THE MOVE

DR. GOLDIE BYRD

The American Heart Association is proud to recognize Dr. Goldie Byrd, executive director of the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, as a 2023 Triad Heart Walk co-chair. Together with a team of regional executives, Dr. Byrd is engaging diverse communities to take part in the Triad Heart Walk, with a specific focus on improving health equity. Dr. Byrd has also engaged the Triad Pastors Network, encouraging all faith leaders and their congregations to make heart health a priority, sharing health resources with the churches involved and inviting all the Triad Pastors Network churches to join in the Triad Heart Walk. She and Faith Leaders are also encouraging walking groups in the faith communities, leading up to the heart walk and encouraging sustained walking groups after the heart walk. “I walk to spread awareness that more than half of black adults have high blood pressure which leads to an increased risk for heart disease and stroke. Walking side by side with persons across faiths and communities, we can help raise awareness and save the lives of so many,” said Dr. Byrd. With Live Fierce Life is Why Sponsor Novant Health, Be the Beat Sponsor Cone Health, and Healthy for Good Sponsors, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and MedCost, the Triad Heart Walk is scheduled for Saturday, October 7th at Triad Park in Kernersville. To support Dr. Byrd in her co-chair efforts, visit TriadHeartWalk.org. For event questions, contact TriadNC@heart.org.

Katherine Perry

A native of Winston-Salem, Katherine Perry has dedicated most of her professional career to the non-profit sector across the state of North Carolina, including roles in public relations, development, volunteer management and event planning. Katherine was the Program Director for Leadership WinstonSalem from 2017-2021, and prior to that role she spent more than three years working for The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. In 2021, she was promoted to be the Executive Director at Leadership Winston-Salem. In 2021, she was promoted to be the executive director at Leadership WinstonSalem. Katherine was also a force behind the creation of an official Arts and Entertainment district in Bristol, TN/VA as the Associate Director of Believe in Bristol. Working with a multitude of officials, educators and business owners from both states, she launched Believe in Bristol’s annual State of the Arts celebration along with numerous other events promoting both towns – Bristol, TN and Bristol, VA – and their creative communities. In 2020, Katherine was one of only two non-profit professionals to receive the Triad Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business Award. Her community involvement has included volunteering for Forsyth Humane Society, Senior Services Meals on Wheels Program, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce’s Corporate Volunteer Program, the Winston-Salem Portrait Project, and board service at Sawtooth School for Visual Art and LEAD Girls. Katherine earned her degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is the proud mother of three amazing sons.

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