Danielle Stamatiou Installed as New Board Chair
Danielle Stamatiou
Board member Danielle Stamatiou of Toronto, Canada has officially stepped in as the new Board Chair for Nevus Outreach. The baton was passed from outgoing Chairman Pierre Gremillion during the 2010 International Nevus Outreach Conference, held July 7-10 in Westlake, TX.
Danielle is a postdoctoral scientist working at the University of Toronto, where she helps develop alternative fuels.
Danielle's giant nevus covers her left leg from knee to hip. She also has numerous satellites with the one in her right eye being her favorite.
Ever since Danielle attended her first conference in 2004 in Columbus, Ohio she felt like she belonged. She further explains that, "I have great respect for what the founders of Nevus Outreach have created and vow to do my best to continue the wonderful job started by the chairs before me. I, together with our outstanding Board of Directors, plan on setting our goals high for Nevus Outreach. As incoming Chair, I look forward to taking our scientific research to unprecedented levels, to reaching out and connecting to people with nevi all over the world and to increasing public understanding and support."
Danielle Stamatiou is pictured at right with her husband George and son Maximo.
Gremillion Honored as Outgoing Chair
Upon stepping down as chairman of the board after seven years, Pierre Gremillion was honored at the conference with a special presentation delivered by Nevus Outreach Executive Director Mark Beckwith.
"Seven years is long enough for one person to head up the Board. New blood can always be a good idea. I feel Danielle Stamatiou is going to be a great new Board Chair," Gremillion said. He quickly added "Don't think you've seen the last of me. In my retirement from the Board of Directors, I will be focusing my energy on raising money for Nevus Outreach. There is no such thing as 'we have all the money we need to fund all the programs we want to have.' We've done so much, but there is still so much more to do. And of course, if we don't do it, it won't get done."
Pierre also plans to continue his efforts to get Nevus Outreach into the mass media, to explore the idea of receiving large donations of assets, and developing the Nevus Outreach Legacy Society.
