Kenna Dooley

Kenna Dooley is currently the VP of Development & Donor Relations at Children's Cancer Research Fund. Kenna has previous experience working as the Vice President for Advancement at Holy Family Catholic High School from January 2015 to September 2019. In this role, they were responsible for capital campaigns, major and planned gifts, annual fund, corporate and foundation relations, marketing and communications.

Dooley has a proven track record in fundraising and has successfully cultivated, solicited, closed and stewarded leadership annual gifts and principal gifts. Kenna is skilled in working with board of directors to forge new partnerships and build visibility, impact, and financial resources. Dooley is an effective communicator with the ability to set meaningful goals for mission delivery, enrollment and development. Kenna sets high performance expectations for advancement team members and monitors and appraises performance to develop, coach and recognize direct reports.

Kenna Dooley has a BA in Political Science from the College of Saint Benedict.

Some direct reports include Emma Flynn - Donor Services Coordinator, Janice Linneman - Development Coordinator, and Charlie Enders - Database & Import Assistant. Their manager is Daniel Gumnit, CEO. They work with Amanda Poferl - Administrative Assistant, Haivy Thompson - VP, Mission & Marketing, and Shelly Tuma - Accounting Manager.