MusiCares® Names VP/Health, Human Services
• MusiCares® has appointed Theresa Wolters as Vice President of Health & Human Services.
Wolters will report to Laura Segura, Executive Director of MusiCares and is in charge of developing, implementing and overseeing MusiCares’ programs and services nationally. She is responsible for executing and advancing the vision and direction of all mission-based programs and services for MusiCares, which include emergency financial assistance, mental health and addiction recovery programs, social and preventive health care services, and disaster relief efforts. Wolters joins the charity and its work in offering music industry members a safety net of health and human services across a spectrum of needs.
“We are thrilled to have Theresa join the MusiCares team as her incredible career and experience will undoubtedly help the organization serve the music community in a greater capacity,” said Segura. “We look forward to working together to harness Theresa’s knowledge of both the health and philanthropic landscapes to explore new ways to support music professionals.”
Wolters spent the past two decades working around the globe to increase access to health, financial and emergency services in vulnerable communities. She most recently served more than 12 years in various leadership positions with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF). Before that Wolters spent more than a decade working on multi-sectoral development and relief programs across Africa – in 2005, she was a founding employee of Millennium Promise, a non-profit organization dedicated to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and was integral in launching and managing the Millennium Villages Project, a demonstration of how the MDGs and SDGs can be achieved. In 2009, Wolters held the role of regional coordinator of the International Medical Corps where she directed the organization’s health and refugee programs in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, and Uganda. [Photo credit: Kelly Samson / Gallery Photography]
