HOME SAFETY COUNCIL® APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Council Selects Fundraising Expert with Commitment to Health and Safety

Washington D.C. - The Home Safety Council has selected Lynette Sappe-Watkins as the Council’s new Director of Development. Formerly a Senior Development Officer with the American Red Cross National Headquarters, Sappe-Watkins brings significant fundraising expertise coupled with a strong commitment to health and safety to the Home Safety Council executive team.

As Director of Development, Sappe-Watkins will serve as a senior member of Home Safety Council management and is responsible for leading all fundraising efforts, developing strategic partnerships and sponsorship opportunities. In this role she will develop, manage and implement all fundraising programs and identify and cultivate sponsorship opportunities to advance the Home Safety Council’s mission of creating safer homes. Sappe-Watkins also represents the Home Safety Council as its chief development officer and serves as the chief liaison to the development committee of the Board of Directors.

“Lynette’s development experience and accomplishments together with her commitment to public health and safety make her a significant addition to the Home Safety Council team,” said Meri-K Appy, president of the Home Safety Council. “Her proven fundraising abilities and leadership qualities will help us advance the Home Safety Council’s agenda to raise awareness for the importance of home safety.”

Prior to joining the Home Safety Council, Sappe-Watkins served as the Senior Development Officer for Leadership Giving with the American Red Cross National Headquarters, where she was responsible for managing cultivation strategies and donor relations for high level donors. In this position, she successfully raised more than $20 million in gifts to the National Disaster Relief Fund, America’s Readiness Campaign, American Red Cross 125th Anniversary and the International Response Fund. In her previous position at the American Red Cross Greater Carolinas Chapter, she managed efforts to fund the chapter’s service areas and served as a media spokesperson on chapter issues such as disaster preparedness and health and safety.

“I am excited to join the Home Safety Council’s dedicated team of devoted and talented professionals,” said Lynette Sappe-Watkins. “Home injury prevention is such an important undertaking and I look forward to serving the Home Safety Council by aligning the organization with like-minded partners in accomplishing the critical mission of creating safer homes.”

About Home Safety Council

The Home Safety Council (HSC) is the only national nonprofit organization solely dedicated to preventing home related injuries that result in nearly 20,000 deaths and 21 million medical visits on average each year. Through national programs, partnerships and the support of volunteers, HSC educates people of all ages to be safer in and around their homes. The Home Safety Council is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization located in Washington, DC.