St. Luke's Hospital names Chief Philanthropy Officer

Robin Marek, CFRE

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Southcoast Hospitals Group announced the appointment of Robin Marek, CFRE, as Chief Philanthropy Officer for St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.

Marek has more than 25 years of experience in development for non-profit institutions in Rhode Island, including Brown University and the Providence Health Centers. She most recently served as Executive Director of Development at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. Prior to that position she served as the initial Executive Director of the Kent Hospital Foundation in Warwick, R.I., where she helped create the hospital's philanthropic foundation in 2000 and led the foundation's first comprehensive campaign to renovate and expand its Emergency Department.

Marek attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and received a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive.

She is on the Board of Directors for the Partners for Philanthropic Planning, Rhode Island, and is a member of Leadership Rhode Island. Marek lives in North Kingstown, R.I., with her husband, David Beutel.