{"id":142810,"date":"2025-05-29T22:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=142810"},"modified":"2025-05-29T22:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:51:15","slug":"kidspeace-names-ashley-r-calle-vp-of-development-and-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=142810","title":{"rendered":"KidsPeace Names Ashley R. Calle VP of Development and Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KidsPeace Names Ashley R. Calle VP of Development and Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (May 29, 2025) <\/strong>&#8211; KidsPeace announced that it has named <strong>Ashley R. Calle, M.A., M.S, J.D. <\/strong>to the position of Vice President of Development and Communications, effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>In this role, Ms. Calle will be responsible for managing KidsPeace\u2019s fundraising, grants management, associate engagement and communications\/creative services functions. She will also lead the efforts of the KidsPeace Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Calle succeeded Ann McCauley, who retired. She will report to KidsPeace President and CEO Michael Slack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKidsPeace is delighted to have an outstanding leader like Ashley join our management team,\u201d Mr. Slack said in announcing her appointment. \u201cThe various functions that she now leads are important parts of the<\/p>\n<p>KidsPeace organization, and have contributed significantly to our growth and success in the past several years. I\u2019m<\/p>\n<p>confident that under her leadership, they will continue to be key drivers of our progress in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored to join KidsPeace, an organization with such a powerful legacy of healing and hope,\u201d Ms. Calle said. \u201cI am truly inspired by the heart, dedication, and expertise of our team, and I look forward to helping strengthen and grow the impact we have on the children, families, and communities we serve across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A native of New Jersey, Ms. Calle has bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from the College of Saint Elizabeth, as well as a master\u2019s degree from New York University and a law degree from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Before joining KidsPeace she was communications manager at Hackensack Meridian <em>Health <\/em>Foundation, leading marketing and communications initiatives for the philanthropic arm of New Jersey\u2019s largest integrated healthcare network and its individual hospital foundations.<\/p>\n<p>She also has served as director of American Skin Association, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing research, championing skin health, and driving public awareness about skin disease.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Calle will be based at KidsPeace\u2019s Administrative Services facility in Schnecksville, PA.<\/p>\n<p><em>Since 1882, KidsPeace has been building on its expertise to give hope, help and healing to children, adults and those who love them. Through its comprehensive range of residential treatment programs; accredited educational services; unique psychiatric hospital and foster care and community-based programs, KidsPeace is dedicated to helping people connect, transform and overcome their challenges to ensure a stable future, transition to adulthood and gain independence. Since its doors opened, more than 300,000 children have participated in one of the multitude of programs KidsPeace offers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For additional resources or more information on how to get involved, become a foster parent or make a donation, please visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidspeace.org\/\"><em>www.kidspeace.org.<\/em><\/a><em> Follow us at <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org\"><em>www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org<\/em><\/a><em> or on Twitter @KidsPeace.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nRobert Martin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KidsPeace Names Ashley R. Calle VP of Development and Communications SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (May 29, 2025) &#8211; KidsPeace announced that it has named Ashley R. 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