Communications

The Doheny Eye Institute (DEI) welcomes Molly Ann Woods, CFRE , as chief development and communications officer. With the opening of the Doheny Eye Institute’s vision-science campus in Pasadena and the hiring of Dr. Deborah Ferrington as DEI’s chief scientific officer, Molly Ann’s arrival places her at a unique, strategic moment to lead all fundraising and communication initiatives in support of DEI’s expanded vision and goals.

“My mother had glaucoma and my father suffered from age-related macular degeneration, so Doheny’s mission and the work we do here hits close to home,” says Molly Ann, who has nearly three decades of successful fundraising experience in institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations. During the last four years, Molly Ann served as chief development and communications officer, growing the first private fundraising program for Mental Health America of Los Angeles. She has sustained a record of successes in major gifts, corporate and foundation relations, capital campaigns, and executive board development. Many Los Angeles institutions have benefitted from Molly Ann’s talents and energies, including the engineering schools of UCLA, Loyola Marymount University, Cal State Los Angeles, and creative programs at Art Center College of Design.

You can reach Molly Ann by emailing MWoods@doheny.org or calling (323) 342-7111.