Advancement Unplugged

Conversation with Anthony Peebles, Director of Diversity Advancement, Case Western Reserve. After more than 25 years in financial services, Anthony Peebles made the career switch over to Advancement. While there are many altruistic donors, Anthony has been focused on the business case for supporting CWRU across many academic departments. Additionally, … Continue reading

Jen Howe has been leading the Advancement team at the University of Dayton (UD) for nearly 5 years. Her team’s focus on partnerships, both on campus and in the community, allowed for increased connectivity with donors, even though the challenge of Covid protocols restricting in-person interactions. In 5 years, UD … Continue reading

Conversation with Steven Barnes, AVP of Development and Alumni Affairs, Duke Health Steven Barnes has been with Duke Health now 18 months. In addition to managing a new team, he has been leading development efforts through the throws of the pandemic, at an academic medical institution. Steven shares those experiences … Continue reading

As Talent Management professionals, Betsy Jackman and Tahsin Alam are on the front lines of recruiting, developing, and retaining advancement professionals at the University of Michigan and the Rutgers Foundation respectively.  In this podcast we discuss creating the development personnel pipeline, career development, and diversity & inclusion.  Both schools have … Continue reading

Angelique Grant, Ph. D., brings unique perspective to diversity in the advancement field to the podcast.  Angelique  spent 15 years in major gift and executive leadership roles in Advancement working at institutions such as Princeton University and most recently Florida International University.   She now serves as a Sr. Consultant with … Continue reading

Patrick Johnson, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Meharry Medical College has had a varied career in development – in healthcare, private HBCUs, public state institutions, even as a talent recruiter and strategist for Campbell & Company.  In our conversation Patrick highlights the different aspects of each job and how … Continue reading

Chris Collins, VP of Development at VUMC Chris Collins has been part of the team leading the development shop at Vanderbilt Medical Center for five years, including during the transition when the Medical Center and University split into separate fiscal entities.  Chris discusses his background, core donor principles, and insights … Continue reading

Jeff Shafer recently joined the UNC Greensboro leadership team as the Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Communications Officer.  Having spent 20 years in Corporate Communications Jeff discusses his transition from Corporate Communications to the Academic Sector.

Over the past 3 years, Dr. Perry Moulds has lead the dynamic fundraising growth for Belmont University.  Dr. Moulds, who started his career at Ole Miss and Vanderbilt Medical Center, discusses the importance of his mentors and how he approaches leading University with a rising national reputation.

An interview with Dr. Bennie Harris, the Sr. Vice President of Morehouse School of Medicine.