NEW ORLEANS – Diane Riche, President of the Board of Directors, has announced the appointment of Laura Lanier Crow, CFRE, as Executive Director of Dress For Success New Orleans.
Most recently, Crow served as Director of Development for the Nature Conservancy of Louisiana. Prior to that position, she held the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s Development Director position, manager and director of Major Gifts Officer for American Red Cross; Fundraising Consultant for L2 & Associates, and Lighthouse Counsel.
Crow received her BS in Communication/ Marketing from Arizona State University and an MS from Trevecca University in Nashville, TN. In addition, she has been a leader in the nonprofit and fundraising industries. Her professional affiliations and memberships include National Board Member, Eden Alternative -Senior Living Alternatives; Board Member and Chair, National Philanthropy Day, Association of Fundraising Professionals; Past Board President The HOPE Foundation, Advocates of Women; Planned Giving Council, among others.
“We are so pleased to welcome Laura as the Executive Director of our organization,” said Riche. “Her credentials and past experience in Fundraising and community organizations, as well as her enthusiasm for our cause, will take Dress For Success New Orleans to a whole new level of services and expanded programs for our clients.”
Dress for Success is an international nonprofit organization that empowers women to achieve the economic independence of women by providing a network of support, professional attire and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since starting operations in 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to more than 135 cities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, the UK and the West Indies. To date, Dress for Success has helped more than 550,000 women work towards self-sufficiency.
Dress for Success New Orleans’ boutique is located at 6117 Magazine St.
