College Hires Development Chief
The College has found new leadership for its institutional advancement
efforts in -Elizabeth B. Herman, a seasoned higher education
development officer who has worked for CASE as a trainer and
consultant for  development
staff and volunteers.
Herman began her duties as Vice President for Development and
Alumni in February, succeeding William MacIntosh, who resigned
last summer. The former Vice President for College Advancement
at Franklin & Marshall College and Associate Vice President
for Development at University of Puget Sound, she has twenty
years of experience as a fundraiser and strategist. While at
Franklin & Marshall, she solicited (or co-solicited) 25
gifts of $10,000 to $5 million, contributing to an overall net
of $12.8 million in gifts for FY04, a 36 percent increase over
the previous year and a new record for F&M.
Prior to F&M, Herman served for a decade at the University
of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. As director of development and
then associate vice president, she hired and trained development
and advancement services staff, provided strategy and support
for the president’s major gift work, helped build the
Board of Trustees, participated in the design and implementation
of a national alumni relations program, and planned, conducted
and successfully completed a six-year comprehensive campaign
that raised $68.5 million, exceeding its goal by 37 percent.
A 1984 graduate of the University of Washington, Herman holds
a bachelor’s degree in English and journalism. She is
an avid horsewoman who has written award-winning features for
Equus, Insight Travel Guide and Flying Changes, the Northwest
Sport Horse Magazine.
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