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  • enCourage Kids Foundation Hires Jean Butler as the New President & CEO

    enCourage Kids Foundation Hires Jean Butler as the New President & CEO

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    Feb 13, 2023 15:00 EST


    NEW YORK, February 13, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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    The enCourage Kids Foundation announced today the hiring of their new President and CEO, Jean Butler. Butler is a senior executive with experience in the philanthropic sector as well as P&L and operational experience in the corporate sector (media and entertainment). Prior to joining the enCourage Kids Foundation, Butler was the Chief Executive of the Toy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) children’s charity that is the philanthropic arm of the Toy Association, a 1,000+ member organization for North American producers, importers and retailers of toys, games, and children’s entertainment products.

    “Having Jean join us in the role as President and CEO will be a great addition in helping us to magnify our mission and develop new partnerships,” said Tony Fineman, Board Chair. “We all look forward to working with Jean and welcoming her to the enCourage Kids family.”

    “We are excited to have Jean lead our team. Her business and philanthropic experience will fill the void since the passing of our former President & CEO – Michele Hall Duncan,” said Joe Wessely, Board Chair Emeritus. “Jean’s expertise in building strategic partnerships and expanding revenue streams will enable us to amplify our mission of making hospitals a better place for children to recover and will aid in our efforts to humanize healthcare for children and their families.”

    “I’m thrilled to join the enCourage Kids Foundation and work with such an esteemed team of like-minded professionals who are dedicated to positively impacting hospitalized children and their families. Their work throughout the years, and the millions of children and families they have served, is nothing short of outstanding,” stated Butler. “I look forward to continuing the excellent work of the foundation, enhancing current hospital programs, and developing new partnerships which will enable us to serve even more children and their families.”

    Butler received her undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross and an MBA from Fordham University Gabelli School of Business.

    About enCourage Kids

    Since 1985, enCourage Kids Foundation has helped humanize healthcare for children and their families by resourcing impact-driven pediatric programs and supporting the child life community. Serving nearly one million children annually, enCourage Kids is focused on making hospitals a better place to get better. Our programs offer relief from the burden of treatment and hospital stays while helping pediatric facilities meet the unique needs of their patients. enCourage Kids envisions a world where every child—regardless of the difficulty of his or her medical journey—experiences joy, hope, resilience, and healing. To learn more or to make a donation, please visit www.encourage-kids.org.

    Source: enCourage Kids Foundation

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  • Recognizing a Fearless Leader Who Paved the Way to Humanizing Healthcare for Hospitalized Children and Their Families

    Recognizing a Fearless Leader Who Paved the Way to Humanizing Healthcare for Hospitalized Children and Their Families

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    The Industry Mourns a True Philanthropist, President & CEO, enCourage Kids Foundation

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    Jun 10, 2022


    MANHATTAN, N.Y., June 10, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, the world lost an exceptional person, Michele Hall Duncan, President & CEO of enCourage Kids Foundation (EKF). Michele is recognized for countless accomplishments during her 26-year tenure at EKF. For over two decades, she cultivated relationships with child life staff and all levels of hospital administration and developed an integral understanding of trends in creative therapies as well as the ability to identify and meet the needs of their hospital partners. Michele positioned EKF at the forefront of state-of-the-art programming in pediatric health care.

    “All of us at EKF are suffering this significant loss as Michele’s infectious smile lit up every room and her ‘make it happen’ attitude brought success not only to the organization but to our hospital partners as well,” stated Joe Wessely, Board Chair, enCourage Kids. “Heaven has gained an angel and Michele will continue to soar.”

    “From an early age, I’ve always known that I was sharing my mother with other children,” stated Wesley Hall, son of Michele Hall Duncan. “Over the last 26 years, she built a legacy rooted in her empathy for hospitalized kids, their families, and the professionals who stand between them and the medical, logistical, and psychosocial trauma that can accompany childhood illness. Her cancer diagnosis gave her an intimate window into the value of the work to which she dedicated her life. She left the world understanding the significance of EKF’s mission in a way that was more visceral and personal than any of us could have imagined pre-diagnosis. She achieved amazing things even in the last 60 days of her life, from dog sledding under the Aurora Borealis, to presiding over a 1.2-million-dollar gala. Cancer certainly shortened her life, but it never quite managed to steal it. I am so proud of her not just as my mom, but as a human being.”

    Michele was the Board of Trustee’s Vice-Chair of Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation; served on the Advisory Board of one of the leading anti-bullying organizations, STOMP Out BullyingTM, for which she received the 2019 Public Service Leadership Award; and was Board Secretary of the NYC chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, where she also served on the professional advancement committee. Michele graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in advertising and was an active associate member of the Essex Hudson Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. for 10-plus years. CRAIN’s New York Business recognized Michele as one of the top Black Leaders and Executives in 2021. Michele has been featured in publications such as Authority, Medium, Thrive Global, Social Lifestyle, Industry Rules, NY Post, Times Square Chronicles, Resident, Impact Wealth, and networks such as Spectrum 1, CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC7 and PIX11, to name a few.

    Michele is survived by her loving son Wesley Hall, husband Ron Duncan, her father Earl Ruffin, mother Gwen Robison, and siblings Randall Selvie, Jeffrey Ruffin, Lauren Ruffin, Cynthia Drumgole, Julia Ruffin, Laura Henry, Antoinette Broderick, Hannah, Winston Ruffin, and Patrice Mustaafaa. She will be missed by all whose lives she touched.

    EKF will continue with their mission in making hospitals a better place to get better. They envision a world where every child experiences joy, hope, resilience, and emotional healing along their medical journey. www.enCourage-kids.org.

    Media: MJ Pedone – Indra Public Relations – MJ@indrapr.com

    Source: enCourage Kids Foundation

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