Habitat for Humanity International is pleased to announce Colleen Finn Ridenhour will serve as senior vice president of Development to further the organization’s fundraising goals and support progress toward its 2020 strategic plan.

Ridenhour joined Habitat in February 2013 as deputy director of Corporate, Foundation and Institutional Relations. In that role, she implemented an integrated strategy to grow and diversify Habitat’s corporate donor portfolio through sustainable and mission-focused partnerships.

“Colleen has played a valuable role in strengthening our donor engagement and stewardship over the years, and we are thrilled she has accepted this important position,” said Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity International. “With her extensive experience in nonprofit and corporate philanthropy, we look forward to the continued leadership, creativity and enthusiasm that she will bring to her expanded role.”

As senior vice president of Development, Ridenhour will manage fundraising strategy and process, including planning; cultivation; solicitation and stewardship of donors; individual and planned giving; corporate and foundation relations; direct and cause-related marketing; global campaigns; and support fundraising activities of local Habitat organizations in the U.S. and abroad. She also will be a member of Habitat’s senior management team, helping to guide the overall work of the organization and supporting the implementation of Habitat’s global strategic initiatives.

Before joining Habitat, Ridenhour was the senior director of Corporate Alliances at ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Prior to that, she was senior director of Marketing and New Business Development at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and vice president of Marketing Solutions and Branded Entertainment at E! Networks.

Ridenhour earned her degree from Wake Forest University.