Greenville Area Parkinson Society Announces Board President
February 10, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Area Parkinson Society (GAPS), a Greenville based nonprofit organization, announces that Derek Stapleton has accepted the role of Board President for the 2015-2016 term. For this role, Derek brings a wealth of strategic planning and leadership experience to the organization. Derek’s goal for the next two years are to create a strategic business model that will help make the organization a living breathing entity beyond any one board or staff member; so that it will help families for year to come.
Derek is a Georgia native and a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Financial Management; additional post-secondary education received at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Ernest Scheller Jr. College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Derek began working in the financial services industry in 2001; he has worked with and learned from some of the industry’s most respected advisors. His current role is with the Merrill Lynch Financial Advisory team. Derek lives with his wife and three children in Greenville.
