David C Cook Names Cathy Herholdt Vice President of Communications
Seasoned Nonprofit & Missions Executive to Expand David C Cook’s Global Influence and Impact
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 10, 2023—In a major step to multiply its ministry impact across all areas of outreach, David C Cook has hired award-winning communications director Cathy Herholdt for the role of vice president of communications. Herholdt will oversee and manage a team that will carry out a vision for brand, corporate and internal communications across the David C Cook and Integrity Music businesses with the goal of driving impact and influence globally.
“Our mission and vision for growth continues to reach and attract an incredible level of talent for important new roles in our organization,” said John Aden, CEO of David C Cook. “Cathy will be such an incredible addition and will help all of us take David C Cook to new levels of impact and influence.”
For more than a decade, Herholdt has led marketing and strategic communications at a global nonprofit, World Concern, most recently serving as senior communications director. During her time working with the nonprofit, she oversaw all marketing and fundraising content and strategy, and implemented World Concern’s multi-channel Clean Water Campaign that won “Best Campaign” at the Nonprofit Innovation and Optimization Awards. She also created and hosted The End of the Road podcast which ranked 4th in the U.S. on Apple Podcasts for nonprofit podcasts during launch week.
“I am thrilled and grateful for the opportunity to join the amazing team at David C Cook,” said Herholdt. “I look forward to using my experience in nonprofit communications to help tell the story of what God is doing around the world through this great ministry in ways that reach and transform even more people.”
About David C Cook
David C Cook is a global nonprofit equipping individuals and church leaders with vital learning and worship resources. David C Cook’s desire is for individuals and faith groups to experience the transforming power of the Gospel through music and media that fit the culture, language and spiritual needs of their communities.
David C Cook was founded in Chicago in 1875 by David Caleb Cook, a businessman who began publishing pamphlets of lessons and songs that equipped local churches for ministry to children displaced by the Great Chicago Fire. Over the years, David C Cook has grown from a Sunday School curriculum publisher to one of the world’s largest providers of dynamic and relevant media and music designed to equip the Global Church and individuals with creative, Christ-centered content.
