Anne Baum is the President of Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, where she leads strategic planning and operations for the first and largest children’s hospital in the Lehigh Valley Region. Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital (LVRCH) cares for kids of all ages and offers the most pediatric specialists in the region. LVRCH is home to the region’s only children’s surgery center, children’s cancer center, children’s express care and children’s emergency department.
Ms. Baum is a member of the boards of Girl Scouts of Eastern PA, the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, Valley Youth House (vice chair), Lehigh Valley Industrial Parks, Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority, Allentown Symphony, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Girl Scouts of Eastern PA and Northampton Community College Foundation. She serves on the Downtown Allentown Community Development Initiative and the Upper Macungie Township Community Foundation.
She has received numerous awards including PA Best 50 Women in Business, ATHENA International, Girl Scout’s Take the Lead Award, Lehigh Valley Business Women of Influence, Chamber Volunteer of the Year, United Way Campaign Volunteer and Philanthropist of the Year, Boy Scouts of America Minsi Trails Council Distinguished Citizen and the YWCA of Bethlehem Golden Laurel Award.
Anne earned her BS in Biology from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL and her MS in Health Systems Management from Rush University, Chicago, IL. She is certified by the Protocol School of Washington as a protocol and etiquette consultant and is the author of the books Small Mistakes, Big Consequences: Develop your Soft Skills to Help You Succeed and Small Mistakes, Big Consequences for Interviews.
Science and the scientific method are all about exploring what’s possible – for me, this mindset encourages curiosity and investigation that, every once in a while, results in a miraculous discovery!
