The Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina Chapter (LFANC) has hired Ally Hunter as a patient services manager.

Hunter is responsible for developing, managing and evaluating the chapter’s Patient Services to ensure lupus patients are provided resources and assistance navigating obstacles around their diagnosis. She is no stranger to LFANC with which she has been involved for years as fundraiser and volunteer in support of her mother, Teri, who is a lupus thriver.

Prior to joining LFANC full time, she took an interim role with the patient services manager position. She also brings client services consulting experience to her role, most recently with Weber Associates out of Ohio. Hunter graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a bachelor of arts in communication.

“Ally [Hunter] brings a tremendous amount of passion and compassion to this role as well as a rich professional skill that will help her serve our mission as well,” said Christine John-Fuller, President and CEO of LFANC. “We are so excited to have her on our team as she will play an important role in supporting those affected by lupus.”

About Lupus:

Lupus is an unpredictable and misunderstood autoimmune disease that ravages different parts of the body. It is difficult to diagnose, hard to live with, and a challenge to treat. Lupus is a cruel mystery because it is hidden from view and undefined, has a range of symptoms, hits out of nowhere, and has no known cause and no known cure. Its health effects can range from a skin rash to a heart attack. Lupus is debilitating and destructive, and can be fatal, yet research on lupus remains underfunded relative to its scope and devastation.

About the Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina Chapter

The Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina Chapter is part of the national force devoted to solving the cruel mystery of lupus while providing caring support to those who suffer from its brutal impact. We work with local health professionals and volunteers to provide information and programs to ensure people with lupus and their families get answers and health professionals know about new means to diagnose and manage the disease. The chapter serves an estimated 45,000 living with lupus in North Carolina. For more information about lupus or the LFANC, visit www.lupusnc.org or call (877) 849-8271. For the latest news and updates, follow us on Facebook and Twitter.