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our EXECUTIVE team

INSPIRING HOPE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES LIVING
​WITH SICKLE CELL

Meet Our Executive Team....


Lisa Meatchem
Co-Founder
/CEO

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Lisa Meatchem is a lifelong resident of Cincinnati, OH. She is raising her two daughters with her husband of 19 years in this same city. Lisa graduated from Xavier University with a Bachelors of Liberal Arts in Organizational Leadership by way of Xavier’s accelerated weekend degree program. She has spent the last 16 years of her professional career working in the Insurance Industry helping families recover from the unexpected. She has served on parent advisory boards as well as other social service organizations servicing the homeless and underprivileged children within the Greater Cincinnati. As a parent of a child with Sickle Cell Disease, she is dedicated to helping improve services and treatment for all patients and families suffering with this disease. It will be thorough Sickle Cell Alliance Foundation (SCAF) that she will continue to advocate for, fund raise and support these patients and families. In her spare time she spends time with family and friends traveling and enjoying life.

Triston Burnham
Executive Director

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Triston Burnham is a local Cincinnati Realtor that has lived with Sickle Cell Anemia his entire life. As a child, Triston experienced firsthand what it was like to grow up with the many challenges of being a Sickle Cell patient. Joining the Sickle Cell Alliance Foundation as a member, and now the Executive Director, Triston plans to use his knowledge and experience to raise awareness and rebuild support around the foundation.  Under his leadership we look forward to advancing our impact on the  lives of children living with Sickle Cell Disease as well as their families.

Latasha Heisel
Co-Founder/
Community Outreach Liaison

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Latasha is a Registered Medical Assistant. She has lived in Cincinnati all her life.  She has two adult sons whom she loves dearly.  She is also raising her niece and nephew who are the children of her sister who passed away due to complications with Sickle Cell Disease. She is very passionate about making a difference in the Sickle Cell community.  She volunteers with other non-profit organizations with a strong focus on youth.  She challenges herself to live and be the example our youth need.  She has strong ties to the community that help her create programs that our patients and families need.

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