Carrie Moore

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“My desire to work in healthcare administration is derived from personal experience, growing up in hospitals as my chronically ill mother and terminally ill father received treatment. While learning to hate disease, I found the healthcare scene exciting. The scientific technologies were fascinating, the bustling emergency rooms were exhilarating, and I appreciated that a dedication to human care was within the heart behind each lab coat.”

  • Program: 2011 Graduate Scholarship Recipient
  • Resides: Allentown, PA
  • Hometown: Reading, PA
  • Age: 23

Biography

 

Profile: Carrie Moore truly was a miracle baby. Her mother attempted her fourth in-vitro fertilization and Carrie was the result.  The Cooke Scholar was the subject of a story in the Reading Eagle a few years ago that celebrated the births of Carrie and several other children at a local clinic.  But that’s just part of Carrie’s personal story.  In addition to being one of the first successful in-vitro fertilizations in Berks County, she was also in the first cohort of the Foundation’s Young Scholars Program.  Carrie’s love of dance was apparent at an early age and her Young Scholar status allowed for a regiment of pre-professional dance instruction throughout her high school years.  Having lost her father shortly before she began high school, Carrie decided to remain close to her Reading, PA home and attended Cedar Crest College where she majored in dance and where she is currently working in the Office of Institutional Advancement.  Soon she’ll begin a graduate program in a new subject area, healthcare administration.

Inspiration: Carrie said she could not have gotten to this point in her life without a great amount of support.  “My mother, first and foremost, has been my biggest fan and best friend all of my life, but especially since the death of my father in 2001.  Anything I achieve in my life I owe to her.”  There have been other mentors and teachers that have helped Carrie achieve her goals.  There was an elementary school teacher, Bruce Yelles, “and I wouldn't be half the woman I am today, personally and creatively, without the mentoring of my former ballet master Jerzy Golek.” 

Aspiration: It’s no surprise that Carrie developed a deep interest in reproductive physiology and other medical fields.  During her undergraduate studies she shadowed embryologists during an IVF egg retrieval, and although she loves the art of dance, “I knew I needed to come full-circle and pursue a career in the medical field one day.”

Making a Difference: Each summer for the past eight years, Carrie has “given back” to others through her work at the Delaware Valley Christian Camp.  It’s estimated that she’s given over 2,250 hours of her time over those years.

Accolades: In 2010, Carrie was awarded the Carol Welton Kelly Award for Movement Studies at Cedar Crest.  The year before, she was inducted in the Delphi Honor Society and during her freshman year of college Carrie won the Freshman Valedictory Award.

Interesting Fact: Carrie finished her last two years of high school online and graduated from the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School.  She did this to pursue one-on-one daytime tutoring with her ballet master.

 

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