As the Director of Annual Giving, Rebecca is responsible for overseeing and leading strategy for St. Francis House’s annual fundraising efforts and growing fundraising revenue year-over-year. Rebecca joined the St. Francis House team in 2024, bringing over ten years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit management. She is excited to have the opportunity to help donors make a positive impact in their community. Before coming to St. Francis House, Rebecca worked as Associate Director of Annual Giving at the Handel and Haydn Society, where she had also worked in Board Relations for several years. Prior to her time at H+H, Rebecca worked in arts and wellness program management and in development at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House in New York City. Other work experiences include community engagement at the Metropolitan Opera Guild, manuscript editing at the University of Chicago Press, SAT/ACT tutoring at Kaplan, freelance voice and piano teaching, and performing jazz and her own music (which she occasionally still does). Rebecca is a graduate of Reed College and holds an MM in Contemporary Improvisation from the New England Conservatory of Music. She currently lives in Roslindale with her husband and two young children.
Rebecca Sullivan
