The Jennie Stuart Health Foundation will have a new executive director following the retirement of Tracey Clark, who has led the foundation since its establishment in 2018.
Sarah Francis, the foundation’s program director, will be promoted to executive director effective Sunday, according to a press release announcing the changes.
“It is an incredible honor to step into this new role and continue serving a community I care so deeply about,” Francis said in the release. “The Foundation has made a meaningful and lasting impact, and I look forward to carrying that legacy forward with purpose, passion and vision.”
Francis earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Kentucky, where she studied public relations and advertising. She has been a foundation employee for six years.
Foundation board chair Tracey Carter Williams praised Clark’s work for the organization. She has been recognized for successful capital campaigns, including the establishment of an endowment of nearly $1 million to support cancer care.
“Tracey demonstrated her belief and commitment to staff and patients every day of her service, and both the Foundation and Jennie Stuart Medical Center have been blessed by her leadership,” said Williams. “We are profoundly grateful for her many years of excellence.”
Clark said she is proud of the foundation’s work on behalf of patients and care providers.
“I am humbled by and deeply appreciative of the trust placed in me by the Foundation Board and hospital leadership. Most importantly,I will always be grateful for the tremendous outpouring of support received from this community that has impacted so many lives,” she said.
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