As Executive Director of the Partnership for Better Health, Becca Raley oversees the foundation’s strategic direction and community investments to improve the health of the people and communities in our region. She serves as the organization’s lead spokesperson, advocates for effective policies, cultivates community partnerships, develops new public health initiatives and ensures sound fiscal and human resource management.
Prior to joining the foundation in 2009, Becca worked as Director of Institutional Advancement and Senior Research Associate at Public/Private Ventures (P/PV), a national nonprofit think tank. At P/PV, she designed new projects across the fields of youth programming, community health, workforce development and crime reduction. With 10 years of experience in applied research, Becca’s expertise includes directing multi-method program evaluations, securing and managing philanthropic grants, supporting demonstration projects and providing technical assistance to promising social programs. She has written and contributed to numerous research reports on the effectiveness of community-based programs for youth, young adults and seniors.
Becca is an active member of the Pennsylvania Health Funders Collaborative and serves on numerous local coalitions including the Cumberland County State Health Improvement Partnership and the Perry County Health Coalition. She is past chair of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Cancer Prevention and Control’s Stakeholder Leadership Team and past board chair of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, the state’s largest nonprofit food distribution organization serving 27 counties. She has also served on the board of the Cumberland County Library System Foundation. Becca has led foundation initiatives focused on addressing the region’s opioid epidemic, end-of-life planning, rural health access, postpartum depression, chronic disease prevention, and health policy advocacy. She graduated cum laude from Dickinson College and holds a master’s degree in sociology from Temple University. In 2020, Becca received Dickinson College’s 1783 Distinguished Alumni Award.
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