Coral Springs Resident Jodi Danois Named the New Executive Director for the Scleroderma Foundation Southeast Florida Chapter

Jodi L. Danois, of Coral Springs, Fla., has been selected as the first executive director for the Scleroderma Foundation Southeast Florida Chapter. Her first day was Monday, March 6.

In this position she will be responsible for fundraising, increasing regional awareness of scleroderma, board development, and occasional grant writing.

“Jodi is a real find for us,” said Walter Coyle, the interim president of the Foundation. “Her background fit the chapter’s needs perfectly. As a candidate she is an A+. As the executive director we expect she will help raise the profile of the chapter and awareness of this terrible disease.”

Danois has served as a management, fundraising and development consultant since 1998. Prior to that she was the executive director of The Wellness Community in Philadelphia and, from 1992–1997, the director of development for the Arthritis Foundation.

She is a graduate of the University of South Florida and has done advanced coursework in non-profit organization regulation, marketing, public relations, major gifts, event planning, and others.

“One of the big things we need to work on is the public awareness,” Danois said. “We know there are people around who have scleroderma or are touched by it and we need to let them know we’re here. Then the ability to raise money to fund research and patient needs comes with increased awareness.”

“What is really great about this opportunity is that Florida is a big state and we now have the chance to build something special—and helpful—to the public,” Danois said. “We can move the Scleroderma Foundation forward in Florida and create a strong organization.”