St. Anthony Shrine is excited to welcome Laura LeTourneau to the team as Chief Development Officer. Laura brings more than 30 years of experience in fundraising, skilled in the art of people management and relationship building and in the science of systems development, outcome measurement and delivery. Most recently Laura was the Director of Development at Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center.

As Director of Development at Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, Laura was responsible for cultivation, stewardship and solicitation plans for individual major donors and prospects. Previously she held senior development roles at Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay, and Victory Programs.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Laura is responsible for identifying and developing strategic partnerships and opportunities that will advance the mission of St. Anthony Shrine. This includes coordinating relationship building to raise the profile and involvement of St. Anthony Shrine within the Greater Boston business community, city, and state government, as well as with key Catholic and non-Catholic philanthropists; ever mindful to advance the mission and to build a culture of philanthropy. Laura is excited to join the St. Anthony Shrine team and contribute her development expertise to the St. Anthony Shrine.

About St. Anthony Shrine

St. Anthony Shrine (the Shrine) is a center for Roman Catholic ministry in Boston, MA, directed by the Franciscan Friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The doors of the Shrine boldly proclaim, ‘All Are Welcome,’ reminding all of the invitation to participate in church, regardless of one’s state in life. The Shrine currently offers 21 weekly Masses and 19 hours of confession, a variety of counseling and spiritual direction programs, as well as a robust set of programs to help the most disenfranchised poor in Downtown Boston. Inspired by the enduring legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, the friars and staff cultivate a myriad of partnerships with political, civic, and religious leaders, as well as social service experts, health care professionals, and law enforcement agencies to care for our sisters and brothers and to enhance the quality of life of the downtown community. This approach follows the Franciscan tradition of living out the Gospel of Jesus Christ “in the marketplace.

For more information about St. Anthony Shrine, please visit stanthonyshrine.org.