A lifelong Catholic, Renée Underwood has a desire to learn something every day that will draw her closer to Christ. Following a successful career in marketing and advertising roles in the C-suite, she has served in stewardship, development, and Catholic foundation management roles for dioceses since 2009. She is Chief Development Officer of the Diocese of Fort Worth Advancement Foundation with responsibility for annual and planned giving, major gifts, endowment funds, and capital campaigns. Always an active volunteer, Renée is a past board member of the International Catholic Stewardship Council and is the council secretary of the Southwestern Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Active at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Keller, Renée is a reader and participates in its All Women Rooted in Christ ministry and various studies. Renée joined Fort Worth Serra Club in December 2018 at the invitation of two members. Just three months later she was serving on the board as program VP and has helped to carry out Serra’s three-fold mission ever since then. “I feel that Serra is one of the best kept secrets in the Church and I feel compelled to share this apostolate with others to broaden the impact of its important work,” says Renée. To that end, she serves Serra USA Council as a facilitator for workshops that help parishes form vocations committees. Renée holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University, an MBA from The University of Texas at Dallas, and has completed additional graduate studies toward a Masters in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University New Orleans. She also is a trained spiritual director. Renée is a widow, a mother of two sons, and a grandmother of three who loves watching sports, especially her beloved Red Raiders, spending time with her grandchildren, and international travel, especially Catholic pilgrimages.