EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, WINSHIP CANCER INSTITUTE , https://winshipcancer.emory.edu/

The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Emory University in the search for an Executive Director of Development, Winship Cancer Institute (Winship). The Executive Director will be a thought leader prepared to direct and coordinate fundraising efforts and provide strategic planning for philanthropy in support of the Winship Cancer Institute. The Executive Director will be charged with seeking principal gifts from grateful patients, grateful patient families, alumni, non-alumni individuals, corporations, and foundations in support of faculty, programs, and facilities and will lead and manage a team that raises funds for Winship's multidisciplinary cancer disease programs. This leader will implement its annual giving program, develop and execute signature events, and support Winship’s auxiliary groups. Winship is Georgia's only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center and achieved comprehensive status in 2017. Winship serves as the coordinating center for cancer research, education, and care throughout Emory University. Winship physicians provide care at Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, , the Atlanta VA Medical Center, and Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Winship uses state-of-the-art approaches to therapy and facilitates cancer prevention, treatment, and survivorship through support groups and integrated, complementary therapies. Cancer care at Emory University Hospital through Winship is one of the top-ranked cancer programs in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report. Emory University is a private, research institution recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts colleges, graduate and professional schools, and one of the world's leading health care systems. Emory maintains an uncommon balance for an institution of its standing: its scholars and experts generate $628 million in research funding annually while also maintaining a traditional emphasis on teaching. From cutting-edge medical breakthroughs and scientific advancements to groundbreaking scholarship and scholarly writing that attracts national headlines, Emory thrives on discovery. At Emory, discovery finds many creative pathways, from using imaging technology to reconstruct the brain architecture of an extinct tiger to research into how governments confront the challenge of contagious diseases or how hormonal changes help fathers bond with toddlers. The university is enriched by collaboration among its schools, centers, and partners as well as by the legacy and energy of Atlanta. Emory strives to advance the common good through research, teaching, and service. The extraordinary, talented community propels its work forward. Though its areas of expertise vary, Emory finds shared purpose in its mission to “create, preserve, teach, and apply knowledge in the service of humanity.”

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS The Executive Director of Development, Winship Cancer Institute will report to the Vice President for Development, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, with dotted-line reporting to Winship’s Executive Director and will also serve on the Winship Executive Leadership Committee.

ABOUT WINSHIP CANCER INSTITUTE Patients know Winship by the excellent care they receive. The fuel that drives this outstanding care is the exhaustive research by top researchers recruited from around the world who join forces within Winship. Their discoveries in cancer cell biology, genetics, drugs, radiation science, surgery, and other research realms result in the availability of the best treatments today, and in the infrastructure for therapies of the future. Winship investigators conducted over 250 therapeutic clinical trials and enrolled more than 700 patients in 2017. Winship has the largest unit in Georgia for phase I clinical trials, which are important to introducing new therapies against cancer. Winship works with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (Georgia Core) to partner with community-based physicians to expand availability of cancer clinical trials throughout Georgia. Winship also serves patients through the Winship Cancer Network, a partnership with community hospitals enhancing access to research and treatment. Winship is one of 30 inaugural U.S. cancer centers selected as a Lead Academic Participating Site for the NCI's National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN). The NCTN serves as the NCI's primary infrastructure to conduct phase II and II clinical trials. Winship has 450 faculty and received $85.7 million in research funding reported in 2016, with $38.6 million from the NCI. Faculty include investigators in the schools of medicine, public health, and nursing, Emory College, Georgia Tech, and partner institutions. They collaborate with professionals from around the world and with national and state agencies, including the CDC, American Cancer Society, and Georgia Research Alliance. Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Georgia and one of only 49 in the country. What this means to Georgians is improved access to clinical trials and resources available only at designated cancer centers. This designation requires effective collaboration among interdisciplinary teams throughout Emory and other organizations in the Southeast and the United States. These efforts reinforce Winship’s commitment to the community and those whom it is privileged to serve.

PRINCIPAL OPPORTUNITIES There has never been a more exciting time to join the physicians, scientists, and administration in advancing Winship Cancer Institute’s mission. In the last two years, Winship surpassed two milestones that distinguish it from cancer institutes in the nation. In 2017, Winship received Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a renowned distinction held by only a few centers. In addition to providing exceptional patient care, Winship scientists and physicians conduct bench research and also study patterns, causes, and control of cancer. In short, the NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation means that a critical mass of top cancer researchers from around the world are right here at Winship. In January 2018, the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation provided Emory with a $400 million gift to be divided equally between a new Winship facility at Emory University Hospital Midtown and a new Health Sciences Research Building on Emory’s Druid Hills campus. This grant represents the largest gift Emory has received in its history. The NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation and the Woodruff Foundation $400 million gift create a historical point for Winship. Opportunities to grow the Winship mission have never been greater. Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD, FACR Executive Director, Winship Cancer Institute

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES The Executive Director of Development, Winship Cancer Institute will • drive and develop a strategic fundraising strategy in conjunction with Winship leadership; • oversee and provide guidance to frontline fundraisers and special events staff; • secure support from individuals, including grateful patients, foundations, and corporations; • build relationships and solicit potential donors and volunteers to support programs and priorities; • design and implement opportunities to steward principal, leadership, and major gift donors; • work with the Winship Advisory Board to harness their interest and support, ensuring they are staffed with the knowledge and support to invite others to join them in Winship’s mission; • ensure that the Winship Advisory Board financial goals are met and/or exceeded; • build relationships among potential donors to support programs and priorities; • visit donors and prospects asking for financial support; • identify corporate leadership opportunities, leveraging relationships to raise funds; • build relationships with faculty and leadership to assist in presenting needs to prospects; • direct events or receptions to cultivate prospects and steward donors; • develop short- and long-term goals and objectives; • develop targeted fundraising campaigns within an identified framework; • interpret faculty needs internally and externally to request clearance, determine fundraising plans, and increase support; • identify foundation support and direct grant writing and proposals; • work in tandem with physician-scientists related to support of their work; • foster relationships with faculty and leadership to identify funding opportunities and to build trust and partner to secure principal, leadership, and major gifts; • plan and direct communication methodologies and oversee the development of written materials, videos, and informational workshops; • coordinate public relations, the generation of departmental budgets and publications/proposals; • inspire, mentor, and direct a team of development professionals; and • assist in developing and interpreting priorities of the Executive Director and faculty, and represent concerns of staff to appropriate personnel. UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AND KEY COLLEAGUES Claire E. Sterk President Claire E. Sterk is the 20th President of Emory University and the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health. She began her role as President on September 1, 2016. A pioneering public health scholar, Sterk has served for the past two decades as a social scientist, academic leader, and administrator at Emory. Prior to becoming President, she was the University’s sixth Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Sterk is a globally renowned thought leader who has deepened the understanding of social and health disparities; addiction and infectious diseases, specifically HIV/AIDS; community engagement; and the importance of mentoring and empowering women leaders. She has held numerous leadership positions in professional organizations. Her academic publications include three books and more than 125 peer-reviewed articles. Her work is widely cited and has received more than 30 million dollars in external research funding. Professor Kirk Elifson, to whom she is married, is a key research partner; together they have lectured widely at universities around the world. Both in her role as President and in her previous role as Provost, Sterk has emphasized the choices and responsibilities of research universities and their real-world impact. She is a strong advocate for increased access and inclusion, and she is known for championing collaboration and innovation within the academy as well as through global external engagement—including at the local level. A native of the Netherlands, Sterk earned her PhD in sociology from Erasmus University in Rotterdam and a doctoral degree in medical anthropology from the University of Utrecht. She completed her undergraduate education at the Free University in Amsterdam.

Susan Cruse Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Susan Cruse was appointed Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at Emory University in July 2007. She leads the fundraising, alumni relations, and related activities for Emory University, its units, and affiliates to advance Emory's vision, mission, and strategic plan. Under Cruse's leadership, Emory surpassed its Campaign Emory goal, raising nearly $1.7 billion, in December 2012. Cruse has considerable experience in university development. Prior to joining Emory, she was the Assistant Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at the Johns Hopkins Institutions, Johns Hopkins Medicine, and a member of the Johns Hopkins University senior leadership team. Cruse held several development and leadership positions at University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) and at the University of California–Irvine. She also spent two years at TRW working with research universities in public-private partnerships to advance research and accelerate technology transfer. A graduate of UCLA, Cruse has written and lectured extensively on a variety of business and education topics and has been published in the Journal of Engineering Education. She has served on several not-for-profit boards, including the National Science Foundation’s Corporate and Foundation Alliance Board.

Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD, FACR Executive Director, Winship Cancer Institute Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD, FACR, is the Executive Director of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the state of Georgia. He also serves as the Lawrence W. Davis Professor and Chairman in Emory's Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Curran has been a principal investigator on many National Cancer Institute (NCI) grants and is considered an international expert in the management of patients with locally advanced lung cancer and malignant brain tumors. He currently serves as a group chairman and a principal investigator of NRG Oncology, the largest of the five National Cancer Institute-funded clinical trials network group. Dr. Curran is the first and only radiation oncologist to serve as a director of a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. He is the only individual currently serving as director of an NCI-designated cancer center and as group chairman of an NCI-supported cancer cooperative group. He was named a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and Chair in Cancer Research in 2013. Dr. Curran is a Fellow and Gold Medal Recipient (2016) in the American College of Radiology. He serves as a board member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and as a standing member of NCI's Clinical Trials Advisory Committee. He serves as a member of the external scientific advisory committees of two NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers (Moffitt Cancer Center and Siteman CC at Washington University) and two developing cancer centers (University of Florida and Stevenson CC at University of Oklahoma). He was ranked among the top 10 principal investigators in terms of overall NCI funding in 2013 and among the leading twenty investigators in terms of overall NIH funding as principal investigator in 2014. Before joining Emory, Dr. Curran was Professor and Chairman of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and Clinical Director of Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center. Education. Dr. Curran graduated with honors from Dartmouth College, received his MD degree from the Medical College of Georgia, and is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist. Curran completed his residency in the Department of Radiation Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and his internship in internal medicine at Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia.

Melissa S. Childress, MBA Vice President of Cancer Services Melissa S. Childress, MBA is Vice President of Cancer Services at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Childress is responsible for helping to drive coordinated cancer services along with hospital and clinic leadership across multiple hospitals within with the goal to have a Winship clinical care model that is consistent and seamless, as well as patient and family-focused, and research driven for all types of cancer across all locations. Childress has served as Associate Executive Director for Business Development at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. During her tenure at The Ohio State University, she played a key role in launching the James Cancer Network and creating the global medicine office that facilitated patients from more than two- dozen foreign countries. She was also responsible for overseeing faculty recruitment activities for the cancer program. Childress received her MBA in Entrepreneurship from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. Kimberly F. Kerstann, PhD Senior Director for Research Administration Kimberly F. Kerstann, PhD, serves as the Senior Director for Research Administration at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. She serves as a member of the Winship senior leadership team to ensure the coordination and implementation of trans-disciplinary and collaborative research programs. In her role as Senior Director for Research Administration, Dr. Kerstann is responsible for the oversight of research administration and the shared resources of Winship under the direction of the Executive Director. She is responsible for the overall management of the Cancer Center Support Grant, which provides the Winship Cancer Institute with its NCI-designation. She was appointed to the role of Associate Director for Research Administration by Dr. Curran in October 2009 upon reorganization of the Winship Cancer Institute administrative team. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Kerstann served as the Director of Research Projects for the Winship Cancer Institute. In this role she worked closely with faculty to develop biomarker driven protocols and research initiatives. With over a decade of experience in conducting biomedical research, particularly in the field of genetic epidemiology, she brings a depth of knowledge in the conduct of research, in addition to project and data management to the administrative team. Dr. Kerstann's time as a medical liaison for a major pharmaceutical company had allowed her to develop the business acumen necessary for an effective administrator. Dr. Kerstann earned her PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology from Emory University in 2003. Dr. Kerstann then completed Postdoctoral Fellowships, specializing in genetic epidemiology, at the National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Cancer Institute from 2003- 2007.

Mary Ann Sprinkle Vice President for Development Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Mary Ann Sprinkle serves as the Vice President for Development for the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center at Emory University, a position she has held since August 1, 2017. In this role, Sprinkle provides leadership and strategic direction for the Woodruff Health Sciences Center and its tripartite mission of education, research, and patient care, including Emory University School of Medicine, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Rollins School of Public Health, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Winship Cancer Institute, and Emory Healthcare. Prior to the appointment at Emory University, Sprinkle served as the Associate Vice President for Advancement/Chief Development Officer at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida for more than a decade. In that role, she oversaw the comprehensive teams responsible for fundraising, alumni/ae relations, grateful patient initiatives, and special events for the University of Miami Health System and the Miller School of Medicine. The Miller School of Medicine raised more than $1 billion for Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami. This campaign successfully finished with a total of $1.6 billion in support for the University of Miami and, combined with the initial Momentum Campaign, raised a total of $3B during the tenure of President Donna E. Shalala. Additionally, Sprinkle served as Assistant Vice President for Medical Development and Alumni Relations for the Miller School of Medicine, Director of Development for the National Parkinson Foundation, and Managing Director of Development for Florida Grand Opera. Prior to her fourteen years in Florida, Sprinkle's fundraising career was largely in the Pacific Northwest. Among her professional affiliations, Sprinkle has been active with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), serving in several regional and national leadership roles; the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), where she has served as speaker and facilitator at national conferences. In addition to graduating summa cum laude from Stephens College, in Columbia, Missouri, with a B.A. in Psychology, Sprinkle holds an M.S. in Counseling from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND QUALITIES The successful candidate for the position of Executive Director of Development, Winship Cancer Institute should have • proven leadership, management, and organizational skills as well as experience in designing and executing comprehensive fundraising processes and procedures; • experience working in a comprehensive campaign setting, including a strong track record of raising principal, leadership, and major gifts from individuals and training other MGOs to do the same; • the personal energy, enthusiasm, and drive to set and achieve ambitious goals; • extensive experience working with senior fundraising volunteers; • the charisma, cultural sensitivity, and communication skills necessary to be an effective representative of Emory University and a liaison to its highly successful alumni and grateful patient base; • a collegial, collaborative, and accessible leadership style, well suited to management in a complex university setting; • the creativity, energy, and political savvy needed to introduce and champion new ideas; and • an ability and willingness to travel frequently and oversee numerous evening and weekend events. A Bachelor’s degree is required for this position as is a minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in complex development programs, preferably within higher education or a health care non-profit institution or cancer center/institute. A Master’s degree is preferred.

SALARY & BENEFITS Emory University offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

LOCATION Emory's main campus, selected by The Best Colleges as one of the top ten "most amazing college campuses," is located in the historic, suburban Atlanta neighborhood of Druid Hills. Emory's main campus covers more than 600 acres. Students, faculty, staff and visitors enjoy a peaceful, pedestrian-friendly environment, with easy proximity to one of the nation's fastest- growing metropolitan areas. The campus features a thoughtful balance of buildings and green space. Peavine Creek, a branch of the historic Peachtree Creek, winds through maples, oaks, magnolias, pines and dogwoods that grace the gently rolling hills. The Haygood-Hopkins Memorial Gateway marks the main entrance from Druid Hills, a gracious, park-like residential area designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The original campus plan is the work of Beaux-Arts architect Henry Hornbostel. Other noted architects who have designed buildings include John C. Portman and Michael Graves.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Emory University is committed to maintaining an environment that is free of unlawful harassment and discrimination. Pursuant to the University’s commitment to a fair and open campus environment and in accordance with federal law, Emory cannot and will not tolerate discrimination against or harassment of any individual or group based on race, color, religion, or ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran’s status, or any factor that is a prohibited consideration under applicable law. Emory University welcomes and promotes an open and genuinely diverse environment.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Before submitting your materials, please read them over for accuracy. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the successful candidate has been selected. To nominate a candidate, please contact Angelique Grant: [email protected].

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