Beverly Allen was appointed Executive Director of the Genesis Research Foundation in February of 1998.

After an extensive career in the corporate retail sector, with bases as diverse as Denver, Montreal and Toronto and her international buying experience with The Hudson’s Bay Company, Dylex and The May Company (U.S.) she has devoted her highly developed business background, organizational skills and communication strengths to the medical and philanthropic communities and the Genesis Research Foundation as Executive Director.

She is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Certified Fund Raising Executive International (CFRE) and the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP). Her affiliations, memberships and volunteer experiences are numerous and extensive in Canada and the United States.

Ms. Allen has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of Denver with postgraduate studies in Business Administration from McGill University (Montreal).

Beverly has been awarded the esteemed international professional designation of Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and has met a series of standards and a written examination set by CFRE International which includes tenure in the fund raising profession, heightened educational and professional achievements and a dedicated commitment to service for not-for-profit organizations. She joins a selected group of only 4,800 other CFREs worldwide and has agreed to uphold the Accountability Standards, Code of Ethical Principals and Standards of Professional Practice and the Donor Bill of Rights.