Emily Church

Emily Church is Chief Impact Officer of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, an independent and nonpartisan nonprofit that works at the intersection of policy and practice to increase equitable access to high-quality mental health care for all. Working alongside the Meadows Institute’s president and chief executive officer, as well as fellow executive team members, Emily plays a key strategic role in developing and executing institute-wide goals. She also oversees and manages the Meadows Institute’s philanthropy and communications teams.

Emily has over 20 years of experience in fundraising, marketing, and communications. Prior to joining the Meadows Institute, Emily served as Senior Principal Gifts Lead at Texas Children’s Hospital, where she focused on transformational gifts supporting its psychology, psychiatry, neurology, and public health service lines. At Texas Children’s, Emily also helped design and lead a $100 million fundraising initiative for the hospital’s Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute. Before that, she led a $450 million capital campaign for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and served in various development positions at Rice University and the University of Houston. Prior to moving into fundraising, Emily worked in advertising, serving in strategic business development roles at Ogilvy & Mather and other nationally renowned agencies.