About Us
The HeartBright Foundation is a 501(c)3 charity based in Charlotte, NC, furthering community education on healthy lifestyles and funding preventive cardiology programs in underprivileged communities.
Our initiatives follow the A.M.E.S. framework:
A: Alert M: Measure E: Educate S: Support
Alert – Raising awareness about heart disease risk factors
Measure – Assessing individual risk using testing technology
Educate – Support individuals in new heart-healthy goals
Support – Offering resources, motivational programs, and management tool
Our Vision
The vision of the HeartBright Foundation is:
- To create an awareness or understanding of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in our region through local, regional and national channels.
- To act as a liaison between the high-risk individual and essential community resources.
- To conduct an ongoing needs assessment of the state of cardiovascular disease prevention in our region.
- With the use of assessment data, to support innovative programs that eliminate existing gaps in preventative services with respect to cardiovascular disease.
- To coordinate the provision of services that are provided by existing local agencies whose mission incorporates the prevention of cardiovascular (heart) disease in an effort to reduce or eliminate duplication and optimize utilization of those services.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors provides a balance of clinical expertise,
business experience, and passion to reduce heart disease risks and morbidity.
Claire Blocker
President
Thomas A. Blocker
Nicole E. Bonesteel
John Duncan
Thomas Hughes
Kristen Little
Marjorie W. Phillips, RN, MS
Hamilton Stolpen
Frances H. Williams, RN, MSN, ANP-C
Legacy Board
Heide Groomes | Claudia T. Robinson, MS, RN
Medical Advisory Board
Our Medical Advisory Board is comprised of clinicians specialized in medicine,
pharmaceutical companies, and medical device companies, to guide the
development and support of our programs with expertise.
Director
Jordan Lipton, MD
Signature Healthcare
Medical Director
J. R. Roberts MD, F.A.C.C.
Mid Carolina Cardiology
Assistant Director
John Pasquini, MD, FACC
Mid Carolina Cardiology
Chairman
Carlos Jorge, MD
Farrington Family Medical Center
Chairman
Margie Phillips, RN, MS
American Red Cross
Assistant Chair
Frances Williams, BSN, ANP
HeartBright Inc.
Members at Large
Ron Brown, MD,
Director, Carolina HealthSpan Institute
Phil Harston, MD
Randolph OB/GYN
Alan D. Hartley, DC., Ph.D.
Lake Wylie Family Chiropractors
Jack McNamara, MD
Gary Niess, MD, FACC
Mid Carolina Cardiology
William Alleyne, MD
Carolina Pulmonary Physicians
Sathya Jyothinagaram, MD
Diabetes, Endocrine & Osteoporosis Specialists, PA
Elizabeth Perry, MD,
Signature Healthcare
Daniel E. Wise, MD, FACC
Board Member Emeritus
M. Bryan Woodward III, MD
Signature Healthcare
Garrett White, MD
Southeast Renal Associates
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