Hemophilia Foundation Announces New Board Member
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan recently elected Lauren Shellenberger to its Board of Directors. An attorney, Ms. Shellenberger, practices in the field of health care law with the firm Dykema Gossett PLLC at its Ann Arbor offices. She also holds a bachelor's degree in nursing. Prior to becoming an attorney, she had extensive clinical nursing experience at University of Michigan and Mott Children's Hospitals.
"We are pleased to welcome Lauren Shellenberger as a new board member," said HFM Executive Director, Ivan C. Harner. "Her background and experience in both health care law and clinical nursing make her a unique and important addition to our board."
"I am delighted that Lauren Shellenberger has joined the board here at HFM," remarked Shelley Gerson, Chair of the Board of Directors. "I look forward to working with her as we continue to build new opportunities in serving the bleeding disorders community and as we move forward with construction of our new building."
Other members of the HFM Board of Directors include: Thomas Bills of Midland, MI; Jeff Burgoon of West Bloomfield, MI; Mike Dempsey of Ann Arbor, MI; J. Mark Finnegan of Ann Arbor, MI; Jonathan Fliegel, MD, of Ypsilanti, MI; Shelley Gerson of Bloomfield Hills, MI; Isabel J. Kempton, PhD of Mecosta, MI; Phillip Kucab of Ann Arbor, MI; Howard Matthew of Detroit, MI; James Meretta, JD of Ann Arbor, MI; Dave Meuleman, PhD of Canton, MI; Fred Shaltz of Fenton, MI; Patricia Verb of Grosse Pointe, MI; Carrie Voegtle of Wyoming, MI; Joseph Walsh of Philadelphia, PA; Stephanie Whitfield of Detroit, MI, and Adam Wilmers of Huntington Woods, MI.
The Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan (HFM) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all those affected by hemophilia and hereditary bleeding disorders and related complications including HIV infection and AIDS, through the support of individual, family and community services; education; health care; advocacy and research with the ultimate goal of finding a cure.
For more information, contact the Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan at 734-332-4226.
Hemophilia Foundation of MichiganCONTACT: Ivan C. Harner, Executive and Regional Director of HemophiliaFoundation of Michigan, +1-734-332-4226, ext. 26, harner@hfmich.org
Web site: http://www.hfmich.org/