One World Surgery
Tessa Lyons is an experienced events manager and advancement expert with a strong background in fundraising and partnership development within the sports and nonprofit sectors. Currently serving as Events Manager at One World Surgery since April 2023, Tessa previously held the role of Advancement Manager at Fred Wells Tennis & Education Center, where responsibilities included managing fundraising initiatives and donor relations. Prior experience includes Partnership Sales Manager at Charleston Tennis, LLC, where Tessa facilitated sponsorship agreements for the Volvo Car Open, and a Marketing, Communications, and Event Manager role at Sports+Plus LLC, managing major events and creative marketing strategies. Tessa also has experience as a graduate assistant women's tennis coach at Ball State University and held various positions in sales and marketing internships. Tessa's academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Arts in Journalism from Ball State University.
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One World Surgery
High-quality surgical and primary care, coupled with training, education, and a continuum of care delivers life-changing outcomes, both to patients and participants in our ongoing mission. One World Surgery is a nonprofit confronting this global health crisis by partnering with communities, healthcare providers, and leaders in healthcare to deliver surgical services. Our vision is a world with safe, timely, and accessible surgical care. The impact of surgical intervention is unlike any other health intervention. Surgery can cure 1/3 of all human illness and disease and can almost immediately change a person’s life. In chronically underfunded health systems, surgical care is ignored and widely inaccessible to the poor. Local facilities lack appropriate supplies and equipment. Medical professionals do not have training in the latest techniques. Few can afford the high cost of surgery. Patients often arrive at our center desperate for a solution. They have tried every avenue imaginable, but surgical care is dauntingly unavailable in their country. The impact of our work is immediately apparent when patients leave our facility—not only physically healed but with a renewed sense of hope for the future.