Quarterly Report Volume 3 - Flipbook - Page 2
Letter from River Edge CEO:
Dear donors and friends,
You make it possible for us to deliver River Edge Behavioral Health and River Edge Foundation vital services in
our communities, so we are proud to share with you this report card of July - September 2021 activities. As you
will see in these pages, your investment of time, talent, and treasure made hope, health, resilience, recovery,
independence, and inclusion available to thousands of our neighbors and friends. Thank you! You helped save
lives and exert positive economic impact in our communities.
As you will see inside, this quarter River Edge continued every service line’s operation, despite COVID impacts fielding 25% more calls for help than in the previous quarter. We have also been listening and analyzing data to
inform planning about how we can best serve you, our neighbors and friends, over the next few years. Also, new
leaders have joined the River Edge team.
Below you will meet Rita Wright-King, MSHR, CCP, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, SWP. Rita joins River Edge to lead our
Human Resources function to support our culture of respect, integrity, and teamwork, and to train our team.
Kurt Rachwitz, PhD joins us to lead River Edge Foundation philanthropic efforts.
Please also enjoy personal stories of how the services and supports you make possible change lives, families,
and futures.
You make life better, and we are deeply grateful!
Shannon Terrell Gordon, EdD, LCSW, CFRE
Chief Executive Officer
Rita Wright-King, MSHR, CCP, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, SWP
Director of Human Resources
Kurt V. Rachwitz, PhD
Director of Philanthropy
Ms. Wright-King holds a master's degree in human
resources and numerous, advanced professional
credentials in the field. A sought after trainer by the
Society for Human Resource Management, Ms. WrightKing also brings more than twenty years’ experience as
well as Fortune 500 experience to River Edge.
A professional fundraiser for more than 25 years, Kurt and his
wife are returning to Macon after several years in Florida.
Holding a PhD in composition and rhetoric, Kurt began his
career in fundraising at Central Georgia Technical College.
Since, he has provided direction, leadership and counsel for
many successful multi-million dollar campaigns.
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