This is the first session of a three-part virtual series, featuring a fireside chat with inspiring children’s books authors shining a light on Sickle Cell Disease in the lives of adults. The authors will tell you about their reason for writing their respective books and their process for taking it from idea to execution. The theme of our fireside chat is Helping Children Live their Best Life!
Meet our Author
Georgené Glass
Executive Director & Author of ¨The Tale of the Cell¨
Dreamsickle Kids Foundation, Inc. , SCDAA Nevada Chapter
Georgene’ Glass is the founder and Executive Director of Dreamsickle Kids Foundation, Inc, the first Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) organization in the state of Nevada. Georgene’ serves as a Vice Chair of the Nevada Rare Disease Advisory Council created in 2019, and is a member of the NV SCD coalition created by 4 resilient SCD leaders in Nevada including the top SCD Hematologist, the Sickle Cell Alliance of Nevada (SCAN) As a mother of a child with SCD, Georgene’ has made increasing SCD awareness and support in the state of Nevada a personal mission. With SCD being one of the 7,000 Rare Diseases, in 2020 Georgené spearheaded Dreamsickle Kids Foundations’ expansion to support those in Nevada impacted by Rare Diseases.
Meet our Moderator
