By Steve Skardon  |  It is hard to imagine The Palmetto Project without Carrie Fulse Whipper.

For eighteen years, she has guided some of our most essential programs, including our signature statewide initiatives in African American health.  After this month, she will be moving on to new work that also includes time for her grandson, Benjamin.

Carrie is the definition of a change agent. When she came to The Palmetto Project, she already had a vision for new ways that religious and community institutions could turn around soaring rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke in marginalized communities.