DENVER (June 16, 2008) - Joining the organization this month as its new Director of Development, Laura Gabbay brings more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector to Mi Casa Resource Center for Women. She has an extensive background in all aspects of resource development, as well as several years working as a program officer at billion-dollar private foundations in Denver and in Chicago. Laura holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York and a BA from Indiana University. She has traveled the world extensively and lived in Israel for a year.

"We are very pleased that Laura has joined the team at Mi Casa. She has an impressive professional background with knowledge of the self-sufficiency area and is known for her initiative. We are confident she is in an excellent position to foster relationships in the foundation and corporate communities, as well as to help us attract new individual donors to the organization," said Mi Casa's new Executive Director, Christine Marquez.

Prior to joining Mi Casa, Laura has been a development officer for several large organizations in Denver and Chicago, working in fields ranging from social services to health care. She was also formerly part of the inaugural grant making team for two major national foundations. Laura moved to Colorado in 1999 and lives in southeast Denver with her two children.

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About Mi CasaResourceCenter for Women

The mission of Mi Casa Resource Center for Women, Inc. is to advance the self-sufficiency of primarily low-income Latinas and youth. Mi Casa was founded in 1976 by eight Head Start mothers in Denver. These women understood that education and employment were vital for women to become successful on both a personal and economic level. As a result, Mi Casa was established to create these opportunities for adults and youth to become successful. For more than 30 years, Mi Casa has been committed to advancing the self-sufficiency of primarily low-income Latinas and youth in the Colorado community.