ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 15, 2025 — The Lehigh Valley Community Foundation announced that Anne Baum, President, Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, part of Jefferson Health, has joined the Foundation’s Board of Governors. She will serve on the Foundation’s Community Investments Committee.
Baum brings a wealth of leadership experience in health care and nonprofit governance to the foundation. As president of the region’s first and largest children’s hospital, she oversees strategic planning and operations for Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, which serves children of all ages across more than 100 locations. Under her leadership, the hospital offers the most pediatric specialists in the region and is home to the only children’s surgery center, cancer center, express care and emergency department in the Lehigh Valley.
In addition to her professional role, Baum is deeply engaged in community service. She serves on the boards of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, Valley Youth House (vice chair), Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority, Allentown Symphony Association, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and Northampton Community College Foundation (chair). She is also involved with the Downtown Allentown Community Development Initiative and the Upper Macungie Township Community Foundation.
Baum’s contributions have been recognized through numerous awards, including Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business, the ATHENA International Award, the Girl Scouts’ Take the Lead Award and United Way’s Women United Philanthropist of the Year, among others.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in health systems management from Rush University in Chicago. A certified protocol and etiquette consultant, Baum is also the author of “Small Mistakes, Big Consequences” and “Small Mistakes, Big Consequences for Interviews.”
“We are honored to welcome Anne to the Community Investments Committee,” said Erika Riddle Petrozelli, CPA, CAP®, President and CEO of the Community Foundation. “Her leadership in the healthcare sector and long-standing service on a wide range of nonprofit boards make her uniquely equipped to guide our community investments and help shape our grantmaking for maximum local impact.”
For more information about LVCF and its work in the Lehigh Valley, visit www.lehighvalleyfoundation.org.
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