Emergency response and global health organization AmeriCares, based in Stamford, has named Christine Squires as its senior vice president and chief development officer.
She will oversee all corporate, foundation and individual giving, including more than $500 million in annual product donations from pharmaceutical and medical supply companies.
Squires previously was chief operating officer at Physicians for Human Rights, where she oversaw its global development and strategic planning efforts. She also headed up growth and fundraising for Human Rights Watch and spent 10 years at the United States Fund for UNICEF.
Currently living in Brooklyn, Squires and her family plan to relocate to Old Greenwich this summer.