Background
Garrett, Anne Elizabeth was born on March 6, 1962 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Daughter of Robert Allen and Dorothy Dravis Garrett. She was raised in Anchorage, Alaska and has two brothers.
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Anne Elizabeth Garrett
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also known as
Anne Addison, Anne Garrett-Addison
Career
Founder and executive director Preeclampsia Foundation, Bellevue, Washington, 1999-2006. Founding executive director, Lake Washington Schools Foundation, 2006-2007. Founding executive director, Microsoft Alumni Foundation, 2007-2010. Garrett-Addison nonprofit consulting, 2004-present. Founder, Unexpected Project, 2011-present. Director of development and marketing, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, 2010-present.
Achievements
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Founded the Preeclampsia Foundation (www.preeclampsia.org) with Anil Singh-Molares, Joan Lambert, and Dr. Thomas R. Easterling. Recruited high-level medical board, established working relationships with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP), the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the March of Dimes, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization (WHO), the American Heart Association (AHA), as well as doctors, survivors and patient advocates throughout the world.
Recruited to launch the first nonprofit associated with Microsoft - the Microsoft Alumni Foundation. Guided C+ level executive board and highly skilled professionals/alumni volunteers through a thorough and transparent process of defining mission, vision, values, unique value proposition, and programs. Developed branding, core programming (Integral Fellows Awards program), and signature annual event celebrating alumni and their philanthropic achievements globally.
In 2011, in response to a report from Amnesty International, founded the Unexpected Project with Jennifer Binkley Carney. The Unexpected Project works to provide support, information, and advocacy for survivors of maternal death and near-death in the U.S.A. Huffington Post columnist under pen name Anne Addison.
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Nationality
United States
Education
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1980 - 1984
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1994 - 1995
City University , Education , Masters in Teaching, K-8 Certification Seattle, Washington, United States
Career
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1984 - 1985
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1985 - 1990
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1991 - 1994
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1995 - 1999
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1999 - 2006
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2006 - 2007
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2007 - 2010
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2010 - 2015
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2015 - present
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Awards
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L'Oréal-Paris Women of Worth 2007, United States
Recognized by L'Oréal-Paris as one of their annual Women of Worth awardees. Invited in 2008 to participate in the program as a judge. Featured in L'Oréal-Paris commercials and on the website for the work founding the Preeclampsia Foundation.Recognized by L'Oréal-Paris as one of their annual Women of Worth awardees. Invited in 2008 to participate in the program as a judge. Featured in L'Oréal-Paris commercials and on the website for the work founding the Preeclampsia Foundation.
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Preeclampsia Foundation Founders' Award, 2005, United States
First recipient of the Preeclampsia Foundation Founders' Award. Presented at Saving Grace annual gala, Minneapolis, Minnesota.First recipient of the Preeclampsia Foundation Founders' Award. Presented at Saving Grace annual gala, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Good Housekeeping 50 Women over 50, 2017, United States
Selected as one of fifty women over fifty by Good Housekeeping magazine for 2017. Featured in the magazine. Presented for the work founding the Preeclampsia Foundation.Selected as one of fifty women over fifty by Good Housekeeping magazine for 2017. Featured in the magazine. Presented for the work founding the Preeclampsia Foundation.