Kelly Collins serves as READDI’s Interim Chief Strategy and Development Officer. Kelly is a seasoned philanthropy and strategy leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing mission-driven organizations across higher education, healthcare, and the nonprofit sector. Most recently, Kelly served as Associate Dean of External Affairs and Foundation President at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, the nation’s top-ranked pharmacy school, closing out the most successful pharmacy school fundraising campaign in U.S. history. Over nearly nine years at UNC Eshelman, she built and led a high-performing team of 20, expanded scholarship access by 40%, and championed initiatives ranging from rural pharmacy health to drug discovery and development.
Prior to UNC Eshelman, Kelly held development leadership roles at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Medical Foundation of North Carolina, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Wake Forest University, where she consistently delivered record-setting fundraising results and built lasting donor relationships.
Kelly holds a BSBA in Marketing and a second major in Advertising from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and School of Journalism.