ORLANDO, Fla. (January 18, 2011) – Tatjana Chenoweth has been named Director of Development of the ANNIKA Foundation, Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam’s philanthropic organization. Chenoweth joins the Foundation with 17 years of nonprofit development experience, including fundraising leadership and operations expertise with a variety of organizations in the nonprofit world.
“As we enter our third year, Tatjana brings the Foundation a unique and important skill set that we need to take the Foundation to the next level,” said Annika. “Fundraising is so important to support and grow our mission – teaching kids the importance of living a healthy, active lifestyle and offering aspiring junior golfers opportunities to pursue their dreams. Tatjana’s development experience will be invaluable to our Foundation as we strengthen our efforts to positively impact kids for years to come.”
As Director of Development, Chenoweth will be responsible for all Foundation development and fundraising activities with current and future donors, supporters, grant-making private foundations and corporations that share the passion of the Foundation’s mission.
“The mission of the ANNIKA Foundation is so important and rewarding,” says Chenoweth. “I look forward to working with others who are passionate about supporting our young people through positive experiences that will impact their lives through heath, fitness and junior golf opportunities.”
Chenoweth most recently served as a Senior Major Gift Officer and Assistant Director at Rollins College, one of the top-ranked colleges in Florida. Prior to joining Rollins, she served as Director of Development for the YMCA of Cape Cod and Assistant Director of Donor Relations for the Baylor Healthcare Foundation.
Chenoweth earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Women’s University in Denton, Texas, and received her MBA from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. She serves the Orlando community as a board member of the Track Shack Foundation as well as serving on several professional associations supporting the non-profit profession.
About the ANNIKA Foundation
The ANNIKA Foundation teaches children the importance of living a healthy, active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, and offers aspiring junior golfers opportunities to pursue their dreams. The Foundation has partnered with several key organizations to promote healthy and active lifestyles for children, including SPARK, the leading physical education program for schools; Florida Hospital for Children, supporting its Healthy 100 Kids initiative; and The First Tee, developing the Nine Healthy Habits curriculum for children. The Foundation annually conducts three major golf events for aspiring junior girls, including the ANNIKA Invitational at Reunion Resort in Orlando, Fla., the award-winning American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) event; the ANNIKA Invitational at Mission Hills in China for top Asian juniors; and the ANNIKA Cup, a team event for the top juniors in Sweden. The Foundation awards SPARK grants to schools, is a financial supporter of Healthy 100 Kids, and has endowed an ACE scholarship with the AJGA. Other key Foundation initiatives include ANNIKA Junior Day, the ANNIKA Inspiration Award and scholarships for aspiring Swedish juniors. More information about the ANNIKA Foundation can be found at www.annikafoundation.org.
Contact:
Elizabeth McCollum, Brener Zwikel and Associates, elizabethm@bzapr.com, 813-421-0550
