Organizations Filed Purposes:
Our mission is to provide donor milk to hospitalized critically ill babies in Oklahoma and surrounding states to improve long-term health care outcomes in an era of high infant mortality.Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of preterm births in the nation, with one in seven babies born premature (~14%). The use of human milk, in lieu of other nutritional methods, greatly increases the survivability and development of these babies. Additional goals include educating mothers and the medical community about the superiority of motherb
Established a board of directors, acquired 501c3 status and tax exempt status from IRS and OK Tax Commission. B7 Acquired grant funding in 2012. Partnered with OK Blood Institute: leased space in their building, received financial and inkind donations from them.B7 Hired clinical director in 2013, began operationalizing the milk bank (screening donor mothers, purchasing equipment)B7 HMBANA assessment scheduled for July 31, 2013.B7 Recruited several hospitals in Oklahoma with NICUs that are ready to order donor milk for their patients
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Keri Hale | CLINICAL DIR. | 12 | $0 |
| Rebecca Mannel | EXECUTIVE DIR | 12 | $0 |
| Cathy Gazzaniga | MEDICAL DIRECTO | 12 | $0 |
| Claire Turmelle | SECRETARY | 12 | $0 |
| Ben Ikard | TREASURER | 12 | $0 |
| Jenny Potter | VICE PRESIDENT | 12 | $0 |
| Daryn Kirkpatrick | PRESIDENT | 12 | $0 |
| Andrea Willeitner | BOARD MEMBER | 12 | $0 |
| Melissa Caperton | BOARD MEMBER | 12 | $0 |
| Anne Darnell | BOARD MEMBER | 12 | $0 |
| Marlena Frye | OBI REPRESENT | 12 | $0 |
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