ChildFund Australia
Corinne Habel has a diverse and extensive work experience in various leadership roles. Corinne currently works as a Member of the Board of Directors at MS Plus since 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Development Officer (CDO) at ChildFund Australia starting in November 2022. Corinne also held the position of Director of Fundraising & Marketing at the same organization from October 2021 to November 2022.
Before their time at ChildFund Australia, Corinne was the Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors at Siblings Australia from March 2020 to December 2021. From August 2017 to October 2021, they worked as the Head of Fundraising & Marketing at the Women's & Children's Hospital Foundation.
Corinne has also worked in international organizations, including serving as the Global Director at SurfAid International from September 2013 to July 2017. Corinne started their career as a Senior Consultant at tatu in 2011, where they worked until September 2014.
Prior to these roles, Corinne held significant positions such as the Director of Development at Wilderness School from November 2008 to November 2013. During their time there, they achieved key milestones like raising over $2.3 million for a new Music Centre and Multi-purpose Hall and establishing a scholarship fund worth $400,000, including an endowed Teacher Fellowship Program.
Corinne also worked as the Senior Director of Development at Inova Health System from 2005 to 2007, where they successfully fundraised three gifts of over $1 million each and secured annual donations exceeding $5.5 million. Corinne also held the position of Senior Director of Development at World Wildlife Fund from 1998 to 2003.
Overall, Corinne Habel has a proven track record in fundraising, marketing, and leadership roles across the nonprofit and healthcare sectors.
Corinne Habel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland from 1983 to 1987. Following that, they pursued an MBA in International Finance at The George Washington University from 1990 to 1992.
ChildFund Australia
ChildFund Australia is an independent international development organisation that works to reduce poverty for children in developing communities. We partner to create community and systems change which enables vulnerable children and young people, in all their diversity, to assert and realise their rights. Our vision is a world without poverty where all children and young people can say: “I am safe. I am educated. I contribute. I have a future.” ChildFund Australia directly manages and implements programs with a range of local partners in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, and other Pacific nations, and manages projects delivered by partner organisations throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Our work is funded through child and community sponsorship, government grants as well as donations from individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporate organisations. ChildFund Australia is a member of the ChildFund Alliance – a global network of 11 organisations which assists nearly 36 million children and their families in 70 countries. ChildFund Australia is a registered charity, a member of the Australian Council for International Development, and fully accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which manages the Australian Government’s overseas aid program.