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Board of Directors

Our Board is eight members strong! These wonderful volunteers bring a variety of skills and experience to our work in addition to their passion for serving children in need. As you would expect given our small staff, each of our board members is integrally involved in our operations and fundraising. All are highly valued and have enabled the exciting success that we have experienced over the last two years.

Geff Erickson, Ph.D. is our current board President. Geff joined the organization as a volunteer after learning about Children’s Flight of Hope while completing an EMT certification course in 1996. Since then, he has played a variety of roles in the organization – volunteer flight attendant, board member, Secretary, Vice President, and now President. Geff is the President and CEO of Humacyte, a development-stage company focused on the creation and commercialization of engineered human products for several applications. Prior to Humacyte, Geff was with Pappas Ventures, a life science venture capital firm in North Carolina. Geff is also an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Surgery at Duke University.

Noah Duncan is our current board Treasurer. He began working with the organization in 1993 and has since played a wide variety of roles – golf tournament volunteer, pilot, and board member. Noah has also generously contributed the use of his own aircraft when required for missions and tournament recruiting. He is the owner of Century Care Management and Pride in North Carolina, Inc. In addition to his service for CFH, Noah is also the Chairman of the Board of the Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen in Raleigh and the Assistant Treasurer of Raleigh’s Church of the Good Shepherd.

Peter Merten joined our Board in early 2004. Peter is the Vice President of Sales for RR Donnelly in Cincinnati, OH and has been integrally involved with a variety of child healthcare causes in Cincinnati and Indianapolis. In addition to his involvement with CFH, Peter is also an avid cyclist.

Mark Ash joined our board in 2006 and is a partner in the law firm of Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell and Jernigan. In his practice, Mark does primarily commercial litigation and aviation accident litigation. He has practiced law for 28 years and has been a pilot for 33 years. Mark’s wife is professor at NCSU and they have two children.

David Byerley is a Sr. VP in the Commercial Banking Group with SunTrust Bank in Raleigh. David joined our board in late 2005 after being involved in a volunteer role for several years with both the Pro-Am Golf Tournament and A Vintage Affair. David also serves as a Director of the Cary-MacGregor Rotary Club and is on the Membership Campaign Committee of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce.

Martin Seligson joined the board in 2005. He is the former CFO/COO of Business to Business, Inc. which publishes Business Leader Magazine and The Park Guide. Martin also serves on the Executive Committee for the Triangle Make-A-Wish Foundation and is a member of the Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen of Raleigh Board of Directors.

JoLee Southard joined the CFOH board in 2004 as the representative for GlaxoSmithKline. JoLee is currently the Director of Professional Programs at the GSK Triangle Office. JoLee has also been involved in other area non-profits including Hogs for Dogs.

Dr. Dennis Clements is our newest board member, joining us in early 2007. Dr. Clements is a plane owner, pilot, Certified Flight Instructor and Chief Medical Officer at Duke Hospital in the Pediatric Unit.