Our Team
RCI’s team is made up of a diverse group of people, located all around the country, who are committed to centering and supporting America’s 53 million family caregivers.
Our Founder
Founder, The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers and Former First Lady of the United States
RCI Board of Directors
Kathryn Cade, MBA
Vice Chair
The Carter Center
Bruce Chernof, MD, FACP
Nonresident Senior Fellow
USC Schaeffer Center
George L. Fredrick, COL (R), Ed.D
Director, Veteran and Military Services
Georgia Southern University
Advisory Board
Alice Argo
Eve Byrd, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, PMH-CNS
Everett Byrd, Ph.D.
Mike Cheokas
Greg Fricchione, M.D.
Ellen Hartman, APR Fellow PRSA
Nancy P. Kropf, Ph.D.
Raymond P. Lorion, Ph.D.
Wallace D. Mays, M.D.
Kerri K. Post
Beth Ragan
Abraham Wandersman, Ph.D.
Neal Weaver, Ph.D.
In Memoriam John and Betty Pope
Who generously established the John and Betty Pope Caregivers Fellowship/Scholarship and Eminent Scholar Program
Team
Dr. Jennifer Olsen – Chief Executive Officer
Mandy Barr – Caregiver Coach
Paurvi Bhatt – President and Chief Impact Officer
Karl Bond – Director, Operations & Administration
Diana Felner – Senior Director, Caregiver & Mental Health Policy
Carrie Harris – DWD Program Specialist
Greer Johnson – Communications Manager
Karen Kavanaugh – Chief, Strategic Initiatives
Dr. Toni Miles – Visiting Scholar
Lezlie Poole – Program Innovation Manager
Chase Harper – Administrative Assistant
Ke (Kelly) Wang – Data Manager