Chandler Bibb has been appointed by the Children’s of Alabama Board of Trustees to succeed Coke Matthews III as chief development officer, when Matthews retires in March.
Bibb joined Children’s in 2013, serving most recently as director of development. She came to Children’s from McWane Science Center, where she served as vice president of marketing and development.
She is a graduate of the University of Georgia and received her master’s degree from Vanderbilt University. She also has completed the Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
“We are fortunate to have Chandler to lead the Foundation. Its success is critical to the mission of Children’s of Alabama and she is well prepared for the role, as well as the challenges of a rapidly changing environment,” said Tom Shufflebarger, Children’s of Alabama CEO.
Matthews expanded the size and scope of the Foundation, building on the development, fundraising and community outreach programs in place at Children’s. He led the successful $100 million Keeping Promises Capital Campaign to support major expansion at Children’s, which allowed for the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children to be built and opened in 2012.