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New Grants Program Director at Mary Bird Perkins

(Baton Rouge, LA)-- Pam Wall is the new grants program director for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. Wall recently retired as policy planner for the Office of Youth Development in Louisiana and is the former director for the State Literacy Resource Center. She has written successful applications for more than $65 million in competitive grants for community and educational programs. Wall also worked as the grant writer for the mayor of Baton Rouge.

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has been fighting cancer for over 35 years with locations in Baton Rouge, Covington, Hammond, Houma and Gonzales. It has comprehensive cancer programs with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge and St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. These programs are accredited by the American College of Surgeons -- the gold standard for community-based cancer care. For more information visit www.marybird.org.

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