The Board of Directors for Community Health Charities of Arizona has selected of Karen J. Staley as Executive Director for Community Health Charities of Arizona (CHCAZ). Ms. Staley comes to Community Health Charities from Ball State University in Indiana where she served as Director of Development the Teachers College, Burris Laboratory School and the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities.
During her career with Ball State, Karen worked on behalf of the University in procuring gifts to ensure the future success of numerous programs with in the Teachers College. Prior to her role as Director of Development, Karen served as General Sales Manager for WMDH Radio. Karen is a graduate of Northern Arizona University and holds her degree in Broadcast Communications.
In her role as Executive Director, Karen will lead the Arizona Affiliate in the development of corporate and public sector relationships in order gain access to workplace giving for health charity members, and to provide employees access to the full range of information, services and referrals offered by CHCAZ member charities.
Community Health Charities of Arizona is part of a nationwide network of 37 affiliate offices. The organization works in partnership with more than 50 of the nation’s most trusted health charities, including 27 local chapters in the State of Arizona. Together with its member charities and corporate partners, Community Health Charities works to improve the lives of people affected by a disability or chronic disease by uniting caring donors in the workplace with health issues and causes important to them and their families. A full listing of the Community Health Charities membership can be found on the organization’s web site at healthcharitiesofaz.org.