Peggy L. Johnson - WMREF Executive Director/COO
Peggy serves as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Wichita Medical Research and Education Foundation. She has been with the Foundation since the spring of 1999. She has been an active health care advocate for many years. In her role as Executive Director of WMREF, Peggy is responsible for day to day business in addition to assisting the Board of Directors in developing future ventures into medical research and medical education in the Wichita community.
Peggy has a long history of volunteerism in Wichita and other communities. In her role as National Chairman of the Susan G Komen for the Cure, Peggy testified before Congress on a number of occasions, speaking on subjects such as breast cancer research and access to quality health care. She has served on a number of national committees and boards. She also co-chaired and helped organize Poland’s first national breast cancer conference.
Teresa Jones, MPH, MT (ASPC) - Intitutional Review Board Manager
Terri is a graduate of Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas with a degree in Medical Technology and Wichita State University with a Masters in Public Health. Terri is an experienced IRB member,having joined the WMREF IRB in 2002 as an unaffiliated member. She became WMREF IRB Manager in December 2010. She enjoys using her experience as a research scientist to help young investigators work through submitting their work to the WMREF IRB for approval. Her most recent position was as Research Scientist for Via Christi Regional Medical Center in the Orthopaedics Section of the Department of Surgery.
Teresa L. Carter, CPA, Controller
Teresa is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a BS in Accounting and Marketing. As WMREF's Controller, Teresa is responsible for the financial business of the Foundation, from the day-to-day accounting operations, preparation of monthly financial statements to oversight of the Foundation’s investment portfolio for the Board of Directors. Teresa came to WMREF in 1995, as a part-time staff accountant. Teresa also serves on the Foundation's Educational Grant Review Committee which has responsibility for the Foundation's educational funding priorities. Prior to working at the Foundation, Teresa was an Accounting Manager at Koch Industries for 14 years. Teresa also holds a CPA certificate from the State of Kansas.
Teresa is an committed volunteer in the Wichita Community. She has served on the Board of Directors for Mid-Kansas Affiliate of Susan G Komen for the Cure. She is a former Co-Chair of the Komen Wichita Race for the Cure®, an active member of Delta Theta Chi Sorority, the secretary/treasurer on the Board of Directors of Bridges International, member of the Board of ApageCare Cradle and is an active volunteer at the Church of the Magdalen, Wichita, Kansas. In her spare time she uses her years of accounting experience to provide accounting assistance to small not-for-profit organizations that cannot afford a staff accountant.
Charlotte Jewell, Research Administrative Secretary
Charlotte has been with the Foundation since the summer of 1983. She is responsible for administrative support for the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Institutional Review Board and Scientific Review Committee. Charlotte is especially interested in the area of medical research and assisting new researchers as they develop their research proposals.
Charlotte attended Wichita State University. An avid genealogist for many years, she previously was employed with McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis during the Gemini spacecraft program and later with the Boeing Company in Wichita. She has two grown children and two grandchildren
Margo Shepler, Research Administrative Assistant
Margo is research administrative assistant for the Foundation. Margo came to WMREF as a part time help in April of 2005 and in November of 2005 became a full time employee. She is a graduate of Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She is responsible for the day-to-day administrative duties for WMREF, Institutional Review Board, Scientific Review Board, and the Board of Directors.
Margo is a volunteer for Mid-Kansas Affiliate of Susan G Komen for the Cure® serving as Komen Wichita Race for the Cure Race Co-Chair and the Willowbend Ladies Golf Association. She is an avid golfer and volunteers for many golf events. Margo was previously General Manager at the Wichita Bindery Inc, a company her father founded, for 20 years.