Tamara W. Chitwood
146 E. Longmeadow Road
Greenville, North Carolina
(252) 754-2629

EDUCATION:
Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia; 1964-1968, B.S. Business

EMPLOYMENT:
1968-70
Patent Secretary, Patents and Contracts, Plastics Department
E. I. DuPont DeNemours and Company, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware

1970-71
Teacher 5th, 6th, and 7th Grade Math and Science
Patrick Henry Academy, Charlotte Court House, Virginia

1971-72
Instructor Typing, Accounting, Shorthand, and General Business
Jefferson Professional Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia

1971-74
Bookkeeper and Personal Secretary to President - Part-time
Anderson Bros. Book Store, Charlottesville, Virginia

1971-73
Bookkeeper - Part-Time
Anderson Bros. Realty and Williams Realty, Inc., Charlottesville, Virginia

1972-73
Office Manager and Medical Assistant
Drs. McCormick and Tompkins Private Medical Practice, Charlottesville, Virginia

1974-78
Staff Assistant, Duke Cystic Fibrosis Center
Program Coordinator, Duke Pediatric and Allergy Symposium
Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

1978-81
Developer and Manager, Duke Temporary Services
Department of Human Resources, Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

1981
Consultant: Developed Practice Plan Guidelines and Medical Record
Guidelines for Surgeons and Developed an Introduction Packet for
New Surgeon Members of the Clinic Related to Benefits and Compensation
Pinehurst Surgical Clinic, PA, Pinehurst, North Carolina

1981-82
Substitute Business Teacher
Asheville City and Buncombe County Schools, Asheville, North Carolina

1982
Special Assistant, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

1982
Business Manager, Duke Public Safety Department
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

1983-84
Personnel Manager. Duke University Food Services
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

1997-Present
Consultant/Agent/Website Manager
The Chitwood Group, Greenville, North Carolina

June 2001
Program Coordinator, Robotics in Cardiac Surgery
Society for Heart Valve Disease, London, England

June 2003
Program Coordinator, Robotics in Cardiac Surgery
Society for Heart Valve Disease, Paris, France

January 2004
Lecturer- Etiquette, New Era Conference
Dana Point, California

September 2004
Course Coordinator, Carolina Valve Symposium

October 2004
Lecturer - Etiquette, Edwards LifeSciences, Inc.
Resident's Forum, Irvine, California

September 2005
Course Coordinator, Carolina Valve Symposium

2007-2009
Program Coordinator, Cardiac Master Classes

NON-COMPENSATED ACTIVITES:
1974-1981
Member, President 1978-81, Duke Surgical Wives
Department of Surgery, Duke University

1990 - 2000
Etiquette Lecturer, Residents Forum
Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University

September 2004
Etiquette Lecturer, School of Social Work
East Carolina University

2002-2004
Executive Assistant, Society for Heart Valve Disease
London, England

NOT-FOR-PROFIT VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:

Service League of Greenville, Inc. -
1985-2006 Member
1990-91 Layette Chairman
1991-93 Second Vice-President
1993-95 First Vice-President
1995-97 President
1997-99 Board of Directors

Boys and Girls Club of Pitt County -
1985-87 Board
1985 Dinner Auction Chairman
1990-93 Board

Pitt County Chapter North Carolina Museum of History Associates -
1986 Pitt County Chairman

J. H. Rose High School Academic Boosters Foundation -
1990 - 1995 Member
1990 - 1991 Treasurer
1991 - 1993 Vice-Chairman
1993 - 1995 Chairman

American Heart Association  -
1995 Heart Ball Chairman
2002 Heart Walk - Vice Chairman
2003 Heart Walk - Chairman

Pitt County Hospital Foundation -
1992 - 2007 Trustee
1995 - 1997 Vice-Chairman
1997 - 2000 Chairman
2001, 2003 Chairman, Community Benefits and Health Care Initiatives Committee
2001 - 2007 Member, Appropriates Committee and Strategic Planning Committee
2004 - Present Member, Community Benefits and Health Care Care Initiatives Committee
2007 - Present Co-Chair, East Carolina Heart Institute Fund Raising Campaign

Pitt County Memorial Hospital/University Health Systems -
1997-2000 Ex-Officio Member, Board of Trustees

Children's Heart Project, Samaritan's Purse
2001 Member, Committee to establish project at ECU/PCHM
2001 Greeter, Arrival of first children for heart surgery
2002 Greeter, Arrival of second children for heart surgery

East Carolina University Women's Roundtable
2003 - Present Member and Co-Chair of Hospitality Committee for 2005 Forum

Women for Women
2007 - Present Founding Member

East Carolina University Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
2008 - Present Member, Harriot Society, The Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series

Longwood University Foundation
2009 - Present Member of Board of Directors
Member, Finance Committee

East Carolina University Medical and Health Sciences Foundation
2009 Member, Funding Raising Committee for Drs. Mary and Spencer Raab
Distinguished Professorship in Medical Oncology

2010 Treasurer and Founding Member, Friends of the Leo Jenkins Cancer Center

SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Member, German Club
Past President, Atheneum Book Club