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National Board of Advisors

The primary purpose of the Board of Advisors is to oversee and promote all activities intended to secure philanthropic support for Duke Children's. This includes but is not limited to:

  • Philanthropy and Development
  • Advocacy/Outreach
  • Strategic Planning in Development and Marketing

Our National Board members give their time and resources to Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center ensuring its placement among the top pediatric programs in the United States. They help to further Duke Children's mission to provide excellence in the clinical care of infants and children, innovation in basic and applied research, leadership in the education of health care professionals and advocacy for children's health. We are all truly grateful for their leadership and dedication.

Executive Committee

george_grody.jpg George L. Grody
Duke University Faculty - Markets and Management
Retired - Proctor & Gamble
Durham, North Carolina
rick_ancietti_1.jpg Rick Anicetti
Charlotte, North Carolina
cathy_burns_1.jpg Cathy Green Burns
President, Food Lion
Davidson, North Carolina
eric_hinshaw.jpg Eric Hinshaw
CEO, Kingsdown, Inc.
Durham, North Carolina
rebecca_hinshaw.jpg Rebecca Hinshaw
Design Consultant, Sleep to Live
Durham, North Carolina
pat_johnson.jpg Pat Johnson
Palm Beach, Florida
john_love.jpg John Love
President and CEO, W.E. Love & Associates
Burlington, NC 
art_pappas_1.jpg Arthur M. Pappas
Founder, Pappas Ventures
Durham, North Carolina
lisa_quattrocchi.jpg Lisa Quattrocchi
Vice President of Benenson Funding Corporation
New York, NY
jim_sabiston.jpg Jim Sabiston
Executive Vice President, MBM Corporation
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
susan_sabiston.jpg Susan Sabiston
Owner, Stephanie's
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
maceo_sloan.jpg Maceo Sloan
Chairman, President and CEO of Sloan Financial Group, Inc.
Chariman, CEO and CIO of NCM Capital Management Group, Inc. and NCM Capital Advisers, Inc.
Durham, NC 
steven_tasher.jpg Steven A. Tasher
Co-CEO and Managing Director, Wyatt Partners, LLC
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
von_kantzow.jpg.jpg Lars von Kantzow
President and CEO, Nomacorc LLC
Cary, North Carolina

Friends and Advocates

hugh_allen.jpg Hugh W. Allen
Senior Vice President and Division Manager
Mid-Atlantic Middle Market Real Estate Group, A Division of Wells Fargo
Charlotte, North Carolina
jay_bilas_1.jpg Jay Bilas
ESPN Basketball Analyst
Charlotte, North Carolina
rose_finley.jpg Rose Finley
Investment Property Broker, Finley Commercial
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Sanyin Siang
Executive Director on Leadership and Ethics
Fuqua/Coach K Center
Durham, North Carolina

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Don Tucker
Partner, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan
Raleigh, North Carolina

Mary Tucker
Patient Representative
Raleigh, North Carolina