Direct Relief International, California’s largest medical relief organization, announced the hiring of three new members of its staff. Hayley Firestone Jessup and Raissa Smorol join the Development Department as Director of Major Gifts and Director of Development, respectively. Alex Beauchamp is serving as the new Director of Online Communications. These hires reflect Direct Relief’s strengthened commitment to engaging more people and harnessing more resources to help more people around the world.
Direct Relief was recently awarded the grand prize of the 2011 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation, and has a 100% fundraising efficiency rating from Forbes Magazine. Below is more information on each new member of the staff (photos attached):
Hayley Firestone Jessup brings to Direct Relief extensive development experience. Jessup served as the Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts for Laguna Blanca School where she exceeded fundraising goals by engaging donors and soliciting major gifts. Jessup also led the capital campaign effort to rebuild many of the school’s aging facilities. Prior to this, Jessup was the Director of Development and Alumni Affairs for Dunn School. Here, she led the development team to execute alumni relations building and fundraising objectives. Jessup’s experience working with major donors will be an asset to Direct Relief. Jessup, like her family, has been a longtime, avid supporter of the organization.