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Chasing Away Childhood Cancer

Welcome to the team, Kim Lenz!


Kim Lenz is joining the Chase After a Cure team as the Director of Development.

Kim leads the development activities for Chase After A Cure, and is responsible for implementing the organization’s development plan and strategy, cultivating long-term donor relationships, grant writing, and other fund raising activities and events.

She began her career working in the Los Angeles and San Francisco communities for national and international banking institutions, coordinating sales and lending services to high-net-worth individuals and mid-tier businesses in 1984. In 2000, Kim transitioned into a national marketing role for ancillary investment products and services designed to meet the unique needs of wealth management clients. Seven years later, her commitment to community and passion for helping others finally led her to the non-profit sector. Kim was able to transfer her analytical skills and marketing background to roles that served members of our community whose voices were not being heard and basic needs were not being met. She has worked as the Director of Development for two non-profits in the St Louis region since 2007, and has successfully networked individuals, government entities, and corporations together to improve the lives of those she served.

Kim is a Southern California native and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. She has two adult daughters, two dogs, and a love for anything outdoors. She and her husband, Jimmie, have a home on the Isle of Palms, SC where they truly enjoy life in the lowcountry!