Lauri Medeiros
About Lauri Medeiros
Lauri Medeiros serves as the Vice President of Campaign Services and Operations at Sutter Health, a position she has held since 2020. With a 25-year career in California's healthcare, education, and research sectors, she specializes in strategic campaigns and fundraising initiatives.
Work at Sutter Health
Lauri Medeiros has served as Vice President of Campaign Services and Operations at Sutter Health since 2020. In this role, she oversees strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing fundraising efforts and operational efficiency within the organization. Her responsibilities include managing campaign services and ensuring alignment with Sutter Health's broader goals. Medeiros brings over two decades of experience in healthcare and nonprofit sectors, contributing to the development and execution of innovative fundraising strategies.
Education and Expertise
Lauri Medeiros holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Rhetoric and Communications from the University of California, Davis, where she studied from 1984 to 1989. She furthered her education with a Professional degree in Non-Profit Management from the University of San Francisco, completing her studies in 1997. Her academic background supports her expertise in strategic campaigns, corporate relations, and nonprofit management, which she has applied throughout her career in various leadership roles.
Background
Medeiros has a 25-year career focused on California's healthcare, education, and research sectors. She transitioned mid-career to concentrate on strategic campaigns, major gifts, and corporate and foundation relations, working with premier universities and healthcare systems in Northern California. Prior to her current position, she served as Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at UC San Francisco from 2006 to 2011, where she developed key relationships and fundraising initiatives.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Lauri Medeiros has demonstrated a strong ability to start new programs and organizations from the ground up. She is recognized for her entrepreneurial and collaborative approach to achieving goals, as well as her capacity to lead high-profile boards. Medeiros has distinct strengths in managing strategy and implementation for nonprofit organizations, motivating cross-functional teams, and creating innovative fundraising campaigns that align with organizational missions.