Glenda Fulton is a Phenomenal purposeful passionate empowering woman who is driven and true to her vision, and inner self. She is resourceful with loving integrity. Glenda Fulton has acquired expertise and experience in Academic Education: Certified Nursing Technician, Medical Technician, Mentor, and Health Caretaker for HIV & Cocaine addicted babies, Rehabilitation Nursing, & Hospice. Ms. Fulton was the Head Volunteer for the Chicago Board of Education & the P.T.A. Advisory Committee for Grammar, Elementary & High Schools, and John Hope Community Academy & Martin Luther King High School.
She volunteered for the North-Side Chicago Boys & Girls Club of America and went on to become a Surrogate Parent for the Department of Children & Family Services and The Board of Education.
In 1995, Ms. Fulton founded the National Sarcoidosis Society, the first grass-root Sarcoidosis Support Network organization in Chicago, Illinois that is run strictly by volunteers. Currently Founder & CEO of this organization which does referral, services, resources, support group meetings, advocacy, legislative initiative and research on the disease known as Sarcoidosis. A Volunteer on Congressman Danny Davis Health committee for several years, in 1997 she developed and initiated a Minneapolis Sarcoidosis Chapter and was instrumental in Veteran Affairs Conference Calls Network group and helped start other Sarcoidosis groups in several states Mrs. Fulton has made significant impact in many lives worldwide.
Ms. Fulton has served on several boards and committees on the National, Regional, State and Local Levels. She has always been active in her community and church. She has received a host of honors, awards and certificates of appreciation for the many services that she provides. Ms. Fulton assisted with the passing of House Bill 2564 which became law on June 18, 1996, also House Bill 2470 Illinois State Tax-Check-off, House bill 2479 Sarcoidosis Research Grant, House Bill 2480, 2485, & 2486.
Additionally, Ms. Fulton has been a member of Chicago Center of Excellence in Health Promotion Economics (CCEHPE) for 5 year and a half. Ms. Fulton developed a task force with the Chicago Department of Public Health and Commissioner Terry Mason.
Ms. Fulton is dedicated and committed to the awareness, education, advocacy and research of Sarcoidosis. She is considered a “foot soldier” by many in the Sarcoidosis community, because of the passion that she has displayed and the compassion she has provided over the years not just to sarcoidosis but to the quality of life. Since her diagnosis, she has given totally of herself and has involved her entire family in the “movement” and the community has embraced her at the same time. Not only has she given of her time, but also used her own finances to promote the mission and achieve the goals of the National Sarcoidosis Society.
Ms. Fulton is still involved today in many community programs and projects with our children, senior, public at large and academic collaborative partners.