![]() She is also active with the Vitalogy Foundation, which supports the efforts of non-profit organizations doing commendable work in the fields of community health, the environment, arts & education and social change. McCormick is an ambassador for Global Citizen, an organization committed to ending extreme poverty by 2030. The foundation hosts several annual fundraising events and have raised over U$25 million to fund research to find a cure for EB. In 2014, they merged Heal EB with the Jackson Gabriel Research Foundation to create the EB Research Partnership. McCormick along with her husband Eddie Vedder, Ryan Fullmer and his wife Heather, founded Heal EB. McCormick was childhood friends with Ryan Fullmer, whose son, Michael, was born with EB. She is the co-founder and vice chairman of the EB Research Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for the genetic skin disorder Epidermolysis bullosa. Philanthropy Īfter retiring from modeling, McCormick turned to activism. ![]() She has appeared in many magazines, such as Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan (UK and US) and Harper's Bazaar. McCormick then left Elite Model for the Champagne Trott Management agency. In 1996, McCormick was one of the 15 finalists in the Elite Model Look of the Year contest, and moved to Paris to continue her modeling career. She attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California, and graduated from Manatee High School in Bradenton in 1995. Career Model Īt 15, McCormick relocated with her family to Bradenton, Florida, and was immediately accepted into the Elite Models' Miami Division. McCormick was born in Los Angeles, California, to Bud and Amy McCormick. Vedder is also an ambassador for Global Citizen and the Vitalogy Foundation. She is the co-founder and vice chairman of EB Research Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for the genetic skin disorder Epidermolysis Bullosa. Jill Kristin Vedder ( née McCormick born November 11, 1977) is an American philanthropist, activist, and former fashion model. ![]()
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