American Heart Association Names Lisa Hinton Metro Chicago Executive Director
The American Heart Association is pleased to announce that Lisa Hinton has been named Metro Chicago executive director. In this role, Hinton will oversee the fundraising and community engagement initiatives that create longer, healthier lives for all Chicagoans.
Hinton, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., has 14 years of non-profit fundraising and management experience. She most recently served as market vice president for the Heart Association's Chicago office, supervising a team of 20 fundraising staff. She came to the Heart Association from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, where she was the national associate vice president of leadership events, managing a national 35-person fundraising team. Hinton has also held fundraising and management roles for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Hinton is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, and she received her Master's degree in non-profit management from DePaul University.
"Lisa is known for her ability to build strong teams of staff and volunteers who come together to achieve remarkable results," said Kevin Harker, executive vice president of the American Heart Association's Midwest Region. "Under Lisa's leadership, we will continue to unite our lifesaving health goals with our fundraising efforts to create incredible impact in Chicago."
The American Heart Association has a staff of nearly 40 people working in Chicago to improve health outcomes for all residents. The Heart Association currently is investing more than $24 million in medical research studies at Chicago institutions, and we trained more than 475,000 Illinois residents in CPR last year. We are working alongside the community to reduce health disparities through initiatives that address issues such as healthy food access, hypertension and tobacco use.
About the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke - the two leading causes of death in the world. We team with millions of volunteers to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies and provide lifesaving tools and information to prevent and treat these diseases. The Dallas-based association is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke.