The Newberry is pleased to announce that Claire Broadhead recently joined the organization as Vice President for Development. In this role, she will drive strategy for and lead the fundraising team, including annual giving, major and planned giving, private and public grant funding, as well as events aimed at engaging donors and generating revenue.
Broadhead joins the Newberry from Brookfield Zoo Chicago, where she held a leadership role in developing major gifts and implementing the capital campaign to establish the zoo’s Tropical Forests habitat as part of the Next Century strategic plan. At the Zoo, Broadhead also managed an extensive portfolio of donors, worked closely with its trustees and various boards, and orchestrated many successful donor events. Prior to her work at the zoo, she spent seven years in the philanthropic arm of the Greater Chicago Food Depository where she served the community during the pivotal period of pandemic first response and received multiple promotions in recognition of the excellence of her work.
Broadhead attended Loyola University Chicago where she majored in Anthropology with a minor in Italian Studies, which fueled her passion for art, culture, and the humanities. She lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter.