Delaine Thiel, CFRE serves as Vice President of Philanthropy representing five foundations in Kentucky: Flaget Memorial, Saint Joseph Berea, Saint Joseph London, and Saint Joseph Mount Sterling and Saint Joseph Hospital Foundations.
Overseeing comprehensive fund development and fiduciary management of a $22.5M annual portfolio including endowments, scholarships, federal, and state and community grants. Supporting 7 hospitals and 135 care sites, her team also manages Volunteer Services, donor communications, annual and capital solicitation for multiple service line sites across the market.
Delaine spent her early career in advertising sales for Gannett news media. She worked as a marketing and event consultant before answering a call to philanthropy. She successfully completed a $10M Capital Campaign for Lexington Catholic’s Science and High Marks Center and has served numerous non-profit organizations including CASA, AFP, Junior League International and the YMCA where she has lead strategic planning initiatives as well as DEI implementation for the Diocese of Lexington.
A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Delaine and her husband Chris live in Lexington and enjoy travel and spending time with their three daughters and son-in-law. She is proud to represent the work of CommonSpirit in organizational efforts to address critical social and health equity issues facing our communities.