Keynote Speaker
Sr. Georgette Lehmuth, OSF
Sr. Georgette has been President/CEO of NCDC since 2001 and served as the administrator of the organization for one year prior to her permanent appointment.
In 2008, Sr. Georgette was named for the third consecutive year by the Nonprofit Times as on one of the “Power and Influence Top 50” in the nonprofit sector.
Previously, Sr. Georgette was elected to the Board of Directors of NCDC and served her religious community, the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, as Development Director, Director of Communications, Director of Justice and Peace, Director of On-Going Formation and as a member of the leadership team. She has served on numerous boards and committees for organizations such as NCDC, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), Habitat for Humanity, Campaign for Human Development, and the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Sr. Georgette also has experience in education and administration and is a trained facilitator.
Sr. Georgette served as a member of the Independent Sector’s Public Policy Committee and represented NCDC on the Noncash Coalition. She also remains actively involved in postal reform issues and recently testified before the Postal Regulatory Commission on behalf of the charitable sector. Sister also collaborates with other leadership groups within the Catholic community.
Sister Georgette has spoken at the conferences of: the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM), the National Association for Treasurers of Religious Institutes (NATRI), the Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the Independent Sector. She has also presented at the Ascension HealthCare Council on Philanthropy, Catholic Charities USA Ministry Conference and at the Caritas gathering of charitable fundraisers in Lima, Peru, which represented 24 countries of Central and South America and the Caribbean.
