TIFFANI JONES
Novant Health
Dr. Tiffani Jones is a Board-Certified Obstetrician Gynecologist who practices at Novant Health Providence Obstetrics and Gynecology in Charlotte, North Carolina for over a decade. She has been the recipient of the Top Doc awards by Charlotte magazine and other national publications for multiple years. Dr. Jones provides comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology with special interests in adolescents, obesity, minimally invasive surgical procedures, fibroids, and healthcare equity. Committed to the future, she is a clerkship director for University of North Carolina Medical School, Charlotte Campus (go Heels!).
A native of Michigan, Tiffani attended medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee and completed residency training at The Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, Louisiana. During her time in both locations, she participated in several community outreach programs including HIV/AIDS awareness, sickle cell disease awareness and teen pregnancy prevention.
In addition to her full-time practice, Dr. Jones serves on the Board of Directors for the First Tee of Greater Charlotte, the Novant Health Foundation and Board of Trustees for Charlotte Country Day School. Also, since being in Charlotte, she has served on several hospital committees, has been featured on a local television media as well as quoted in several publications. Outside of the hospital, she has chaired fundraising Galas for March of Dimes, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture and Jack and Jill of America Foundation, Inc.
GET TO KNOW TIFFANI
- Fun Fact: I played two sports in college!
- Dancing Experience: High school dance… humorously!
- Why did you choose to support Charlotte Ballet? Charlotte Ballet is an amazing organization that brings our community art with access. The deep community ties and programming make dance available for children all over Charlotte. There is healing in dance, especially where there is access.
MARIO GONZALEZ
Seasons with Charlotte Ballet: 1
Mario started dancing at the Marya Kennett School of Dance in Goshen, NY. He received his pre-professional training at Walnut Hill School for the Arts and went on to attain his BFA from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College. Mario has also studied dance at the San Francisco Ballet School, The Juilliard School, Nederlands Dans Theater, M.I.P., The Cunningham Fellowship Workshop, and Springboard Danse Montreal. Prior to joining Charlotte Ballet, Mario danced with Los Angeles Dance Project, Visceral Dance Chicago, and American Repertory Ballet.
During his career he has performed internationally, most recently Festival in Motion, the first ever western dance festival Doha, Qatar. During his time at LADP he premiered Benjamin Millepieds Romeo and Juliet dancing the part of Juliet, later filmed for French TV networks. Throughout his career he has danced in works by Kyle Abraham, Danielle Agami, George Balanchine, Dimitri Chambles & Kim Gordon, Merce Cunningham, Nicolo Fonte, Mark Godden, Madboots Dance, Charm La’Donna, Stephan Laks, Paul Lightfoot & Sol Leon, Jose Limon, Benjamin Millepied, Matthew Neenan, Kevin O’Day, Kirk Peterson, Salia Sanuo, Erica Sobol, Bobbi Jean Smith & Or Schraiber, Jermaine Spivey & Spenser Theberge, Pam Tanowitz, Saburo Teshigawara, Doug Varone, Yin Yue and others.
GET TO KNOW MARIO
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- What inspires you as an artist?
- What has been a highlight from your time with Charlotte Ballet?
About Novant Health Foundation
Novant Health foundations engage and connect donors to Novant Health programs and initiatives that save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.
- We are effective and transparent stewards of donors and their gifts, honoring donor intent and communicating philanthropic impact.
- We strive to develop a culture of philanthropy within Novant Health and our communities.
- We integrate our efforts with the clinical staff to better understand critical needs and accelerate solutions.
- We serve as ambassadors to share Novant Health’s remarkable outcomes, raise community awareness and increase giving.
- We connect donors’ passions with Novant Health priorities to improve the health of the communities we serve.
- We are passionate about health and wellness.
- We embrace diversity and inclusion to connect better with our communities.
- We treat our donors with gratitude and respect.
- We value excellence, commitment and compassion.
- We commit to the development of our people and the implementation of industry best practices.
- We collect and maintain current, accurate and informative donor data with the highest level of confidentiality.
- We embrace collaboration, accountability and celebrate success.
Novant Health Foundation philanthropic efforts inspire giving that supports programs and initiatives having direct patient impact. Novant Health’s not-for-profit integrated system consists of more than 1,900 physicians in over 800 locations, as well as numerous outpatient surgery centers, medical plazas, rehabilitation programs, diagnostic imaging centers and community health outreach programs. Novant Health’s more than 36,000 team members and physician partners care for patients and communities in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Our regional foundations focus on the critical needs in five areas:
- Pediatrics
- Cancer
- Behavioral Health
- Heart and Vascular
- Stroke and Neurosciences
- Research and Education
Through the generous support of individuals, families, companies and grant-making institutions, we help Novant Health in its mission to improve the health of our communities, one person at a time.
We look forward to working with you to save lives, leave a legacy and make a difference.
LEADERS AT A GLANCE
Check out the fundraising competition live via the Star Dancer leaderboard. Support your favorite Star Pair and cast your vote by purchasing tickets or making a donation. All ticket sales and donations received are split 50/50 with Charlotte Ballet and the Star Dancer’s chosen charity. $1=1 Vote! Thank you to all of our sponsors, both corporate and individual, for underwriting the expenses of this event. On March 2, the People’s Choice Award was presented to the Star Pair with the most funds raised. Judges’ Choice Award was presented to the Star Pair the judges determined had the best performance.
Total: $1,531,111
Thank you to our sponsors
- Prima
- Relevé
- Plié
- Pirouette
- Arabesque
