Marla Gamze joins our team as Development Director to focus on advancing the organization’s mission to help children and families navigate cancer treatment by removing barriers to care and mobilizing community support.

Drawing on a positive record of designing and delivering high-performing development programs, Gamze will lead donor engagement, grants strategy, and cross-sector partnerships. She has built sustainable revenue pipelines across major gifts, grants, and events; and strengthened community relationships through stewardship that prioritizes trust and transparency. That experience directly supports Compass to Care’s goals: clear storytelling, credible impact reporting, and enduring relationships that help more families receive transportation to treatments.

“Children and their loving families facing childhood cancers deserve support along their journey, clear information, and financial assistance when they are in peril,” said Gamze. “My focus is to connect generous people and giving partners to meaningful actions so more children can get to treatments and clinical trials … to live to their fullest potential.”