Members

Nina Bernardo co-founded the Inspire Center with Dan Bernardo, Gary Wilkins, and Stephen A. Charron, Jr. Their start-up venture has branched into a self-help program advocating, spreading awareness, and offering products to help those who have or know someone with psychological disorders. In May 2009, Nina graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a major in Political Science and a minor in German Studies. Nina endeavors to write a biography on the challenges she faces with Bipolar disorder. With the support of her family and friends, she wants to strengthen the Inspire Center to reach its fullest potential.

Stephen Charron, Jr. co-founded the Inspire Center and began networking with department heads from ECU and UNC-Chapel Hill while collaborating with team members to build Inspire Center to its current standing. Stephen is a business student at ECU with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies. A native of High Point, North Carolina, Stephen owes much of his success to his supportive family. Sandra Frost, his mother, and his father, Stephen Charron, Sr. support his interests and take an active role in his education. A key player in guiding Stephen to be the next business leader is his Uncle Grinnell More. Finally, the rest of his family and friends are his inspiration to change the world with innovative solutions for brilliant minds.

Gary Wilkins uses his analytic mindset as an intrinsically valuable asset. Gary supports the Inspire Center as he pursues his academic studies. Gary Wilkins is a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill, majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Physics. He plays an integral part of the Inspire Center team while balancing his school work. In the future, Gary aims to study and work abroad and to attend grad school.