ESU Foundation loses chief development officer
Emporia State University
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Linda Pease, chief development officer at the ESU Foundation, has accepted a new job as director of development for the Kansas 4-H Foundation. Her last day at ESU will be Aug. 28.
“I have made this decision based on my desire to take advantage of a great opportunity and to spend more time with family and friends, which this new position will allow me to do,” Pease said. “I know I will miss the excitement of building relationships and support for Emporia State. This is a very special place, one that I’ve come to care deeply for. I’ll be anxious to see what the future holds — ESU will never be far from my mind and my heart.”
Pease has served the ESU Foundation in several capacities over the past five years, taking a primary role in raising major gifts, managing the estate-planning program, and overseeing the development team. She was personally responsible for a substantial amount of the money raised in the fiscal year that ended June 30, said Judith Heasley, president of the ESU Foundation and CEO of University Advancement.
“Linda is a tremendous fundraiser, and her talent has benefited ESU in every one of the projects she has undertaken,” Heasley said. “It’s no surprise that it also made her an attractive candidate for the 4-H Foundation. While her departure is a significant loss for us, the impact her work has had on ESU is permanent.”
Heasley said the Foundation will now open a search to fill the position. Concurrently, a second search will be conducted for a development officer, a position that was vacated in the last fiscal year. She expressed confidence that both positions would attract solid applicants.
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