Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Penny Reiners is an accomplished philanthropy professional with extensive experience in major fundraising initiatives across various nonprofit sectors in Australia. Currently serving as Philanthropy Manager for Major Gifts & Major Campaign at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute since December 2016, Penny has established a framework for a $70 million Major Gifts Campaign. Prior roles include Capital Campaign Director at Sacred Heart Mission, where a $10 million campaign was successfully led to enhance services for individuals experiencing homelessness, and Major Gifts and Bequest Manager at SecondBite, focusing on food access for those in need. With a background in managing major gifts programs at Bush Heritage Australia and Lort Smith, along with earlier consulting and marketing positions, Penny holds a Master's degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Swinburne University and a Certificate in Buyer Behaviour and Marketing from RMIT University.
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute is Australia's first health and medical research institute tackling the deadly trio of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. Our work extends from the laboratory to wide-scale community studies. The integration of basic scientists with epidemiologists, clinicians and public health professionals is central to the Baker Institute's strategy to perform research that is directly informed by community needs and to translate discoveries into everyday clinical practice. Our main laboratory facilities located on the Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct in Melbourne are complemented by a research facility in Alice Springs dedicated to Indigenous health.