Carina Burns
About Carina Burns
Carina Burns is the Manager of Special Gifts at Scripps Health, overseeing special gift solicitations and supporting major gift strategies at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego and Chula Vista.
Current Position at Scripps Health
Carina Burns holds the position of Manager of Special Gifts at Scripps Health. She focuses her work at Scripps Mercy Hospital in both San Diego and Chula Vista. Her role involves cultivating relationships with physicians, grateful patients, and volunteers to solicit special gifts ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. Additionally, she supports Development Officers in strategizing major gifts, secures table sales and sponsorships for special events, and writes grant proposals, newsletter articles, and stewardship reports.
Past Experience at Susan G. Komen San Diego
Carina Burns served as the Corporate & Community Partnerships Director at Susan G. Komen San Diego for a period of seven months in 2017-2018 in the Greater San Diego Area. Her role included fostering corporate and community partnerships to support the organization's mission.
Role at La Jolla Playhouse
Carina Burns had two separate tenures at La Jolla Playhouse. From 2015 to 2017, she worked as the Corporate Relations Manager, and from 1999 to 2003, she served as the Associate Director of Development. In these roles, she was responsible for managing corporate relationships and development activities to support the theater's various programs and initiatives.
Education Background
Carina Burns studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she achieved a Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature. Her academic background has provided a strong foundation for her professional roles, particularly in grants writing and communication.
Career at Alzheimer's Association®
Carina Burns worked at Alzheimer's Association® in various capacities between 1992 and 1996 in the Greater Chicago Area. Her roles included Assistant Director of Major Gifts, Associate Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations, and Correspondent of Major Gifts and Special Events. These roles involved managing major gifts and corporate relations to support the organization’s outreach and research efforts.