Morinello Appointed Director of Development

(Buffalo, NY-September 21, 2009)--Karen J, Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of Planned Parenthood of Western New York announced the appointment of Melissa N. Morinello as the agency’s new Director of Development. Morinello previously held the position of Director of Development and Special Events at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. She is a graduate of Leadership Niagara and a recipient of the Pine Avenue Business Association’s annual “Pine Avenue’s Biggest Asset” award. She has served on the Board of Family & Children’s Service of Niagara and the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Auxiliary. Morinello received her Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island; she attended high school at Nardin Academy. Morinello will focus her work on major gifts, planned gifts, multi-year gifts for the Planned Parenthood annual fund and additionally she will support the work of the Foundation for Planned Parenthood of Western New York.

Planned Parenthood of Western New York provides reproductive and family healthcare, promotes responsible and healthy sexuality, and protects choice. It has 6 health centers in the Western New York region, one teen after-school education center and a 36 foot mobile health care unit. It serves over 10,000 women and men with reproductive health care each year. Its Niagara County pediatric practice serves 3,500 children with primary care each year.