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  • Richard Chatham

    Director, Mira Foundation USA
    Richard Chatham has lived in the Sandhills of North Carolina for most of his life. He and his wife of 38 years, Allison, have a son and daughter who both live in the area.

    Upon graduating from Furman University, Richard returned to North Carolina and began a management career in the textile industry with Macfield Texturing.

    When the textile industry began to decline in the late 1980’s, Richard moved back to Southern Pines and became President of RGC Corporation, a business that represented educational and toy manufacturers to the retail market.

    Richard volunteered with and was Chairman of the Moore County Chapter of Ducks Unlimited for many years. From there, he began working as a volunteer for Mira Foundation USA before moving into Mira’s Director’s position.


  • Britney Logue

    Marketing and Development Manager
    Britney Logue lives in
    Colorado Springs, Colorado, where her Special Forces soldier husband is stationed. They have two children, ages 8 and 3.

    After receiving her son’s diagnoses that he is blind, she found the Mira Foundation. The Mira office happened to be less than two miles from her house. She immediately got involved volunteering and eventually became and employee.

    Britney is a certified graphic designer. Along with the Mira Foundation, Britney also volunteered as the Media and Marketing Manager for Climbing For Casualties. Climbing for Casualties was a fundraising effort/event where they were able to raise over $25,000 for the Special Forces Foundation in only a few short months.

    Britney is very passionate about the Mira
    Foundation’s mission to give guide
    dogs to blind children. She hopes
    to continue helping them grow, and
    help even more children throughout
    the United States.

2021 Board of Directors

Dr. Anna Fakadej - Co-Chair Ophthalmologist, Carolina Eye Associates
103 Killarney Court, Pinehurst, NC 28374
910-315-8514
anna.fakadej@gmail.com

Dan Stanton Co-Chair
224 Juniper Creek Blvd, Pinehurst, NC 28374
910-585-0626
dstan48@hotmail.com

Elaine Baillie Treasurer Co-Founder
415 Manley Rd, Southern Pines, NC 28387
P O Box 757, Southern Pines, NC 28388
910-315-6460
ebaillie@yahoo.com

Marti Crane Secretary Pharmacist
110 Meadowglades Lane, Cary, NC 27518
919-434-9537
marticrx@aol.com

Elizabeth Norfleet Sugg Member Publishing Consultant Owner, Rubicon Farm
P O Box 5841, Pinehurst, NC 28370
P O Box 5841, Pinehurst, NC 28370
ensugg@rubiconfarmnc.com

Meredith Ballard Member Founding Attorney, Ballard Law PLLC
1 Gleenwood Ave, Ste 4-132, Raleigh NC 27603
919-341-9703
mb@meredithballard.com

Cody Davis Member J.D., M.P.A.
6811 Crescent Moon Ct, Apt 206, Raleigh, NC 27606
919-349-9799
cjdavis9193@icloud.com

Officer in charge of solicitation and final distribution of contributions and Registered Agent:

Elaine Baillie Treasurer Co-Founder
415 Manley Rd, Southern Pines, NC 28387
P O Box 757, Southern Pines, NC 28388
910-315-6460
ebaillie@yahoo.com

Board Emeritus

Please address any correspondence for our Board Emeritus to our corporate office at: 77 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst NC 28374

Robert Baillie (1943 – 2017) Co-Founder – Southern Pines, NC

Dr. Guy Bouvier Co-Founder – Quebec, Canada

Denis Rochette Past President – Mira Canada Board

Eric St Pierre Founder – Mira Canada

Peggy Baldwin Southern Pines, NC

Larry Newsome Pinehurst, NC

Dr. Gregory Mincey Carolina Eye Associates – Pinehurst NC

Stephen Later Attorney – Robbins May & Rich LLP