Highmark has appointed Kathleen McKenzie to oversee its corporate grants management, community programs and employee volunteerism for central Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley and northeastern Pennsylvania.

Most recently, McKenzie was based in Pittsburgh as vice president of Community and Civic Affairs for Highmark, where she was responsible for the integration of Allegheny Health Network's community affairs division into parent organization Highmark Health.Her career began with Highmark in March 2011 as the vice president of Community and Civic Affairs at Allegheny Health Network. She was responsible for the hospital system's compliance with the Community Health Needs Assessment.Before joining Highmark, McKenzie served as Allegheny County deputy manager, and was responsible for the supervision and administration of the county's operations and the major policy initiatives of the county chief executive.