MADD Names Kimberly Earle, Former Komen Operations Executive, as CEO

DALLAS, April 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) today announced the selection of Kimberly S. Earle, former Chief Operating Officer of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, as Chief Executive Officer. Earle will replace Charles A. Hurley, who is retiring at the end of June.

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The announcement was made by Chris Johnson, Chairman of MADD's National Board of Directors. "We are fortunate to attract someone with Kimberly's non-profit background and experience as MADD prepares to start its fourth decade of working to eliminate drunk driving fatalities and injuries, serve the victims of drunk driving crashes, and prevent illegal underage drinking."

MADD will celebrate its 30th anniversary at a National Conference in the Washington, D.C. area in September.

Starting at Komen in 2007, Earle served as the top legal and operations executive in to 2010. She was responsible for implementing Komen's strategic priority of strengthening its affiliate network, which represents the organization's brand in communities across the nation and raises the majority of the organization's funds. Her responsibilities included managing Race for Cure operations. Komen has more than $300 million in annual revenues.

Earle also served as a spokesperson for the organization with volunteers, staff and external audiences, and developed a framework for the organization's endowment and planned giving programs. She was also involved with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Advocacy Alliance.

Prior to joining Komen, Earle was Vice President and General Counsel of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, which provides medical services without charge. One of her key responsibilities there was to collaborate with the development staff to cultivate and administer planned gifts. Earle also was involved with solicitation of charitable gift annuities, bequests, trusts, real property gifts and corporate donations.

Earle is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Texas, with a degree in Spanish. She has a Master's Degree in journalism and public relations from the University of Texas in Austin and a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She is a Dallas resident.

"I am very much looking forward to being part of an organization which has had such a pervasive effect on the way Americans behave while driving their vehicles," Earle said. "Hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens are alive today because of MADD's advocacy and educational activities."

Board Chairman Johnson congratulated Chuck Hurley on his dedication to MADD for almost all of its 30 years, and for his creation of the Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving as the guiding force of MADD's program efforts. "Chuck will always be a part of MADD," he added.

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