Cree Zischke

Freedman Desert Museum hires Zischke as director of philanthropy

Cree Zischke joined the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum as director of philanthropy.

Zischke will oversee annual giving, major gifts, planned giving and membership at the museum. She will work with Robert Edison, director emeritus, who is conducting the museum’s capital campaign, “Treasure the Desert Museum.”

For the past five years, Zischke led global philanthropy and community relations for the Northwest and Intermountain Region at JP Morgan Chase. She was responsible for the investment of more than $8.1 million annually in nonprofit organizations.

Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Zischke held senior leadership positions with U.S. Bancorp, Patterson Cos., UnitedHealth Group and the Arizona Department of Corrections. She has given workshops and spoken internationally on numerous philanthropy topics, and she is a graduate of the University of Arizona.

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