Senior Director, Stewardship and Recognition

Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation (HMHF) is pleased to announce Quyen Carswell as the senior director of stewardship and recognition, effective October 19, 2026. In this newly created role, Carswell will serve as a central leader in shaping and elevating the foundation’s donor relations and stewardship program at an exciting moment of transformation as Houston Methodist embarks on a groundbreaking comprehensive campaign for which excellence in stewardship and recognition strategies will be critical to long-term philanthropic success.

A skilled healthcare philanthropy leader, Carswell brings more than 15 years of progressive experience to the role, spanning donor relations, stewardship, major and planned giving, and strategic communications. Carswell joins HMHF from Seattle Children’s Hospital where, since 2022, she has served as director of donor relations. In this role, Carswell built systems and infrastructure to support comprehensive donor experiences, including centralizing the organization’s acknowledgement process, introducing new recognition technologies, and partnering on campaign planning and donor communications efforts.

A Houston native, Carswell began her career at Texas Children’s Hospital where she spent nearly a decade partnering closely with frontline fundraisers, physician leaders, and hospital executives to strengthen donor relationships and advance philanthropic priorities. She went on to grow her frontline fundraising skills at MD Anderson Cancer Center before returning to Texas Children’s Hospital in 2022 as assistant director of donor relations and stewardship.

Carswell holds a bachelor of business administration from the University of Houston.

Rachel Ellenport and Nicole Poe led this search with Megan Gorman.