Pernessa C. Seele, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetPernessa C. Seele
American immunologist
Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1954
Place of Birth: Lincolnville, South Carolina, United States
Profession: immunologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Pernessa C. Seele
- Pernessa C.
- Seele (born October 15, 1954) is an American immunologist and interfaith public health activist.
- Seele is the CEO and founder of Balm in Gilead, Inc., a religious-based organization that provides support to people with AIDS and their families, as well as working for prevention of HIV and AIDS.
- In 1989 she initiated the Harlem Week of Prayer, with 50 churches, synagogues and mosques participating.
- This became an annual event and organizing force for the religious community to respond to the AIDS crisis. Seele incorporated a growing organization as "The Balm in Gilead, Inc." This national movement to address public-health issues through communities of faith" has grown to include more than ten thousand churches, and numerous branches in the United States, Africa and the Caribbean.
- After 30 years in New York, Seele and the organization are now based in Richmond, Virginia.
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