NKyian Stephanie Parr Herron joins Stand Up To Cancer
Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) has named Stephanie Parr Herron as its first Chief Development Officer. In this newly created position, she will be responsible for the growth and development of SU2C’s fundraising strategy, focusing on major gifts, corporate philanthropy, digital engagement, and innovation.
As a member of SU2C’s senior leadership team, Herron will ensure that the organization’s culture, systems, and strategy fully align with its goals to accelerate breakthrough translational research that can lead to new cancer therapies that will save lives now. Day to day, she will oversee SU2C’s extensive donor development and donor relations functions and guide overall fundraising activities.
“Arriving at Stand Up To Cancer at this point in its impressive growth trajectory is a rare opportunity to elevate a world-class brand and advance the important mission established by SU2C’s co-founders,” Herron said. “It’s both humbling and inspiring to join SU2C at this time to lead a successful fundraising team to further strengthen the organization’s preeminent position in the cancer research community.”
Herron joins SU2C with more than twenty-five years of experience leading strategic transformation, most recently at two of the nation’s largest healthcare nonprofits. Since 2018, she served as senior vice president of enterprise digital and innovation at ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where she led strategic initiatives that helped contribute to more than $2 billion in annual fundraising revenue. Prior to ALSAC, Herron was the chief development officer at Shriners Hospitals for Children where she led integrated marketing and fundraising initiatives.
A native of Bellevue, Herron earned her BA degree from Northern Kentucky University, and an MPA degree from Texas A&M University. She also holds executive education certificates from Yale Graduate School of Management and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Versailles’Kelly Rabinowitz replaces NKYian Lisa Desmarais on KCTCS Board
Gov. Andy Beshear recently appointed Kathleen Kelly Rabinowitz to the Kentucky Community and Technical College Board of Regents.
Rabinowitz, a former public high school teacher, is a business owner in Versailles overseeing operations for Rose Hill Rentals and Amsden Properties.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Newberry College and a master’s degree in education from the University of Louisville. She is a member of the Woodford County Tourism Board and Woodford Forward.
Beshear appointed Rabinowitz to a six-year term. She replaces Lisa Desmarais, whose term expired.
Thomas Evans appoint to state commission
Thomas Evans of Union is a pediatric audiologist at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center. He has been appointed by Governor Beshear at the Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.