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Each member brings their unique expertise and heart for service, creating a team that is not only highly qualified but also deeply committed to making a difference in the lives of those we senre.
Sara Perry, MPA, CDP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
A graduate of Winthrop University (Marketing Communications) and the College of Charleston (Master of Public Administration), Sara has more than 20 years of experience in the non-profit/public sector. She is a graduate of Leadership Charleston and was named one of one of the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” in 2016. Sara’s passion for supporting those with dementia began with experiences with two grandparents, leading her to become a Certified Dementia Practitioner.
Wendy Hudson Murphy
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Wendy has spent her adult life interacting with families living with dementia while serving as a United Methodist pastor and a hospice chaplain, working in residential senior living facilities and supporting loved ones in her own family. She holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of South Carolina and a Masters in Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary. Wendy is passionate about creating communities of mutuality and support, something she’s proud to do every day at RCC.
Board of Directors
KAREN NICHOLS, RN, CHAIR, is a Care Coordinator with Aging Life Care of Charleston.
AMY ZONARICH POWERS, VICE CHAIR, is a Realtor with Keller Williams West Ashley.
TRACEY BALDERSON, TREASURER, is Senior Vice President at Evanston Capital.
CYNTHIA SMALLS-MIDDLETON, RN, SECRETARY, is Supervisor of Clinical System Administration at Amerihealth Caritas.
JOHN HIRSCH is the retired VP of Strategic Initiatives at Wheaton College.
JENNY MCCULLOCH, MLIS, is a retired Media Specialist with Charleston County School District.
CULLEN MURRAY-KEMP is the Owner & Publisher of HealthLinks Magazine.
DORIAN NIXON is Agency Director at Palmetto Family Homecare.
GERALD RITTENBERG, MD, is a retired Radiologist with Bon Secours-St. Francis Healthcare.
REV. MATTHEW RIVERS is Pastor at Truth and Life Kingdom Ministries.
VINCENT THURMAN is Social Services Director at The Village at Summerville.