The head of Portledge School in Locust Valley, has appointed Leslie Moseley Rioux as the new director of advancement.
Rioux comes to Portledge from The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention in Harlem, which works in partnership with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer center to treat disadvantaged residents of New York City.
While there Rioux overhauled the development office, and in the last two quarters of 2012 increased funding by 87 percent.
With significant experience in both development and marketing for health care and nonprofit organizations, including The Chapin School and the Robin Hood Foundation, Rioux will oversee fundraising and marketing for Portledge School.
Rioux is also a board member of Summer Steps, the nonprofit arm of Brick Church School, a kindergarten readiness program for inner city children, and has 6-year-old twin daughters of her own.
In addition, Rioux is a competitive runner, having completed both the Marine Corps and New York City Marathons.
