Board of Directors

Jill Hinson

Founder and Executive Director

Jill Hinson, NCPT,  Balance Body Educator is also owner of Core Studio Pilates in Indian Trail, NC, founded the nonprofit when her very first client received a diagnosis of breast cancer. . . . 

Becky Liese

President

Becky joined the board in December of 2018.  She has been actively involved as a volunteer for the annual Girls Night Out fundraiser and as such was asked to join . . .

Laura Pittman

Vice President

Laura graduated from UNC Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Exercise Science and is a fully certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor in  . . .

Marta Cox

Treasurer

Marta is a graduate of UNCC, with a Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering.  She spent 35 years in the construction industry and retired from Cox . . .

Jennie Stone

Secretary

Jennie completed her education at the University of Pittsburgh and has dedicated over three decades to her career as a physical therapist. In 1995, she decided to relocate . . .

Terry Ikerd

Board Member
Terry worked in downtown Monroe for as a paralegal for almost thirty years. She retired in 2021. She has two daughters, and six grandchildren.

Sarah Sawtelle

Affiliate Program Chairman

Sarah Sawtelle, NCPT, is a Cancer Exercise Specialist, and has practiced Pilates for over 20 years.  She is comprehensively trained through STOTT Pilates and

Amanda Faulkenberry

Grants and Procedures Chair

Amanda joined the board in January 2020 and is a Breast Cancer survivor.  After developing Lymphedema in 2016, she was referred to the Core Compassion Project.

Dianne Chapman

GNO Chairman

As a two-time breast cancer survivor, Dianne received a Pilates scholarship and completed rehabilitation with Core Compassion Project in 2019. Afterwards, she. . .

Michelle Strong

Board Member

Michelle is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management. She has spent the past 31 years . . .

Leslie Gaylord

Financial Advisor

Leslie is a Certified Public Accountant and serves as Treasurer for Core Compassion Project. She is a breast cancer survivor who has experienced firsthand the physical . . .

Rachel Horne

Past President & Board Advisor
After a prophylactic double mastectomy and becoming a previvor, Rachel was gifted a scholarship to complete rehabilitation with Core Compassion Project.