Brigance Brigade Foundation Welcomes New Foundation Director

Baltimore, M.D. – The Brigance Brigade Foundation, an organization that supports people battling ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and their families created by former NFL player O.J. Brigance and his wife Chanda, today announced that Amanda Mummert will join the organization as Foundation Director.

Mummert will work in conjunction with O.J. and Chanda Brigance, and the organization’s Board of Directors, to create and execute strategic plans that enhance community impact, increase major gifts, cultivate donor relationships and connect private, public and corporate sectors to accomplish the Foundation’s mission, which is to equip, encourage, and empower people living with ALS.

Prior to joining the Brigance Brigade Foundation, Mummert operationalized and managed the Health Homes program at Humanim. Prior to her work at Humanim, while in graduate school earning her Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Management from Notre Dame of Maryland University, Mummert served as Assistant to the President at the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations.

“As the daughter of a registered nurse and devoted advocate to workers’ rights, helping people has always been a priority in my life,” said Amanda Mummert, Foundation Director of the Brigance Brigade Foundation. “The quote ‘now that it’s all over, what did you really do yesterday that’s worth mentioning?’ has become a guiding principle in my life and I believe that same desire to help people and embrace life is demonstrated by the Brigance Brigade Foundation. I am extremely excited to join forces with O.J. and Chanda Brigance to equip, encourage and empower people living with ALS.”

Mummert has been a licensed practical nurse for over 10 years and has worked for nursing homes and nursing agencies in Pennsylvania and Maryland since 2005. In addition to working at the Brigance Brigade Foundation and part-time as an LPN, Mummert currently serves on the board of the Dundalk Renaissance Corporation and volunteers with her community association and PA Vent Camp, a week-long summer camp for children who use ventilators.

The Brigance Brigade Foundation was created in 2008 by O.J. and Chanda Brigance after they realized the profound physical, financial and emotional resources needed to fight ALS each and every day. The Brigance Brigade Foundation provides access to support services, equipment, and resource guidance to people battling ALS and their families in an effort to improve their quality of life.

This spring, the organization will host their 3rd annual Brigance Brigade Foundation 5.7K Championship Run & 1.57 Mile Family Run/Walk on Sunday, May 1, 2016. To learn more, visit http://www.BriganceBrigade.org.

About the Brigance Brigade Foundation:
Following his diagnosis of ALS in 2007, former NFL player O.J. Brigance and his wife Chanda created the Brigance Brigade Foundation to equip, encourage and empower People living with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). The mission of the Brigance Brigade Foundation is to improve the quality of life for PALS and their families by providing access to support services, needed equipment, and resource guidance. For more information on the Brigance Brigade, visit www.brigancebrigade.org.

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