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Meet Our Interim President and CEO
Vice President of Advancement brings strong skillset to temporary role
After the recent resignation of long- Southern California in Organizational Change
time President and CEO, Kimberly and Leadership. Additionally, she holds a
Haugstad, Hemophilia Federation of master’s in political science from the
America named its Vice President of University of Southern Mississippi.
Advancement, Sharon Meyers, as
interim President and CEO. She has 15 years of healthcare and
university nonprofit leadership
Meyers has been with HFA experience at the local, state,
for nearly four years, most regional and national level. Meyers
recently overseeing fundraising, previously led major organizational
marketing and communications, change initiatives, multimillion-dollar
and information technology. She fundraising campaigns, and served as
began her role as interim President an interim organizational leader multiple
and CEO on Sept. 1 and brings a wealth times in her career.
of experience to the position while HFA’s
board of directors finds a replacement for She is a strategic, energetic, action-oriented
Haugstad, who had been with HFA for 11 years. nonprofit leader with an innate ability to motivate
and lead a team. She is skilled in public speaking, writing,
“As HFA moves into the next phase, I am very excited to teaching, and coaching. Sharon’s background also makes her
have Sharon Meyers step in as the interim President and uniquely qualified to lead HFA’s efforts to assist, educate,
CEO while the HFA board of directors works through this and advocate for the bleeding disorders community.
transition,” said Board Chair Josh Hemann.
Earlier in her career, she was a public servant working on an
“ HFA is in a great position with the ambulance as a nationally-certified EMT-I and answering
leadership currently in place at various 911 calls. She’s also led many financial assistance and
scholarship programs at hospitals and in educational settings
levels and an all-around excellent staff. throughout her career. She has volunteered and served as a
board member for various nonprofits serving the poor and
Sharon has done some great work with those in need.
the organization already and we are She has experience teaching nonprofit management, public
policy and government at the university levels, and teaches
looking forward to her serving in this various education sessions across the country on behalf of
HFA, including a session on emergency preparedness.
capacity.” — Josh Hemann, board chair
“HFA has always put its mission of serving the community
Prior to joining HFA, Meyers was President and Chief first, and I am honored to continue that tradition while we
Development Officer of the St. Anthony North Health search for a new CEO,” said Meyers. “Our team is dedicated
Foundation in Denver, Vice President of the Penrose-St. and committed to serving people living with a bleeding
Francis Health Foundation in Colorado Springs, Foundation disorder and our work will not waver in the coming months.
Executive Director and Director of Advancement of the We’re excited for the future of HFA and will continue to bring
St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin, and Associate innovative and needed services to the community.”
Executive Director of the University of Southern Mississippi
Foundation. As a nonprofit, the board of directors holds the task of finding
a replacement for Haugstad and is already actively moving
She is a Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) and
holds a Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate from forward with its search for a new president and CEO. S
Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She is currently
working on a doctorate in education at the University of FALL 2019 5
