Steering Committee:
Ellen Bailey, MA, MPH – Chair NC Falls Prevention Coalition
Falls Prevention Grant Manager
Healthy Aging NC Initiative
North Carolina Center for Health Wellness (NCCHW) at UNC Asheville
Office: 828-255-7072
Fax: 828-255-7106
ebailey@unca.edu
Ingrid Bou-Saada, MA, MPH – Co-Chair NC Falls Prevention Coalition
Injury Prevention Consultant
Division of Public Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Office: 919-707-5435
Fax: 919-870-4803
Ingrid.Bou-Saada@dhhs.nc.gov
Audrey Edmisten, MPH, RDN, LDN
Co-founder of the NC Falls Prevention Coalition
Aging Program Specialist
NC Division of Aging and Adult Services
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Office: 919-855-3418
Fax: 919-715-0868
audrey.edmisten@dhhs.nc.gov
Rebecca Freeman, MPH
Consumer Affairs and Legislative Liaison
Division of Aging and Adult Services, Service Operations
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Office: 919-855-3421
Fax: 919-715-0868
rebecca.freeman@dhhs.nc.gov
Jillian Hardin, MPA
Center Director, Coastal Carolina Active Living at Shallotte
Office – 910-754-2300 ext. 1002
jhardin@bsrinc.org
Angela Rogers
Community Integrated Health Project Consultant (CIH)
NC Alliance of YMCAs
angela.rogers@ncymcas.org
Ellen Caylor Schneider, MBA
Co-founder of the NC Falls Prevention Coalition
Director, Policy and Strategic Alliances
Thurston Arthritis Research Center/Osteoarthritis Action Alliance at UNC-Chapel Hill
Carolina Geriatrics Workforce Education Program
ecschnei@email.unc.edu
Margaret White
Aging Program Specialist
Centralina Area Agency on Aging
mwhite@centralina.org
Kristina Wolfe, PT
Credentialed Balance & Falls Prevention Professional (anticipated completion May 2022)
KwolfePT@gmail.com
Sharon Rhyne, MHA, MBA (retired)
Co-founder of the NC Falls Prevention Coalition
NC Falls Prevention Coalition Conflict of Interest Statement:
NC Falls Prevention Coalition (FPC) members (and/or their family members) will not use participation in FPC activities or presentations, or the FPC logo, materials, or products for personal financial gain. NCFPC will not endorse products, services or private vendors.
If a coalition member identifies a conflict of interest, that member will recuse his/herself from the situation/decision as indicated by this agreement.
