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Anthony Bates Foundation Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors governs the day-to-day operations of the Anthony Bates Foundation.
We thank each member who has given his or her time, talent and expertise to ensure The Anthony
Bates Foundation is the best organization it can be.
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Brenda Laramore, MT, President
Brenda is a forty-six year old married
mother of three children. Brenda and her family
currently live in Great Falls, MT.
She has held a position of PTA president for the last
three years and a dual job of Treasurer
within two of those years. She cares about
the children in her community in her role
as crossing-guard and teacher's aide for Roosevelt
Elementary School.
She has been married to her husband,
Mark, for twenty-three years.
She has three horses and likes to cross-stitch & needlepoint. Recently
she has gotten
into scrapbooking. A great pastime for someone with a lot of time
on her hands!
Brenda is a Christian and one of the many Aunts to Anthony
and Sharon's oldest sister.
Her goal for the Anthony Bates Foundation: " to keep things simple
and organized
and manageable while saving young people one heart at a time."
Joy Rockwell, AZ, Treasurer
Joy has over 30 years of accounting and business experience. Joy brings
technical knowledge in these areas to the Anthony Bates Foundation.
Her background in public accounting, experience as a consultant, and work in different industries will provide the Foundation
with practical business solutions, tax filing assistance and financial planning and reporting.
Joy was born in Phoenix
in 1961 but moved to Seattle in 1980 where she worked and lived for 20 years. Joy and Sharon Bates (Anthony's mom) reconnected
when Joy returned to Phoenix in 1999.
Joy most recently worked for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, has participated
in various teen mentor programs over the years, enjoys travel and hiking, sings in her church choir, and recently obtained
her MBA from University of Phoenix. She lives in Phoenix with her 3 orange tabbies, Diego, Benny and Joon.
Jack Erb, AZ, Board Member
Eric Schroeder, KS, Board Member
Laura Friend, TX, Board Member
Steve Koenig, NY, Board Member
Will Maier, AZ, Board Member
Sharon Bates, Founder / Event Coordinator
/ CEO
Sharon has been a computer programmer for over 20 years. During that time she has been a project manager,
programming manager and most recently an independent consultant for the last 16 years. Sharon received a Bachelor's degree
in Business Administration/Management and minor in Marketing. She was a Cub Scout Leader for 4 years, a PTA President
for 3 years, a Highschool Football Booster President for 2 years. Leading organizations that promote the well-being
of children has always been a great passion for Sharon.
The organizational skills and fund-raising experiences have allowed Sharon to create the Anthony Bates Foundation after
the un-timely death of her only child, Anthony.
Her main goal for the Anthony Bates Foundation is to bring awareness of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, HCM, into communities
throughout the country. By providing heart screening events and community heart screening event training, Sharon
and the Anthony Bates Foundation will assist in the prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. With early
detection of HCM, young people will have a choice to live life. A choice that Anthony was not given.
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