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Board of Directors

It is an honor and privilege to have the following prominent individuals to serve on our Board of Directors. They provide the necessary strategic focus and vision, our purpose, planning, and objectives, and help enlist the necessary financial support for by his hands. Their skill within their respective field of expertise is only superseded by their kindness and compassion.

 

• Nicole Scouras, MD MPH - Anesthesiologist Chief of Surgery - Raleigh, NC

President of our Board of Directors

Junior Partner - American Anesthesiology of North Carolina, Raleigh NC – Mednax

Vice Chief of Anesthesia at Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh, NC           

Education:

Medical Degree - State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo NY

Residency in Anesthesiology - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education Program, Pittsburgh PA

Masters of Public Health - School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York,  Buffalo NY

Bachelors of Science in Chemistry - State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo NY

Mission Trips:

Guatemala (2009):  Provided anesthesia care to children and adults in Guatemala for various ENT, hand, general and GYN surgeries. 

Uganda (2010):  Provided anesthesia care to adults in Uganda for neurosurgical surgeries.

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• Steven J Coker, Founder & CEO - By His Hands of NC, Inc.

After a long and successful career in engineering & construction, Steve after self-examination and soul-searching believed that he needed to be involved in a cause larger than oneself. Steve credits his beloved Mother, for instilling within him the compassion for those suffering and in need. He has always been involved in charity-related issues, and in May 2013, with nothing but a driving vision to make a difference, Steve established and founded By His Hands of North Carolina, a 501C3 public charitable foundation. Steve believed he had an obligation as well as a responsibility to "give back", and to recognize that he was the "somebody else". He also believed that he and the partners of By His Hands could be influential and make a difference in the lives of those in need within the footprint of Raleigh and Wake County.

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• Michele Martin, MD FACOG - Obstetrician/Gynecologist - Raleigh, NC

Partner - Wilkerson OBGYN in Raleigh, NC

Education:

Medical Degree - East Carolina University School of Medicine - Greenville, NC

OBGYN Residency Training - East Carolina University School of Medicine - Greenville, NC

Bachelor of Science - North Carolina State University - Greenville, NC

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• Brian O Pope, MD MPH - Family & Sports Medicine - Fort Mill, SC

Medical Director and Team Physician for Fort Mill and Nations High Schools. Serve as on the field physician, and direct supervisor to athletic trainers regarding medical care of the athletes. Helped to organize and serve as the Medical Director of Heart of a Champion Day in Fort Mill. Brian also served as one of the on the field physicians for the Clemson University Football Program.

Staff Physician - Shiland Family Medicine in Fort Mill, SC

Education:

Medical Degree - University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia SC

Masters of Public Health - Emphasis Epidemiology - University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia SC

Emergency Medical Technician - Gaston College, Dallas, NC

Bachelor of Science - Clemson University, Clemson SC

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• Andrea Torsone, MD FACOG - Gynecologist - Raleigh, NC

Private Solo Practice - Carolina Gynecology PA - Raleigh, NC

Volunteer for Embrace Uganda based in Wake Forest, NC

Education:

Medical Degree - State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo NY

OBGYN Residency Training - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bachelor of Arts - State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo NY

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Hope Hancock

Education:

Bachelors of Arts in American History - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Hope has a longtime interest in local hunger and poverty issues. Most recently she served as the executive director of the SPCA of Wake County. Preceding this, she was a senior administrator with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.  Hope participated in the 2005 NC Public Radio-WUNC  "North Carolina Voices: Understanding Poverty" documentary.

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