14th Annual WLP Fall Symposium Program

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KERRIANN GREENHALGH, PHD ’04, ’08 CEO, KeriCure
Dr. Kerriann Greenhalgh is a wife, mom, chemist, entrepreneur, and the inventor behind KeriCure’s
advanced skin and wound care technology. Dr. Greenhalgh founded KeriCure in 2011, a Tampa based
biotechnology company globally distributed products for people, animals, and medical professionals,
that has helped more than 125,000 people worldwide prevent infections and heal naturally. Dr.
Greenhalgh received her Bachelor’s in Biochemistry and PhD in Organic chemistry from USF (Go Bulls!).
She was an initial member of MiMedx Group as head of R&D and NPD, where she successfully submitted
the company’s first FDA. Her experiences working at the FDA, Homeland Security, US Army Medical
Research Center, and for industry leaders including Battelle and Constellation, have given her valuable
insights on how to successfully develop and launch critical need products. She has contributed to the
invention of multiple technologies, from lifesaving medical devices to bioweapons detection systems.
She has been an invited reviewer for NIH grant review panels, scientific journals, and is a published
author and contributor to many medical and scientific journals. Dr. Greenhalgh has over half a dozen
patents, including many for the KeriCure technology and has dedicated her life to bringing safe, natural,
and effective skin and wound care products to the world.
JOANNE SULLIVAN Director of Community Relations, USF Health Development and Alumni Relations
Joanne Sullivan’s career in fund-raising and development in Tampa spans thirty years and includes key
leadership positions at the University of Tampa, Florida Hospital Tampa Foundation, Academy at the
Lakes, the Tampa Museum of Art and Berkeley Preparatory School. She currently serves the University
of South Florida as USF Health Director of Community Relations.
Ms. Sullivan is a graduate of Florida State University and is on the regional and state boards of
Easterseals Florida and also serves on the Easterseals National Board of Directors where she chairs
the Marketing and Development Committee. She is a member of Leadership Tampa Bay’s Class of 2010
and Leadership Tampa’s Class of 1991. In addition, Joanne is a member of Red Cross Angels serving
the American Red Cross Florida’s West Coast Region & Tampa Bay Chapter. She is a member of the
Suncoast Chapter of the Association for Fundraising Professionals, where she is a past president and is
a sustaining member of the Junior League of Tampa. She is a member of USF’s Women in Leadership
& Philanthropy.
The Tampa Bay Business Journal named Joanne a finalist for the 2012 Business Woman of the Year in
the Tampa Bay region. In 2015, Joanne was selected by her fundraising peers in the Tampa Bay area as
the recipient of the Lloyd Horton Lifetime Achievement Award.
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