Commencement 2013 - Miller School of Medicine Ceremony
Date: Sat May 11, 2013 5:00pm EDT — Sat May 11, 2013 7:00pm EDT
Honorary Degree Recipient: Helene D. Gayle, M.D., M.P.H.
Honorary Degree Recipient: Helene D. Gayle, M.D. M.P.H. President and CEO of CARE USA, a leading international humanitarian organization. Helene D. Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., is president and CEO of CARE USA, a leading international humanitarian organization whose poverty-fighting programs reached 83 million people last year in 84 countries. Since joining CARE in 2006, Gayle has led efforts to reinforce CARE’s commitment to empowering girls and women to bring lasting change to poor communities. Under her leadership, CARE has strengthened its focus on long-term impact, increased policy and advocacy efforts, and deepened connections between poverty and the environment. She has leveraged the power of CARE’s corporate and NGO partners to significantly expand CARE’s reach across the globe. “We have no choice but to try to make an impact,” says Gayle, named one of Forbes magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Women.”