Our Leadership

Suzanne is the hidden gem everyone needs to know at the Children’s Medical Center Foundation. She is the one who keeps the organization running – overseeing its budget, recruitment, payroll and administration. She also leads the Foundation’s development services, which includes gift processing, information management and research.

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Holly has dedicated her career to Children’s Health, having worked for the not-for-profit pediatric health care system since graduating from college. Today, she is one of the hospital system’s biggest advocates in its mission to make life better for children.

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As a teenager, Laran was shy – if you can believe it – but found her voice as a student journalist in the telling of other people’s stories. Now, as leader of the advancement team, Laran oversees communications professionals and fundraisers who are megaphones for Children’s Health and its mission to make life better for children. Together, they work to inspire donors and position the area’s leading pediatric health care system as a cause-of-choice in North Texas.

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After 14 years as a nurse leader, Carol transitioned her career to development at Children’s Medical Center Foundation. Since then, she has served in multiple fundraising roles for the last two decades, helping inspire donors to support the mission of Children’s Health. Today, she oversees the Foundation’s special initiatives and founding families program, raising noteworthy philanthropic support for North Texas’ children.

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As a Dallas native, Paulette knows this city and its people. Those roots continue to ground her at Children’s Health, where she manages a team of gift officers driven to grow donor engagement with the hospital system through annual and major giving, legacy and gift planning, as well as corporate partnership programs.

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Ilyssa provides strategic content guidance and support for fundraising and fund utilization efforts. She works closely with Foundation and Children’s Health department colleagues to identify funding opportunities and collect pertinent information from throughout the institution, communicating related program descriptions, needs and impact for external audiences.   

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Summer has dedicated her career to increasing her community’s strengths and resources through her varied work in non-profits over the last 15 years. Now, she leads a team of gift officers at the Children's Medical Center Foundation who are dedicated to securing significant financial support for the Foundation through annual and long-term giving.

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Harmonie has a desire to help connect as many donors as possible with the areas of Children’s Health they are most passionate about. She and her team work to provide grateful patient families, employees, volunteers, community members and other supporters tailored giving opportunities to partner with Children’s Health to further its mission to make life better for children.

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Matt leads a team that provides fundraising intelligence to the team of gift officers at the Foundation with the goal of matching donor interest and capacity with fundraising priorities. He uses his passion for data to help provide informed and strategic direction, helping the Foundation reach its goals.

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Rathna has had the privilege of being a part of the Children’s Health family for nearly 19 years and serves as a leader of the External Relations team. She shares the Children’s Health story with donors, volunteers and the community through unique and meaningful programs.

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Suzanne is like the fairy godmother of the Children’s Medical Center Foundation, working and now leading for two decades the behind-the-scenes team that executes the organization’s events and fosters community support through a variety of engagement initiatives. 

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A 20-year veteran in the non-profit industry, Kim has the joy of leading a team that ensures donors understand the incredible value of their giving and how it impacts the lives of thousands of children. Through meaningful outreach that utilizes a donor-centric voice, her team provides content and opportunity for staff to share the impact of supporter dollars.

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Jessica is excited to lead the communications team, whose primary goal is to position Children’s Health as the cause of choice in North Texas. She spends most of her days collaborating with Foundation colleagues on strategy to develop, implement and maintain consistent messaging that elevates the Children’s Health brand and provides a consistent voice in the community advocating for our patients.

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With over two decades of experience in non-profit leadership, Nicola has specialized in bridging donors' philanthropic goals with their financial wellbeing. Advancing complex asset gift opportunities at Children’s Health in order to make life better for children is her passion. Nicola is thrilled to help our donors and define options that will preserve their family’s values, honor their legacy and sustain their donation for generations.

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Aracely leads a team focused on corporate fundraising, including Children’s Miracle Network partnerships. Aracely also collaborates with Latino leaders and influencers, through engagement, cause-marketing, and B2B initiatives to help promote Children’s Health mission of making life better for children in our community.

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