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Public Health Museum Appoints

Executive Director

October 30, 2008

Tewksbury, Massachusetts - The Public Health Museum in Massachusetts today announced the appointment of Christine Pondelli to the position of Executive Director.  In this role Christine will be responsible for leading efforts to increase public awareness of the Museum, raise funds for improvements and expansion, and to help formulate plans for the future direction of the Museum.   Christine will also oversee the daily operations of the Museum and the recruiting of volunteers.

In her first few weeks, Christine has proposed a new brand identity and Internet presence for the Museum, which is now online.  Working closely with the Board of Directors, she will spearhead efforts in the coming months to increase membership and kick off a fund-raising campaign for the Museum’s 15^th Anniversary.  

“Public relations and fund-raising are vital to our maintaining and growing the Public Museum’s offerings,” states Dr. Paul Etkind, Acting President of the Public Health Museum Board of Directors.  “Being a non-profit organization, we depend on contributions and memberships to fund our operating budget.  We need someone who has the background to lead our efforts, and look to Christine’s experience to contribute significantly in this area.”

 Christine has over twenty years of marketing communications experience supporting non-profit and for profit organizations.  Prior to joining the Public Health Museum, Christine worked as an independent consultant, under the name Orion Communications providing marketing communications consult to major broadcast manufacturing firms.  Her work in the non-profit sector includes the Development Office at the former Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts, and the establishment of the Joseph A. Sarno Memorial Scholarship Foundation with an annual golf-tournament to raise money in support of that cause.  The Foundation provides an annual award for college tuition and focuses on at-risk youth.  Christine resides in Tewksbury.