Who manages the IC Network?
The Interstitial Cystitis Network is managed by Jill Osborne with help by an exceptional team of ICN staff and volunteers, including: Janice – Mail Order Division & Accounting Donna – Manages the support forum and leads an exceptional team of 20+ volunteer support group leaders who serve as forum moderators and supermoderators. Kathi & Leslie – co-facilitate our live support chats Stacey, Bev, Gaye & Yvette – Contribute a wide variety of written materials and articles for the website AND our magazine. Julie Tapia – Designs Our Publications Within three months of her diagnosis of IC in 1993, Jill become a volunteer IC support group leader for the ICA. She ventured online in 1994 to create resources for patients who were too ill to attend meetings or who didn’t have a support group near them. She founded the IC Network in 1995 and is usually found educating patients by phone, writing and editing our various publications, as well as designing the website and managing our computer network.