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Executive Director:
Co-Social Director:
Kim Ransom,
mother of Jack, currently age 7, VSD and RVOTO (right ventricle outflow tract obstruction)
Co- Founder.
Responsible for:
- Ensuring that the activities of LCK fulfill our mission of CHD support, awareness and education
- Overseeing the LCK Steering Committee, including leading the monthly Steering Committee planning meeting
- Leading the gatherings of the LCK members (meetings or social events)

- Communicating to LCK membership,
- Promoting the growth and development of LCK

E-mail: k.ransom@levinecardiackids.com

Outreach Director
Lisa McKenzie
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Mother of Mary Grace McKenzie (9/16/02) - Single Ventricle with 3-stage Fontan repair. Other children: Daughters Sarah 10/96 and Anna 12/99)
Co-founder.
Responsible for:
- Liaison between LCK and staff of Levine Children's Hospital, Sanger Clinic, and the Carolina Healthcare Foundation,
- Submitting grants on behalf of LCK
E-mail:
l.mckenzie@levinecardiackids.com

Social
Director:
Adrienne Mauntel,
Mother of Ford Mauntel (hypoplastic right heart syndrome – tricuspid atresia)
Responsible for:
Coordinate and plans LCK picnic, Holiday Party and other LCK social events
E-mail:
a.mauntel@levinecardiackids.com

Membership Director:

Angela Baakko,
Mother of Graham Baakko, born in 2003 with Critical Aortic Stenosis, had a heart transplant at 6 weeks of age
Responsible for:
Maintain membership database (based on new member registrations on website and at meetings), assemble new member packets and care package items, coordinate with Child Life staff (Flora) to arrange for the distribution of care packages and/or meal vouchers to parents; make initial contact with new members through an email message or telephone call; coordinate birthday, thank you and get well cards; as need arises, recruit volunteers to provide dinners and/or other aid to families during/following serious medical procedures (the nature of the assistance to be determined based on the circumstances and member resources at the time).
E-mail:
a.baakko@levinecardiackids.com

Member at Large :
Bryon Mulligan,
Father of Evan
Responsible for:
helps prepare paperwork needed at all LCK events. Aid's the Social Director.
E-mail:
b.mulligan@levinecardiackids.com

Treasurer/ Fundraising Director:
Chris McKenzie,
father of Mary Grace McKenzie.
Responsible for:
Manages funding and reimbursement of eligible expenditures (including ordinary operating expenses and fundraising expenses), manage development of LCK budget; monitor and reconcile LCK donations and fund balances with amounts shown by the Foundation; hold and manage petty cash; establish and manage protocol for handling incoming LCK cash at various LCK events or otherwise.

Facilitate selection of fundraising events, coordinate effort to solicit sponsors of fundraising events; prepare talking points for presentations to sponsors; recruit member volunteers, plan all aspects of each fundraising event and manage execution.
E-mail:
c.mckenzie@levinecardiackids.com

Website Design and Art Director:
Alison Foster,
mother of Carter T Anderson.
Co- Founder.
Responsible for:
Create and maintain website design and content; design LCK brochures, t-shirts, any waork needed by the group.
E-mail:
a. foster@levinecardiackids.com

Member Support Director:
Melissa Mulligan,
Mother of Evan
Responsible for:
coordinate lemonades, the LCKloset, Birthday cards, and capsule machines
E-mail:
m.mulligan@levinecardiackids.com

Heart to Heart Program Director:
Connie Bosch,
mother of Jessica
Responsible for:
Coordinate and organize the Heart to Heart Program in which families of children with heart defects are paired up with other families like theirs for support, advice, and guidance; Educate Levine Childrens' Hospital staff, Sanger Clinic Staff, and the Womens' Institute Staff on the goal of the program and their role in reaching that goal; Produce marketing materials to help with awareness of the Heart to Heart Program.
E-mail:
c.vandenbosch@levinecardiackids.com

Camp Luck Director's:
Kim Jackson
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Mother of Jacob Jackson 16 yo (Shone's Complex)
Co- Founder.
E-mail:campluck@gmail.com

Julia Engel, Survivor
E-mail: j.engel@levinecardiackids.com j.engel@levinecardiackids.com
Responsible for:
assemble information regarding heart camps, including heart camp being developed by the Sanger Clinic

 

 

Special Thanks to:

Artist's:
Heidi Kirschner
and
Anne H. Neilson

Jennifer Tolley
a fellow heart mom, LCK member who is making home made cards and donating her proceeds to LCK. Click her name to go to her shop.

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