LOWELL – Lowell Community Health Center has named Mercy Anampiu, MBA, as its new Senior Director of Advancement, bringing more than two decades of leadership, community service, and relationship-building experience at the health center and throughout Greater Lowell to the role.
Anampiu, who has served as Senior Director of Community Engagement since 2021, brings 21 years of experience at Lowell Community Health Center to her new position.
Throughout her career, she has helped build programs, establish lasting partnerships, secure resources, and connect thousands of community members with health care and other essential services.
“Mercy’s commitment to Lowell Community Health Center and the people we serve extends far beyond her professional responsibilities,” said Susan West Levine, Chief Executive Officer of Lowell Community Health Center. “For more than two decades, she has dedicated herself to bringing people together, opening doors, and creating opportunities for others. She understands that the strength of our health center comes from the relationships we build and the trust we earn. Mercy has an extraordinary ability to connect people with a shared purpose, and I cannot think of anyone better suited to help lead our advancement efforts as we prepare for the future.”
In her new role, Anampiu will help strengthen the health center’s fundraising, philanthropic partnerships, donor engagement, and community investment efforts. Her appointment builds on a career that has combined program development, community engagement, and resource development to advance the health center’s mission.
Among her accomplishments, Anampiu helped establish the health center’s Medical Interpreter Services, expanded community health and workforce development programs, and cultivated relationships with dozens of faith-based organizations, nonprofit partners, educational institutions, and community leaders.
As part of Lowell’s Comprehensive Master Plan, Anampiu was hired by Utile Design as a Community Organizer, taking on an important role in ensuring that community voices were intentionally included, respected, and elevated throughout the planning process.
Most recently, she chaired the health center’s 2026 African Community Celebration, helping raise more than $60,000 through sponsorships, donations, and community support.
Anampiu’s contributions to Greater Lowell have earned widespread recognition. In 2026, she received the Steven Joncas Community Connector Award from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation and was honored as a Champion of Community Action by Community Teamwork.
Anampiu holds a Master of Business Administration in Human Resources and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Marketing from Fitchburg State University. She has also completed several postgraduate certificate programs focused on healthcare and nonprofit leadership, including Lowell Plan’s Public Matters program, the LEADS program, and the core leadership certificate program with the Institute for Nonprofit Practice.
She serves in several community leadership roles, including as an advisor to the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, a board member of the Greater Lowell Health Alliance, and vice president of the Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership.
