Epilepsy Foundation Alabama director promoted amid national downsizing
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Hoover resident Sara Franklin is the new executive director of community engagement for Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana for the Epilepsy Foundation. Franklin was diagnosed with epilepsy in late 2018.
Hoover resident Sara Franklin, who has served as executive director of the Alabama chapter of the national Epilepsy Foundation since September 2019, has been named the executive director of community engagement for Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
The expanded role comes in the wake of five or six rounds of layoffs by the national organization, Franklin said.
âNonprofit organizations are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic because of the cancellation of so many events,â Franklin said. âItâs hard to raise money virtually.â