WakeMed Foundation Appoints Kelleigh Smith as Director of Capital Giving
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 1, 2007) � The WakeMed Foundation has named Kelleigh Smith as Director of Capital Giving. In this role, Smith will manage the overall activities of Campaign 2011 � the WakeMed Foundation�s $50 million capital and endowment campaign. She will coordinate and execute strategies to achieve the campaign�s goals and objectives, working closely with the Campaign Cabinet, Foundation Board of Directors and Foundation Staff, along with the key leadership in WakeMed Administration.
Smith comes to WakeMed from UNC-Chapel Hill, where she served as Director of Major Gifts for the Kenan-Flagler Business School during the university�s $2 billion Carolina First Campaign. She also served as Associate Director of Major Gifts with the Arts & Sciences Foundation, where she managed the $22 million capital campaign for the Carolina Physical Science Complex. Prior to joining UNC-Chapel Hill, Smith helped launch the Alliance for Lupus Research, a national, voluntary health organization co-founded by Robert Wood Johnson IV and the Arthritis Foundation.
Smith earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from UNC-Chapel Hill.
I am thrilled and honored to join the WakeMed Foundation,� says Smith. It is exciting to work with such a dedicated team of volunteers and staff in achieving our goals for Campaign 2011.�
I am very pleased that Kelleigh has joined the WakeMed Foundation team,� says Kevin P. McCarthy, vice president of Development and Executive Director, WakeMed Foundation. Her extensive fundraising experience and proven track record in capital campaigns and major gift solicitation will certainly be beneficial to us as we pursue our goal of raising $50 million to support WakeMed�s expansion, renovation and growth needs.�
