Recently, the Ohio Masonic Home Foundation (OMHF) shifted a few people to new roles and hired new staff to better serve Ohio Masonic Home (OMH) residents and the Fraternity. This is in direct response to the OMH Mission and to support strategic growth as the Home moves to serve more Ohio Masons and their families, how they want and where they want.
The Foundation staff will continue to focus on being the living expression of our Masonic Obligation by helping donors meet their goals with numerous giving opportunities offered by fund development staff. Brother Mark Harris has transitioned from being the Northern Ohio Regional Fund Developer to serve as the Ohio Masonic Home Foundation Fund Development Director. His job is to oversee a fund development plan that will raise sufficient dollars to provide assistance for the membership of the Fraternity not only on an annual basis, but far into the future. Recently, Brother Price Murphy joined the staff serving as the OMHF Fund Development Associate. Brother Murphy will work to secure new donors, and to build the organization’s annual giving program, fundraising events, memorial giving and online giving.
In conjunction with reorganizing Fund Development efforts, the Foundation addressed the call from the Ohio Masonic Home strategic plan for strong relationships between OMH and the Fraternity. Brother Dan Shirk has transitioned from being the Southern Ohio Regional Fund Developer to serve as the Ohio Masonic Home Foundation Fraternal Relations Director. In order to have a presence throughout the entire state at all three OMH communities and in the field at numerous Masonic Events, the Foundation added Brother Rodney Epperson and Brother Jesse Pertee as Fraternal Relations Associates to partner with Brother Shirk in building the trusted partnership between the Home and the Fraternity. The goal of the OMHF Fraternal Relations effort is to share with the Fraternity how OMH serves the membership as well as to engage the Fraternity in serving the Ohio Masonic Home.
One other important shift in staff is that Mrs. Cathy Spencer has transitioned from an administrative support position to serving as the Ohio Masonic Home Foundation Donor Relations Manager. She is responsible for providing customer service to the organization’s donors and tracking donor records and contributions.
Ohio Masonic Home Foundation President Cathy Wigton states, “It is apparent that we have not created separate departments within our Foundation. We have placed focus in our work on two critical components that revolve around each other and are inseparable; being fraternal relations and fund development. We have repositioned proven professionals and added people to best serve our mission, our residents and the Fraternity."
