Officials with community-based mental health and addiction services provider Centerstone recently announced that Ramona Rhodes has been named president of Centerstone's Foundation. Rhodes has extensive strategy and operations experience, and previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the foundation.
In her new role, Rhodes will be responsible for overseeing and advancing Centerstone's mission through philanthropy and will work in direct collaboration with Centerstone's Foundation Board of Directors in the areas of endowment investment and management, stewardship of donor intent, growth of philanthropic support to Centerstone, and day-to-day operational management of the team located across five states.
Rhodes has 29 years of experience in behavioral healthcare fundraising and marketing. During her tenure at Centerstone, the organization has grown from a small, Nashville-based agency to a multi-state, multi-tiered national organization serving over 180,000 individuals annually. She earned her bachelor's degree from Lipscomb University.