Bradley Hospital Welcomes New Chief Development Officer
(posted September 1, 2009)
Diane Rennie of Providence has been named chief development officer for Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. Rennie will oversee the hospital’s fundraising and philanthropic activities, including the Uniquely Bradley: Advancing Children’s Mental Health capital campaign.
Most recently, Rennie was associate director in the Brown University Office of Development, where she was instrumental in setting new records for raising unrestricted gifts through the university’s annual fund campaign. Previously, she was a partner with Synthesis Partnership, where she provided strategic planning services for non-profit organizations, including Save the Bay and the Providence Public Library.
Rennie has also held several volunteer leadership positions at The Wheeler School in Providence, including vice president of the board of trustees and chair of the advancement committee and campaign cabinet. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Rennie earned her MBA from Columbia University.
“Diane is a seasoned professional whose experience, creativity and guidance will be critical as we continue with our campaign to build the future of Bradley Hospital,” said Daniel J. Wall, president and chief executive officer, Bradley Hospital. “We welcome Diane to the Bradley Hospital community and look forward to her enthusiastic leadership at this very exciting time.”
Bradley Hospital is halfway through a multiphase, campus-wide revitalization that will significantly increase and modernize the hospital’s patient, visitor and research space. The centerpiece of the project – a new, state-of-the-art, 44,000-square-foot inpatient addition – opened in April 2009. The entire project, which also calls for renovating existing space on campus, is scheduled to be complete by early 2010.
As part of the public phase of the Uniquely Bradley: Advancing Children’s Mental Health campaign, friends of Bradley Hospital are invited to purchase bricks to “pave the way” to a bright future for Bradley patients. Bricks, which will be placed in the courtyard, can be purchased for $100 (uninscribed) and $200 (inscribed). Susan and David Brown, chairman of the board of trustees of Bradley Hospital, will match all brick purchases up to $100,000. To purchase a brick, please visit: http://www.lifespan.org/bradley/donors/brick.htm