Who We Are

SHARED is a group of professionals from diverse backgrounds joining together to fight against the growing number of people dying or disabled because they do not have access to vital medicines, vaccines, and nutrition. Through our business and results-oriented talents, we bring a unique set of skills and experience to this enormous problem. We are dedicated to improving access to essential medicines using a combination of proven business skills, innovative research and unique, effective funding techniques.

- Our Board of Directors -

Kathryn Kempton Amaral, BS, Director and Clerk

For the past several years, Ms. Kempton has worked in the field of international health in charge of logistics for drug management in resource-constrained environments. As the Director of Drug Procurement for Partners In Health, www.pih.org,she has experience managing essential drug programs in Peru, Haiti and Russia. Her duties include budgeting, monitoring drug consumption, developing and maintaining relationships with drug donors, and overseeing logistics for consignments of medicines.

As SHARED grows and becomes more involved with the provision of essential medicines to the poorest people in the world, Kathryn's experience will be invaluable to the success of our programs. Her insight and expertise in the realm of drug procurement will contribute to the development and implementation of SHARED's projects.

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Joyce Ozer, BA, Director

With more than twenty years experience in the field of Human Resources, Ms. Ozer has extensive knowledge of and contacts in the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries and their human resources management.  She has experience in training as well as recruitment and retention, skills that will assist SHARED as it grows.

A long time volunteer with SHARED, Joyce has amply demonstrated her commitment to global health issues.  Ms. Ozer has quickly stepped into events planning and coordinating volunteers for the organization, roles that require her enjoyment of meeting new people while providing project management oversight.

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Thomas R. Shane, JD, MBA, Founding Director

For more than thirty years, Mr. Shane has worked to build entrepreneurial enterprises in the clothing, technology, food, and personal services business for a variety of clients. Providing strategic planning, marketing, distribution and operational savvy (including web sites) to business people in many industries, he is known for creative approaches to solving real-time business problems as founder of the Business Strategy Group, www.bizstrategygroup.com.

In addition to his business acumen, Tom has had a successful legal practice working with for-profit and non-profit organizations to assist with routinely negotiating and managing mergers and acquisitions, finance, and other business issues. His expertise in the area of partnerships is essential for SHARED to develop crucial public-private partnerships in achieving its organizational goals.

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Carolle St. Fleur, BA, Director

As the newest Board member, Ms. St. Fleur has immediately applied her marketing communications and direct mail marketing talents to the organization's programs.  Ms. St. Fleur will be an enormous help to SHARED in terms of honing its marketing messages and delivering those messages to the right audiences.

Her background in television and advertising, areas as yet unexplored by the organization, is sure to result in innovative strategies for reaching all our audiences.  Ms. St. Fleur's talents will be a vital addition to SHARED as we continue to grow and take on projects of higher visibility.

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Irving L. Stackpole, BA, M.Ed., RRT, Founding Director

With more than thirty five years experience in the health care field, Mr. Stackpole has substantial expertise in marketing and research. As President of Stackpole & Associates,www.stackpoleassociates.com Irving conducts market research including customer satisfaction measurement for non-profit as well as for-profit healthcare organizations. By expanding traditional statistical concepts, Mr. Stackpole uses innovative methods to improve the delivery of healthcare services for his clients.

As a Director of SHARED, Mr. Stackpole provides guidance in areas of research and marketing as well as business operations. He oversees the development and implementation of surveys and other research instruments, thereby assuring the quality of information obtained as part of the research conducted by the organization His participation is vital to the research and operations of SHARED.

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Elizabeth A. Ziemba, JD, MPH, Founding Director and President

As Founder of SHARED, Ms. Ziemba brings a combination of experience in the field of business, law and public health to the organization. Having formulated the concept of the PharmaShares project, Elizabeth organized SHARED as a vehicle to launch this concept and other projects.

In addition to the successful practice of law, Ms. Ziemba operated an international recruitment business and has conducted the research essential to the development of SHARED. She brings her vision and drive to the Board of Directors to guide the organization from initial development to successful operations.

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- Web Administration -

Jason Summerfield, MSW

SHARED's web site has been designed and developed by Jason Summerfield of Human Service Solutions, a business that provides web development and consulting services for health, human service, and nonprofit organizations of all types.

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- Advisory Board -

For information about our Advisory Board, click here.