FOUNDER'S PROFILE: Amy Edmunds

Since experiencing an ischemic stroke in 2002 at the age of 43, Amy Edmunds has been a survivor advocate for the unmet needs for young stroke survivors who experienced their first stroke between the ages of 20 and 65. In 2005, she founded YoungStroke, Inc. as a part of her graduate studies. Edmunds joined the Coastal Carolina University faculty in 2010 as Lecturer of Health Communication.

PROFILES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Harry Burns, Lancaster, South Carolina - Presbyterian Chaplin and Novant Health Charlotte

Sameka Jenkins, Summerville, South Carolina - Former Carolina First Bank Officer, Forty Under 40 winner 2009

Marcus Rosenlehner, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina - Former anti-trust attorney and stroke survivor