Raleigh, N.C. (August 29, 2008) – The WakeMed Foundation announces five new board members each with a great enthusiasm and passion for WakeMed. Virginia Anthony, Tim Carroll, Sheldon Fox, Jeff Stocks and Dr. Shrin Rajagopalan round-out the 29-member WakeMed Foundation Board.
Virginia Anthony
Virginia Anthony is an active member of the Cary community and is currently chair of the board of Cary Visual Art, is on the Cary Family YMCA Advisory Board, serves on the Session of Kirk of Kildaire, Presbyterian and is chairing the WakeTeen 2008 fundraiser. She has a degree in history from Auburn University and resides in Cary with her husband Mike and their two children, Helen and John.
Tim Carroll
Tim Carroll is vice president, global operations for IBM’s Integrated Supply Chain, which accounts for approximately $25 billion of IBM’s total revenue. Carroll has a bachelor’s degree in Information Science from the State University of New York College at Oswego. He and his wife Magee live in Cary and have three children.
Sheldon M. Fox
Sheldon Fox is a partner and investment manager with KDI Capital Partners in Raleigh, NC. KDI Capital Partners invests in publicly traded securities in the consumer and financial sectors. Fox is a current board member of StepUp Ministry and has served in the past on the boards of the United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County and SafeChild. Fox and his wife Debbie and two sons reside in Raleigh.
Shrin Rajagopalan, MD, PhD
Dr. Shrin Rajagopalan is the director of pathology services and chair, Department of Pathology, WakeMed Cary Hospital. He earned his medical and doctoral degrees from Duke University and is board certified in both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology with special training in Hematopathology. Dr. Rajagopalan, his wife Anne and their three daughters reside in Raleigh.
F. Jefferson (Jeff) Stocks
Jeff Stocks is managing partner, president and CEO of the Greenwood Group, Inc. The Greenwood Group owns and operates Manpower Services covering Research Triangle Park and eastern North Carolina, representing the largest Manpower franchise in North America. A graduate of North Carolina State University, Stocks and his wife, Pamela, have two daughters and reside in Raleigh.
“This is a very exciting time for the WakeMed Foundation,” commented Kevin McCarthy, executive director, WakeMed Foundation and vice president of development. “We are currently in the middle of a $50 million capital campaign and the new these board members will help us raise more funds as we embark on new funding initiatives that will make a critical difference in the lives of the patients we serve. Each of the new board appointments has a unique perspective and their diverse backgrounds will help us achieve success in our fundraising efforts.”
About WakeMed Foundation
WakeMed Foundation is the charitable resource for WakeMed Health & Hospitals, supporting the health system in its commitment to providing quality healthcare to all citizens of the community. The WakeMed Foundation is dedicated to building support for WakeMed Health & Hospitals through leadership development, fund raising and educational awareness as the health and hospitals system meets the needs for quality health care programs and services for all citizens of the community.
About WakeMed Health & Hospitals
WakeMed Health & Hospitals, one of the first hospital systems in the country, is a private, not-for-profit health care organization based in Raleigh, N.C. The 851-bed system comprises a network of health care facilities throughout Wake and Johnston Counties, including: a Level I Trauma Center and tertiary referral hospital and rehabilitation hospital in Raleigh, a community hospital in Cary, two comprehensive outpatient centers and freestanding emergency departments in North Raleigh and Apex, seven outpatient rehabilitation sites, two skilled-nursing and outpatient facilities, a 100+-physician multispecialty practice, and home health services. The system includes two accredited Chest Pain Centers and one Joint Commission-certified Stroke Center. Throughout the system, there are an additional 118 beds under construction. WakeMed also provides management services for Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital in Dunn, NC. Centers of excellence include cardiac and vascular care, women’s and children’s services, physical rehab, emergency and trauma, orthopaedics, neurosciences, home care and numerous wellness and community outreach programs. WakeMed’s team of 7,000 nurses, technologists and medical support staff and more than 1,000 affiliated physicians serve the residents of North Carolina using the most advanced technologies and facilities to ensure the finest in health care.
