Camp Kudzu Elected Mary Chatman To Board Of Directors


Mary Chatman, Ph.D., R.N.
Mary Chatman, Ph.D., R.N.

Camp Kudzu welcomes Mary Chatman, Ph.D., R.N., to its Board of Directors. She began her term of service on October 1, 2014.

Mary Chatman is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Memorial University Health Medical Center in Savannah, GA, where she leads their nursing divisions, patient care services, perioperative services, The Rehabilitation Institute, Center for Behavioral Medicine, Heart & Vascular Institute, ancillary departments, outpatient clinical departments, human resources, and clinical support services.

Chatman holds a Doctorate in Nursing, a Master of Science in Nursing Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Carolina University.

Mary’s daughter Jasmine attended Camp Kudzu after she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2008. Since then, Mary has helped provide 24 children from the Savannah, GA area with the opportunity to attend Camp Kudzu.

Camp Kudzu educates, empowers and inspires youth living with diabetes through summer camp and various weekend programs. Campers are taught the technical diabetes management skills needed to live long, healthy and productive lives while being exposed to inspiring peers and role models facing similar medical challenges.

If you would like more information on Camp Kudzu’s Board of Directors or its programs, or to schedule an interview with Board Chair, Chris Kane, please contact Alex Allen at 404- 250-1811 or aallen@campkudzu.org.


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