Rocked by the deaths of its founders and namesakes, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation set out to rebuild its brand and infrastructure — and a renewed, more empowered organization emerged.
“Dana was just as much a part of this foundation as Chris. After Chris died, she became the chairman, she was head of the Quality of Life Grant Committee for years, and we really were pushing care and cure, so there was no reason not to add her name,” Goldberg says. “We felt that her role as a caregiver was equally important and represented what we do just as much as Chris’ role of cure and vision.”
Going Forward
“Dana was just as much a part of this foundation as Chris. After Chris died, she became the chairman, she was head of the Quality of Life Grant Committee for years, and we really were pushing care and cure, so there was no reason not to add her name,” Goldberg says. “We felt that her role as a caregiver was equally important and represented what we do just as much as Chris’ role of cure and vision.”