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
Paurvi Bhatt, MPH
Global Healthcare Executive
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
Rosalynn Carter, Chair
Alice Argo
Eve Byrd, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, PMH-CNS
Everett Byrd, Ph.D.
Mike Cheokas
Ellen Hartman, APR Fellow PRSA
Nancy P. Kropf, Ph.D.
Raymond P. Lorion, Ph.D.
Wallace D. Mays, MD
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
Jennifer Olsen – Chief Executive Officer
Mandy Barr – Caregiver Coach
Deidre Blascyk – Recruitment Manager
Karl Bond – Director, Operations & Administration
Cam Cote – Volunteer Network Manager
Britania Esparza – Caregiver Coach
Carrie Harris – DWD Program Specialist
Greer Johnson – Communications Manager
Karen Kavanaugh – Chief, Strategic Initiatives
Donna Leggett – Chief, Development
Kim Leonard – Program Manager
Barbara Ann Luttrell – Communications Director
Jessica Maples – Caregiver Coach
Lezlie Poole – Program Innovation Manager
Kira Ramseur – Executive Assistant
Ke (Kelly) Wang – Data Manager
Imani Brooks-Wheeler – Senior Executive Assistant