Our Board of Directors

Ms. Corbin-Armstrong is currently Delaware’s Maternal Mortality Review Coordinator. Prior to assuming this role, she was the Child Fatality/Case Practice Specialist with the DC Office of Planning, Policy, and Program Support at the Child and Family Services Agency. Previously, she was the Fatality Review Division Program Specialist for Child and Infant Fatalities with the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. She has over thirty years of experience addressing social well-being, medical, continuum care, and legal issues related to education, mental health, and child, family, and adult social services. She has volunteered for international initiatives related to micro-lending, decreasing gender-based violence, gender equity, and cultural healing. More recently, she has provided psychological support for families who lost a loved one to COVID-19 in D.C.

Mr. Guichard is a perpetual financial entrepreneur with extensive expertise in international finance. He is the Founder and CEO of Homestrings, Inc., a Diaspora investment advisory platform. Before Homestrings, Mr. Guichard was the Founder and Chairman of GRAVITAS Capital, an institutional asset management company he created in 1996. He has served as a technical advisor to sovereign and multilateral institutions worldwide, including the World Bank. Mr. Guichard has been recognized for his financial innovations and was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” from the London-based African Diaspora Awards in 2013 and the “African Financier of the Year” Award from the Association of African-Owned Enterprises, UK, in 2014. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes – Africa Magazine, CNBC, Euromoney Magazine, BBC Television, and BBC Radio, among others. Mr. Guichard is a graduate of universities domestically and abroad, including Harvard Business School. He earned an MBA and the World Bank Scholar and Harvard Fellowship awards.

Mr. Kluger, a 40-year public relations veteran, served as Senior VP at USA Network, Prodigy Internet, and Viacom. After moving to Arizona in 1999, he led his own firm and chaired the Arizona Film and Television Commission. In 2001, Barry lost his only child, Erica, in a car accident. This tragedy spurred his national advocacy for bereavement leave, leading to the bipartisan Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act. A former Arizona Republic columnist, he contributes to Huffington Post, The Forward, and Substack, where he writes on child loss and grief, appearing in major media outlets to champion grieving families’ rights.

Ms. Mazyck is a highly respected and accomplished nursing professional who has spent over three decades advocating for the health and well-being of children in schools across the United States. As the Executive Director of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) from 2011 to 2023, Mazyck led an expansion of the influence and impact of our nation’s school nurses in addressing student and school community health and safety. She oversaw the creation of the Framework for 21st Century School Nursing Practice, which defined the role of student-centered school nursing and its complex mix of community/public health, leadership, care coordination, quality improvement, and standards of practice components. Since 2003, she has volunteered in providing support to bereaved individuals in communities.

Ms. Mulheron spent twenty-five years advising high-ranking politicians, including governors and The White House, and translating basic science into public policy. She has enjoyed leading significant initiatives for the National Governors Association, the National Academies of Science, and the American Cancer Society. Ms. Mulheron holds a master’s in biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University and degrees in Biochemistry and English from Virginia Tech, as well as a minor in Chemistry. After a series of high-profile death events and the death of her daughter, Ms. Mulheron founded Evermore to change policy, advance research, and improve the lives of all bereaved people.

Mr. Purvis is a seasoned financial management professional with over 30 years of leadership experience at organizations including WETA, Discovery Communications, GE, and CarMax. He has proven expertise in financial analysis, relationship management, process improvement, and operations. As a former Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Purvis oversaw finance, accounting, building services, and IT, providing strategic fiscal guidance. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of Finance for Discovery Communications, managing over $3.4 billion in revenue. A University of Richmond graduate, he resides in Kensington, Maryland, with his wife, three children, and their dog, Oreo.

Ms. Rowley is a nurse leader with over 12 years of experience in hematology, oncology, and clinical research. She has held key roles at prestigious institutions such as City of Hope, NMDP, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where she focused on enhancing clinical operations, advancing research, and improving patient care outcomes. Ms. Rowley has also provided care in underserved communities through global medical missions, advancing health equity and access. She holds a BSN from Azusa Pacific University and an MBA from Louisiana State University at Shreveport. After losing her brother, Jeffrey, to COVID-19 in March 2020, she is deeply committed to improving bereavement support.