FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 24, 2006 Media Contacts:
Amon Marstiller
(919) 828-1819
NORTH CAROLINA HEALTHY START FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADDITIONS
Area Leaders Tapped to Help
Guide Infant Mortality Reduction Efforts
May 24, 2006 – (Raleigh, NC)
Kathryn Millican, Manager of Public Policy Development
with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC),
and Keischa Lovelace, Assistant Appellate Defender
with the Office of the Appellate Defender in Durham,
have been named to the board of directors of the North
Carolina Healthy Start Foundation. They are the first
new appointments since 2004.
At BCBSNC, where she has been for six years, Millican
is responsible for researching, reviewing, and making
recommendations regarding legislative and regulatory
issues before the General Assembly and Congress. She
continues Blue Cross’s commitment to serving
the Foundation.
As Assistant Appellate Defender, Lovelace’s
primary responsibility is representing parents in Department
of Social Services appeals, as well as indigent criminal
defendants. Prior to her current post, she worked under
Judges Robert Hunter and James Wynn with the North
Carolina Court of Appeals. Lovelace joins the board
as a parent representative and is the mother of a child
that was born both preterm and low birthweight, two
of the leading causes of infant mortality.
"We are delighted to be able to draw upon the
talents and experience of both new directors,” said
Janice Freedman, Foundation executive director. “Each
is dedicated to our mission, and their overall commitment
to excellence will be valuable in helping us improve
the health and well-being of women and infants in North
Carolina."
Based in Raleigh, the North Carolina Healthy Start
Foundation leads statewide efforts to reduce infant
death and illness and to improve the health of women
and young children across the state. This is achieved
primarily through the coordination of statewide public
education campaigns, professional training and technical
assistance and advising local and statewide policymakers
on issues pertaining to infant mortality.
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The N.C. Healthy Start Foundation, a
nonprofit organization established in 1990, conducts
ongoing public education campaigns, advises state and
local policy makers, and provides technical assistance
and professional training focused on reducing infant
death and illness and improving the health of women
and young children in N.C.
