Suzanne Graney, CFRE, is a dynamic non-profit leader who has led teams to raise nearly $275 million in one of the nation’s top peer-to-peer fundraising organizations. She is known for her personal brand of “Heart and Smart” leadership – combining empathy, enthusiasm and data to drive remarkable results.  Her positive spirit inspires a team of outstanding professionals who work with her to empower tens of thousands of youth and young adults annually in the fight to conquer childhood cancer, including the students she coaches who run the Penn State Dance Marathon (THON). 

Suzanne’s fundamental belief that “all people want to do something good in the world, but most simply don’t know how” guides her strategic approach to fundraising and social movement organizing.  As the Executive Director of Four Diamonds, she’s known for envisioning big dreams, driving philanthropy to power those dreams, and telling compelling stories of impact. The results are hard to ignore. Under her leadership, nearly 80% of Four Diamonds’ lifetime fundraising revenue has been received, with annual fundraising totals leaping from $10 million to $26 million during her tenure. 

The yellow brick road of Suzanne’s career that led her to Four Diamonds included a degree from Penn State University, stints in public broadcasting, a US Congressional office, a variety of non-profits, and a 25-year volunteer commitment to youth leadership programs. She’s been recognized with a variety of awards, including being twice named to the Central Penn Business Journal’s “Power 100” List and receiving a lifetime communications contributor award from the Donald P. Bellasario College of Communications at Penn State University.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Suzanne is a talented singer, a budding playwright, and an avid traveler who completed a quest to visit all 50 states before her 50th birthday.