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Institutional Advancement Team
Audra Bennett
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Contact: donate@benrose.org | (216) 373-1608
Audra Kessler Bennett is the Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Benjamin Rose, and is responsible for organizational strategy and policy relating to marketing and fund development initiatives. She joined Benjamin Rose in 2021 with over 25 years of marketing and fund development experience.
Audra Kessler Bennett is the Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Benjamin Rose, and is responsible for organizational strategy and policy relating to marketing and fund development initiatives. She joined Benjamin Rose in 2021 with over 25 years of marketing and fund development experience.
Prior to joining Benjamin rose, Bennett served as Vice President of Marketing and Fund Development for Neighborhood Family Practice, a federally qualified health center with seven locations on Cleveland’s near west side. In addition, she has held progressively increasing roles of responsibility in business-to-business, consumer and non-profit environments with experience in health care, insurance, retail, vision services, digital and trade publishing.
Bennett earned a Bachelor of Science in journalism from Ohio University.
Allison Morford
Development Director
Contact: donate@benrose.org | (216) 373-1928
Allison Morford is the Development Manager for the Rose Centers for Aging Well and a member of the Institutional Advancement team. As Development Manager, Morford works to identify, organize, manage and provide leadership on all fundraising initiatives for the Rose Centers programs. She joined Benjamin Rose in 2020.
Allison Morford is the Development Manager for the Rose Centers for Aging Well and a member of the Institutional Advancement team. As Development Manager, Morford works to identify, organize, manage and provide leadership on all fundraising initiatives for the Rose Centers programs. She joined Benjamin Rose in 2020.
Morford has institutional advancement experience that includes work in donor cultivation, special events, grant writing, board development, volunteer engagement, communications and marketing.
Prior to joining Benjamin Rose, Morford was the Individual Giving Director at City Year Cleveland. She is dedicated to serving non-profits that provide basic needs support in Cleveland, Ohio. Morford previously worked in the development department at The West Side Catholic Center and University Settlement.
Morford received a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations with a minor in psychology and international studies from The Pennsylvania State University. Morford serves on the Community Service Alliance Board of Directors and previously served as The Metanoia Project Board of Directors’ Vice President. Morford completed the Cleveland Leadership Center’s Civic Leadership Institute in 2019.
Jennifer Salkin
Marketing and Development Manager
Contact: sponsorships@benrose.org | (216) 373-1688
Jennifer Salkin is the Marketing & Development Manager in the Institutional Advancement department at Benjamin Rose. She is responsible for internal and external communications throughout the organization, including outreach events, fundraising events, corporate sponsorships and representation at local, state, national and international conferences.
Jennifer Salkin is the Marketing and Development Manager in the Institutional Advancement department at Benjamin Rose. She is responsible for internal and external communications throughout the organization, including outreach events, fundraising events, corporate sponsorships and representation at local, state, national and international conferences.
Salkin joined Benjamin Rose in 2014. Prior to joining Benjamin Rose, she worked in development, special events and communications at the American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland and Great Lakes Theater.
Salkin received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from Denison University and a Master of Arts degree in Nonprofit Administration from John Carroll University. You can contact her for information regarding Benjamin Rose sponsorships and events, as well as external health fairs, conferences and other events in the community.