Melinda Phillips is a fundraising and engagement professional with more than 15 years of experience in development and alumni relations. She is currently the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Annual Giving at Vanderbilt University, where she oversees a team charged with raising current-use support across the university and increasing engagement and participation among alumni, parents, students, and friends. Previously, she oversaw annual giving volunteer efforts for Vanderbilt’s undergraduate schools and served as Director of Annual Giving for Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Melinda earned her BA from Rhodes College and her MTS from Harvard Divinity School.

Jason Sabow is the Director of Development for Parents Giving at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he oversees parent engagement and fundraising efforts across the institution. He previously ran parent programs at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and worked in athletics marketing for both higher education and the private sector. Jason holds a B.A. in Economics and Sports Management from UNC Chapel Hill.

Jozi Snowberger is the Senior Director of Parent Engagement at Elon University, where she creates and develops programs, initiatives, and volunteer experiences for Elon parents and families through the Elon University Parents Council and the Elon Family Ambassadors. In addition to over a decade in annual giving and parent programs at Elon, she previously served as the Director of Annual Giving at UNC College of Arts and Sciences. Jozi holds a BS in Sport Management from Elon University and a Certificate in Non-profit Management from Duke University.

Mary Risner is the Chief Development Officer at Westover School in Middlebury, CT, where she leads the Development and Alumnae Relations team in support of Westover School. She previously served as the Executive Director, Brown Annual Fund overseeing a $48 million Fund and Director of Class Giving and Reunion Programs at the University of Pennsylvania, where she oversaw reunion gift efforts for The Penn Fund. Her 22-year career in fundraising also includes more than a decade at Franklin & Marshall College where she served as the Director of Reunion Giving. Mary holds an M.S. in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Business Economics from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.