DEBRA BEACH TO SERVE AS SOROPTIMIST DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE RELATIONS

May 2, 2008
Contact: Kamali Brooks, Public Relations Manager
215-893-9000 x130

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Soroptimist International of the Americas, an international volunteer organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world, recently hired Debra Beach, of Lansdowne, Pa., to serve as its director of corporate relations.

Beach will identify and develop corporate partners in support of the organization. She will also serve as a liaison for sponsors to help promote and leverage their involvement with Soroptimist.

“We are extremely thrilled to have Debra join Soroptimist,” said executive director, Leigh Wintz, CAE. “Our programs depend on funding and support from our corporate partners. Debra’s background in developing beneficial partnerships will be extremely important to the success of our mission-based programs, which help women and girls throughout the world.”

Formerly self-employed, Beach has 20 years of management and development experience working with organizations including the American Red Cross in Philadelphia; the Institute for Transfusion Medicine in both Pittsburgh, Pa., and Chicago, Ill.; and the Clinical Laboratory Management Association in Wayne, Pa., where she generated more than $800,000 in corporate partnership dollars for education programming.

Beach holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and has received an Executive Leadership for Non Profits certification from the University of Pennsylvania. Her awards include the Record Productivity Award, Management Achievement Award for Innovation, and Manager of the Year, all from the Institute for Transfusion Medicine.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa., Soroptimist programs include the Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Awards, which provide cash grants for head-of-household women seeking to improve their lives with the help of education and training. Each year, more than $1 million is disbursed through this award-winning program. Soroptimist also sponsors the Live Your Dream campaign in recognition of the power of women and their dreams. Visit the campaign’s online home at: <LiveYourDreamCampaign.org>. A 501(c)(3) organization, Soroptimist is a recipient of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ Seal of Excellence. For more information on how Soroptimist improves the lives of women and girls, visit <Soroptimist.org>.

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