stayed involved–Charles as BDFNC’s volunteer webmaster and both of them (at different times) as volunteer Interim Executive Director, and as captains of […]

Guillermo Sánchez is originally from Mexico and has been a member and volunteer for the Foundation since 2007. Along with his wife Abi, he helped to start the Latin Union Program to enhance the Foundation’s Spanish-language services. Guillermo is a psychologist who graduated from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí in Mexico. He has […]

Morgan was born and raised in a small town in Central Ohio. She found her way to Asheville, North Carolina when she attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville. There, she created her own major; the sociological, psychological, and political look into criminality. She then found herself in Chapel Hill, where she attended the […]

Anita Smith recently retired from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after 39 years as a program coordinator/nurse practitioner for the comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment center. She has been involved with BDFNC over the years as a former volunteer board member, member of the NC Advisory Board for Bleeding Disorders, speaker at various […]