Kay Young to lead development at Beebe Medical Foundation

Beebe Medical Foundation recently announced Kay Young is its new executive director of development.

She joins the Beebe team after a record-breaking $45 million I Believe in Beebe fundraising campaign which ended in December, surpassing the $34 million goal to support the healthcare system’s largest expansion in its 104-year history.

“I am excited to welcome Kay to the foundation team,” said Tom Protack, foundation president. “As our new executive director of development, she will be able to help build on our many successes of the I Believe in Beebe campaign, while bringing new insights into what our philanthropy for the coming years will look like as we continue to create the next generation of care.”

Young will lead day-to-day operations at the foundation, overseeing signature events, grant funding, and partnering with service lines, and will work with the major gift team. She will also work closely with Protack to spread the vision and goals of Beebe as stewards of health in the community.

Young brings more than 20 years of fundraising and leadership experience to the foundation.

She is relocating from northeastern Pennsylvania, where she served as director of development at Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School and most recently as senior director of advancement at Geisinger Health Foundation.

At Geisinger, Young championed the recent expansion of the childbirth center at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pa., and the Fresh Food Farmacy program, offering food as medicine to patients with diabetes and their families.

“I’m excited to join a team that has done amazing work,” Young said. “I look to continue the great partnerships with individuals, businesses, and Beebe team members in this region. The stage is set for the next chapter of improving. I am grateful to everyone for the warm and genuine welcome to the area.”

She has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Pennsylvania State University.