Committee Chair Elected for Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

From the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy: Gail Rudolph, Vice President of Development and Community Relations for Dignity Health’s Sequoia Hospital, has been elected to chair of the 2017 Leading Forward Conference Committee of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP).

AHP is an international professional organization dedicated to developing the fundraisers who encourage charity for nonprofit hospitals and health care institutions. The association’s 5,000 members represent more than 2,200 health care organizations in North America and abroad, raising more than $10 billion each year for community health services.

The 2017 Leading Forward Conference Committee is charged with identifying and developing the educational content for the 2017 AHP Leading Forward Executive Summit, which will take place March 19-21, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Gail Rudolph joined the Sequoia Hospital Foundation as its President in June of 2014. She is a member of Sequoia Hospital’s Senior Operations Team and Dignity Health’s Philanthropy Leadership Team (PLT), representing Sequoia, Dominican Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center. She is chairperson of PLT’s Grateful Patient Task Force and helps shape Dignity Health’s foundations’ relationships with grateful patient donors.

Rudolph also serves on the Executive Committee of the San Carlos Chamber of Commerce. She is an advisor to consulting and research firms and is an executive coach to other leaders nationwide. Prior to Dignity Health, she worked with the Cleveland Clinic, Northwestern University and various other community hospitals in the Midwest.

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