Bon Secours Hampton Roads Foundation promotes new president

The Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation, which coordinates charitable giving for all hospitals, facilities, programs and services operated by Bon Secours Mercy Health, has named Carrie Miller president of its Bon Secours Hampton Roads Foundation, the health care system announced Monday.

Previously, Miller worked for close to a decade as senior gift officer for organizational giving at the regional foundation. Before that, Miller served as development and operations director for Junior Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads.

Miller has secured significant funding from private and government sources that have benefited community health programs, including the Care-A-Van, a free medical service that provides general medical care to uninsured adults and children, and the recent Healthy Food Pantry at the Community Health Hub in Portsmouth, the health system said.

Additionally, Miller has held leadership roles at Bon Secours Hampton Roads, including serving as a member of the market’s executive leadership committee, acting as the market liaison for advocacy and government affairs and chairing the sponsorship committee.

Miller has a bachelor’s degree in health science from Clemson University and a master’s degree in public health from the University of Virginia.

Currently, a priority for the foundation is enhancing facilities, like the expansion of Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center in Suffolk, which is currently the focus on a $1 million fundraising campaign to build a new surgical medical center.

Bon Secours operates three hospitals and medical centers and one outpatient facility in Hampton Roads. The Bon Secours Richmond Health System offers a network of seven acute hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, ambulatory care sites and continuing care facilities across a 24-locality region.