BHcare names Valley native as director of development

BHcare announced today that Joy DeMarchis has joined the organization as Director of Development. 

DeMarchis

DeMarchis is responsible for developing a comprehensive strategic plan for fundraising and development initiatives and to increase BHcare’s visibility in the community. 

She will also oversee the organization’s events including our Bowl-2-Benefit, Shoreline Benefit featuring Cupcake Wars, Pedal for PCRC and the Great Give. 

DeMarchis will split her time in the Ansonia and Branford offices and is responsible for the supervision of the development staff.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to work with the dedicated team at BHcare,” DeMarchis said. “I look forward to helping the organization continue to provide quality behavioral health, addiction and domestic violence services for the Valley, Greater New Haven and Shoreline communities.” 

DeMarchis recently returned to Connecticut from Tampa, Fla. where she served as the assistant vice president of international and domestic business development. 

Her nonprofit experience includes serving on the executive team of Mary Wade Home of Greater New Haven, development director of United Way of Greater Waterbury and director of the Valley United Way Volunteer Action Center. 

DeMarchis is the first recipient of the Connecticut Association of Fundraising Professionals Excellence in Leadership award for her work to spearhead a “Best in State” award and philanthropy conference for the organization from 2011-2015.  She is a founding member of the Greater New Haven Exchange Club. 

DeMarchis is a past Chair of Communications for the Best Buddies of CT walk, former Chair of the Stratford YMCA Youth Campaign, and served on the Women’s Business Council, and an active member of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce and Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce. 

She also was a grant reviewer for the Valley Community Foundation and William Casper Graustein Foundation.

Community provider

BHcare is a regional community provider of behavioral health, addiction prevention, and domestic violence services for the Lower Naugatuck Valley, Greater New Haven and Shoreline communities.  

For more information, visit www.BHcare.org.

This is a press release from BHcare.