To all,
I have been employed by Children Incorporated since February of 2003, and I have served as President and Chief Executive Officer since April of 2012. I consider myself among the most blessed and fortunate people on earth to have spent the last twenty-two years doing work that I absolutely love and believe in, the work of Children Incorporated.
Now, the time has come for me to step aside and enjoy my retirement, and allow a new leader to guide this wonderful organization.
After over a year of intense deliberation, as well as many deep discussions and countless hours of considerations, our Board of Directors has selected and approved my successor, and I could not be happier with their choice. The person selected to replace me as President and Chief Executive Officer has history with Children Incorporated, knows and respects the uniqueness of the organization, and also has the passion and drive to lead Children Incorporated forward. She is also known, trusted, and valued by many of you. The person approved to become the Officer and hhe executive leader of Children Incorporated is Elizabeth Collins, our current board-chair.
Liz worked for Children Incorporated from mid 2003 until the fall of 2010. She started work with us as the person who puts together child information packets for new sponsors, but Liz quickly moved into the marketing division, where she served as Director of Marketing for most of her first tenure with Children Incorporated. Liz left our organization in 2010 following the birth of her son Noah, though she continued as a sponsor and maintained relationships with a number of staff members. Liz joined our Board of Directors in 2013, and in 2014, when our previous board-chair died from brain cancer, Liz agreed to take over that position. She has served as board-chair for approximately eleven years at this point, and in that role, she has been an incredible asset to me. It is with Liz that I have shared complicated work issues, and Liz has helped me deal with legal matters, sponsor and donor concerns, and personnel issues over the years. Liz is bright, practical, logical, progressive, and I am confident that she will become a great leader for Children Incorporated. Liz is simply an incredible person, and I am convinced that she is the right one to step into my shoes as President and Chief Executive Officer of Children Incorporated.
Liz will join our staff in her new role at the start of August, and she and I will work together throughout that month and September as she embraces her new responsibilities. I will end my time as President and Chief Executive Officer of Children Incorporated at the end of September 2025, though I plan to continue to support the valuable and life-changing work of the organization and stay in touch with Children Incorporated in the days and years ahead. I covet your best wishes and prayers as I move into the next phase of my life, and I ask you, most sincerely, to keep Children Incorporated on your list of organizations to support. It is, in my informed opinion, one of the most dependable, effective, well-run, and honest charities on earth.
Thank you for the years,
