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2023 Foundation Scholarship Winners 

2023 Foundation Scholarship Winners 

The AHP Foundation and the Hospital Development and Education Fund (HDEF) of Canada provide scholarships to healthcare development professionals to help defray the cost to attend the AHP Institute for Healthcare Philanthropy (Madison Institute), the AHP Annual International Conference, the Leading Forward Executive Summit, or Convene Canada. 

Please join us in congratulating our 2023 scholarship recipients! 

 AHP Foundation Scholarship Recipients 

Julie Bilbrey
Executive Director
Decatur Memorial Hospital Foundation
Decatur, IL
Victoria Threadgould
Director of Grants
Ascension Seton Foundations
Austin, TX

Hospital Development and Education Fund (HDEF) of Canada Recipients 

Kitty Au
Development Officer
Variety - The Children’s Charity of BC
Burnaby, BC
Stacey Chapman, BPR
Executive Director
Cobequid Community Health Center Foundation
Lower Sackville, NS

AHP Foundation Endowment Recipients  

At the end of each fiscal year, endowment earnings are calculated, and the available income distribution is determined in accordance with donor intent. Endowment amounts and availability vary from year to year. In 2023, the AHP Foundation awarded three endowments.  
 
Endowment recipients are chosen from the same pool of applicants reviewed and rated by the AHP Foundation Board for Foundation and HDEF of Canada scholarships.  
 
Please join us in congratulating the 2023 AHP Foundation Endowment recipients!

Recipient of the AHP Pacific Endowment Fund in memory of Mark R. McGinly

Catrina Ulery, CFRE
Manager of Philanthropy
CommonSpirit Health Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley
Chandler, AZ

Recipient of the AHP Mid-Atlantic Endowment Fund

Mae Hinnant
Executive Director of Development
LifeBridge Health Department of Development
Baltimore, MD

Recipient of the AHP Southeast Region – Charles W. Heim, Jr. Scholarship Fund 

Elizabeth Wassum
Philanthropy Manager
Novant Health Foundation
Charlotte, NC

Gord Durnan Fund Recipient 

In honor of Gord’s contribution to healthcare philanthropy, the fund was established to ensure that educational opportunities for healthcare fundraisers were available and accessible across Canada. 

Christine Patterson
Coordinator, Special Events & Community Engagement
Headwaters Health Care Foundation
Orangeville, ON
Kendra Goss
Coordinator, Recognition, Stewardship and Communications
Headwaters Health Care Foundation
Orangeville, ON
Lindsay Comeau
Development Officer
North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation
North Bay, ON

Michael K. Petrie Memorial Fund  

The Michael K. Petrie Memorial Fund was established in 2021 with a generous gift made by Ian M. Fraser MBA, FAHP, to honor his long-time colleague and friend, Michael K. Petrie, CFRE. Michael served the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) as Canada's Regional Chair during a time of important transition for the Association and is fondly remembered for his dedicated service to his Canadian colleagues and the profession.

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Lesley Heighway
President & CEO
Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Gord Durnan Fund and Michael K. Petrie Memorial Fund Recipient 

 
Graham Loyst
Development Officer
North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation
North Bay, ON
See Previous Year's Winners