Amy Lanier
Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer
Amy has a proven track record for developing and executing a strategic vision as well as a strong history of excellence in leadership and ability to build strong, collaborative relationships and partnerships, which are essential for success. Serving in leadership roles within the nonprofit arena for over 20 years, both in higher education and healthcare, she has exhibited great talent in relationship building, creativity, critical thinking, coaching and mentoring, always utilizing her strengths to improve the lives of others.
As Chief of Strategic Initiatives, Amy is a member of the organization’s Executive Leadership Team, a key advisor to the CEO, serves as a driver of philanthropic initiatives and organization-wide efforts, leading priority initiatives and cross-departmental projects to ensure Welvista goals are achieved and aligned with core mission and values.
Amy feels called to nonprofit work and committed to the Welvista mission to help uninsured and underserved South Carolinians receive lifesaving prescription medication and provide oral health care for students in some of our state’s most rural school districts.
Amy holds a BS from University of South Carolina, is actively involved in the community, currently serving as Secretary on the Board of Directors for her local church and is a community advocate to improve behavioral health through partnerships and empowerment.