Tuesday, November 9, 2004

Community Health Charities Minnesota Welcomes New Board Member

Community Health Charities Minnesota Welcomes New Board Member

Claire Topp, a partner with Dorsey and Whitney, is the newest member of Community Health Charities Minnesota's board of directors.

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) April 3, 2004

Community Health Charities Minnesota welcomes Claire H. Topp as the newest member of its board of directors.

Topp is a Partner with Dorsey & Whitney Law Firm, where her practice areas include non-profit and tax exempt organizations and health. She counsels numerous public charities, private foundations, and trade associations, multi-hospital systems, medical clinics, medical education and research organizations, and many individual physicians. Topp has received recognition as “Super Lawyer” and “Rising Star” by Minnesota Law and Politics.

“We are delighted to have Claire join our board,” said Terri Anthony, president and CEO of Community Health Charities Minnesota. “Her knowledge of issues related to non-profit organizations and health will be extremely valuable to our organization.”

Topp has also served the community as the director of the Minnesota Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the chair of the Nonprofit Corporations Committee of the Minnesota State Bar Association, as well as a committee member of the Minnesota Council on Foundations. She received her degree in English education at the University of Minnesota and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Minnesota Law School.

“I am pleased to be a part of Community Health Charities Minnesota,” Topp said. “Its mission and the work of its member health charities appeal to my interests in community charities and health care organizations.”

Community Health Charities Minnesota (CHCM) is a 29-member federation of health charities dedicated to preventing, managing, and curing chronic health conditions. Through workplace giving, education, and volunteerism, CHCMÂ’s work impacts one in three Minnesotans each year.

Community Health Charities Minnesota: Supporting health is good business.

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