BrightFocus Foundation
Jocelyn E. Hering is a Major Gifts Manager at BrightFocus Foundation since June 2019, leveraging a robust background in fundraising and design thinking. Previously, Hering operated as a Design Thinking Consultant, facilitating workshops and building stakeholder partnerships to drive team advocacy and actionable outcomes. Prior experience includes serving as Assistant Director for University Advancement at Radford University, where major gift fundraising efforts were overseen, and a Senior Account Executive at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, managing customer accounts and developing marketing strategies. Hering holds a Master of Fine Arts in Design Thinking and a Bachelor of Science in Business/Corporate Communications, both from Radford University.
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BrightFocus Foundation
BrightFocus Foundation is a nonprofit organization supporting research and providing public education to help eradicate brain and eye diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. We are working to save mind and sight. BrightFocus is at the forefront of brain and eye health, advancing early-stage, investigator-initiated research around the world. We also provide free educational materials to people affected by or interested in these diseases, empowering them to take action for themselves and others. They can take advantage of news and research results offered through BrightFocus websites, publications, social media, videos, podcasts, and TV and radio public service announcements. Through our toll-free phone number, 1-800-437-2423, people can speak directly with a member of our information services staff, Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm Eastern time, for support, answers to questions, and referrals. A nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, we were founded in 1973 and known until February 1, 2013 as the American Health Assistance Foundation. We chose our new name—BrightFocus Foundation—to reflect our vision of a world where everyone experiences life fully and with clarity. Read about the work of our three programs: Alzheimer's Disease Research Macular Degeneration Research National Glaucoma Research