Washington College Magazine
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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