Recent Placements
Helen Faith, FAAC®, joins us as the Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment and Student Financial Services at the University of Virginia, August 2024. She has 24 years of financial aid and higher education experience and has previously worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Lane Community College, the University of Western States, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University, and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Jon Holmsted joins the Batten School from the Virginia Athletics Foundation where he has served for two years, most recently as Director of Major Gifts. While at VAF, Jon oversaw fundraising for the Kevin Sauer endowments supporting Men’s and Women’s Rowing, which have combined to eclipse over $2 Million in commitments since the project’s launch in early 2023. Jon was also instrumental in establishing the Baseball Coaches Club, which has raised nearly $250k per year in future commitments by offering elevated stewardship to multi-year donors.
Damian Doyle is the Deputy CIO and Senior Associate Vice President at UMBC's Division of Information Technology. He oversees UMBC's cyber infrastructure, which includes networking, systems infrastructure, cloud architecture, research computing, classroom technology, and computing support. Recently, he served as the Interim Chief Information Security Officer for UMBC for over a year and a half, helping to restructure the IT security program, including designing and implementing the institution's first comprehensive IT risk assessment.
Brian Breslin comes to the University of Virginia as the new Director, University Student Entrepeneurship Program. Previously, Brian served as the Director of The Launch Pad at the University of Miami. At The Launch Pad, Brian taught, mentored, and supported the university’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Over 250 entrepreneurs are supported by The Launch Pad each year.
Following a competitive national search, Chanel Craft Tanner has been selected to serve as the next Director for the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center as of June 2024.
Tanner has spent much of her career in leadership roles at Emory University where she earned her PhD in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Since 2017, she served as the Director of the Center for Women at Emory, focusing on creating programs, events, and learning opportunities that recognize and redress historic and persistent gender inequity at Emory and beyond.
Kelly Ard will join UVA Advancement in August 2024 from the Auburn University where she has served since July 2015 in the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations. She focused on developing strategic corporate relationships to maximize engagement and philanthropic support. In that role, Kelly worked with institutional leaders, faculty, and administrators across the university to identify mutually beneficial partnerships to advance the institution’s mission and initiatives.