Board of Directors
Below, you can get to know the Board of Directors of The KIS Foundation that are making a difference in the world of Sickle Cell Disease.
KiKi Shepard
Founder, Board President &
Executive Director of THE KIS FOUNDATION
KiKi Shepard has worked with the National Association (SCDAA) as their Spokesperson for 10 years, carries Sickle Cell Trait, and uses her national celebrity to raise awareness. Ms. Shepard is an actress and is best known as the “Apollo Queen of Fashion”. For 15 years, she starred as the smashing Co-Host of NBC’s original “It’s Showtime at the Apollo”.
KiKi Shepard is a graduate of Howard University and holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and has relationships with Herbalife, Xerox, California African America Museum, Verizon, Sickle Cell Foundation of Orange County, SCD Collaborative. In addition to associations with numerous high-level celebrities, and several top television shows. Ms. Shepard is the proud Guardian and Auntie/Mom to two teenage nieces.
