The Austin Hatcher Foundation has named new members to its Board of Directors for 2010.
The new members include Amy Busher, Doug Fehan, Heidi Hefferlin, Christi D. Hissong, Pastor Dr. Ternae Jordan Sr., Dr. Marian May, Dr. Delia D. Price, and Deborah Westbrook. They will be joining returning board members Dr. Manoo Baukta, Dr. Felicito Fernando, Joseph Heath, II, Corinne Henderson, Amy Jo Osborn, Dr. Jim Osborn and Richard Pearce Jr. for the 2010 term.
Amy Mace of Chattanooga, is a marketing and public relations consultant.
Doug Fehan of Birmingham, Mi., is a Motorsports icon and is the program manager for General Motors Corvette Racing.
Christi D. Hissong, of Kennebunk, Me., is currently a marketing assistant for Hissong Development Corporation.
Dr. Ternae T. Jordan Sr., is pastor of Mt. Canaan Baptist Church and the founder of Stop the Violence, National, Inc., headquartered in Chattanooga.
Dr. Marian May, MD, of Signal Mountain, is a board certified pediatrician with Highland Pediatrics and is a past chief of staff of TC Thompson Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Delia D. Price, Ed.D., also from Chattanooga, received her doctorate in Education from Trevecca Nazarene University and is a former teacher and principal for Hamilton County School System. Dr. Price is currently a part-time faculty member at Lee University.
Deborah Westbrook LCSW, a Chattanooga resident, received her masters in Social Work from East Carolina University. Ms. Westbrook currently works at the Shepherd Spinal Center in Atlanta, as a clinical evaluator and admissions liaison.
Heidi Hefferlin is a registered architect and founding partner at Hefferlin & Kronenberg Architects located in Chattanooga.
The Austin Hatcher Foundation is excited to add such a diverse and talented group to its team. Amy Jo Osborn, president, said, “We really have to thank our founding board of directors for their help with all the Foundation has accomplished in its first three years.
"That said, we are also very excited to welcome our new board of directors. We have a select group that has local and national experience in a wide range of healthcare and business areas. Their expertise will help the Foundation move our programming forward as we continue to expand local and nationwide programs and services. We are fortunate to find such talented people willing to help serve our mission.”
The Austin Hatcher Foundation for a carefree childhood was formed in 2006 after Amy Jo and Jim Osborn lost their infant son Hatch to a rare form of pediatric cancer. The foundation’s mission is to support research towards the diagnosis, treatment and development of a cure for pediatric cancer, and to provide support and hope to children and families undergoing treatment as well as those who have lost children due to cancer.
The foundation has developed a landmark group of programs and services essential to help cancer stricken children and their families function within their community. All services provided by the Foundation are free of charge, funded solely by the generous donations of its supporters.
Hatch’s house of hope is a unique concept designed to keep the family unit whole when dealing with pediatric cancer. Specifically, these services include IIP neurocognitive testing, educational programming to help effected children overcome their cognitive and learning deficits, emotional counseling for the cancer affected child, their siblings and parents, and marital and financial counseling to ensure a safe environment to maximize the family growth as a whole.
All services at Hatch’s are free to its guests, funded entirely by donations. Erlanger Medical Mall in Chattanooga, is the site of the first Hatch’s house of hope, which opened September 18, 2009.