A Legacy of Impact: Vaccine Ambassadors, 2012-2026

For 14 years, Vaccine Ambassadors worked alongside partners to make life-saving vaccines accessible to everyone, one vaccine ata time, one community at a time. We believed that equitable access to vaccines is a basic human right, and that every child deserves the chance to grow, thrive and reach their potential.

Together with our partners we:

  • Expanded immunization coverage for children and families.
  • Reduced deaths and disabilities from vaccine-preventable diseases.
  • Advocated for universal vaccine access for all.
  • Strengthened dialogue between health care providers and communities about the value of immunization, locally and globally.

Though our work has concluded, our vision: endures: a world where every person has access to life-saving vacccines, regardless of income or country of residence.

 

Highlights of Our Impact

  • Responding to crisis in Venezuela: Supported 300,000 vaccines for infants at the end of 2019, then delivered 50,000 measles-rubella vaccines (August 2020) and 50,000 pentavalent vaccines (March 2021) to prevent outbreaks among children.
  • Rebuilding immunization programs: Delivered over 250,000 vaccines to countries in the Caribbean.
  • Advancing cerival cancer elimination: Provided 4,500 HPV vaccines for children in Suriname.
  • Answering emergencies: Responded to natural disasters and humanitarian crises when communities needed help most. We held a COVID-19 Response initiative across the Raleigh-Durham region.

Prior Board Members

We want to thank all of our prior board members who have led and served this organization and countless others.

André Anthony 2022-2026
Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Member

Michael Adamson, JD 2016-2020
Treasure, Member

Robert Crowe 2015-2022
Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Member

Elizabeth D’Amico 2015-2020
Treasurer, Secretary, Member

Jean Davison, DNP, FNP-BC, FAAN 2024-2026
Member

Madeline Dreher, MSW 2018-2023
Vice-Chair, Secretary, Member

Rebecca Joyner, JD 2015-2018
Member

 

Jackie Kaufman, MN, RN, ANP
Co-founder, Executive Director, Secretary, Member

 

Jacob Lohr, MD 2015-2016
Co-founder, Member

 

Alison MacLennan 2020-2026
Chair (2-Terms)
Secretary, Treasurer 

 

Lisi Martinez Lotz, PhD 2015- 2023
Chair, Secretary, Member

 

Eric Montross 2015-2023
Co-founder, Chair, Vice Chair, Treasure, Member

 

Sandy Wills, PhD 2022-2026
Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Member

 

Stacey Wooden, PhD  2015-2015
Chair 

Thank you to our partners.

Our partners played a key role in helping us deliver on our mission to increase access and uptake of life-saving vaccines.

Contact Info

For questions, requests for records or tax receipts, or other matters related to Vaccine Ambassadors, please contact us at:
va.legacy@gmail.com
PO Box 52642 Durham, NC 27717

Our P.O. Box will remain active through March 2027.