BUFFALO — Launch NY, a nonprofit venture-development organization focused on upstate New York, has appointed Maureen Hammett as director of development and administration. Hammett has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, according to a Sept. 12 Launch NY news release that announced her hiring. She started in her new position on […]
BUFFALO — Launch NY, a nonprofit venture-development organization focused on upstate New York, has appointed Maureen Hammett as director of development and administration.
Hammett has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, according to a Sept. 12 Launch NY news release that announced her hiring. She started in her new position on Aug. 18.
Hammett most recently spent eight years in various leadership roles for RuffaloCODY, a privately held company providing software and services/consulting to the not-for-profit world. In her role as executive vice president for the fundraising management division of the company, she managed a team of sales executives responsible for a significant portion of the company’s overall revenue.
Prior to her tenure with RuffaloCODY, Hammett worked more than 13 years at the University at Buffalo (UB), including nine years in various leadership roles in university development. She was on board during UB’s successfully completed Generation to Generation $250 million comprehensive campaign, the release stated.
Launch NY, which has received $8 million in public and philanthropic funding, says it works to identify, support, and invest in high-growth, high-impact companies and catalyze the entrepreneurial culture in 27 counties across Upstate. In her new role, Hammett will work closely with Marnie LaVigne, who was recently appointed as the CEO of Launch NY.
Hammett’s expertise in fundraising and management will help to position Launch NY for the future, and build off recent momentum from LaVigne’s taking the helm of the organization, the news release contended.
Launch NY’s executive offices are situated in UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. It also has entrepreneurs-in-residence working in the Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Ithaca markets. Paul Brooks is Launch NY’s entrepreneur-in-residence for the Syracuse area.
Hammett has both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in elementary education and a master’s in student personnel administration from Buffalo State College.