Luther College Office of Development
DRC Sponsors: Nate Ersig and Kim Bonnet
President Jenifer K. Ward announced the appointment of Mary Duvall as Vice President for Development at Luther College in April of this year. In this role, Ms. Duvall provides strategic direction for all aspects of the college's fundraising and external engagement efforts and serves as a key member of the President's cabinet. She is tasked with formulating a fundraising plan for the college that harnesses the momentum of earlier, successful campaigns. She will be visiting our club and will be sharing information and insights on her first few months as part of the Luther front office team.
Mary Duvall has 15 years of experience in non-profit management, including mission-driven fundraising for Lutheran organizations. She comes to Luther from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, Washington, where she worked since 2015. Duvall began employment at the university as Executive Director of Advancement, was promoted to Associate Vice President of Advancement in 2018, and most recently she served as Associate Vice President of University Relations. During her tenure at PLU, she managed teams that grew the institution's annual giving, built a newly integrated alumni engagement and career development team, and led the division's annual strategic planning process. She also served on a variety of cross-campus committees, including PLU’s Diversity Committee which operationalized the school’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan.
Ms. Duvall earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. She earned her Master's of Nonprofit Management degree from Hamline University in Saint Paul and a certificate of advanced leadership studies from St. Catherine’s University. She also was a recent Lutheran Educational Conference of North America Fellow, a program that provides a year-long leadership development experience organized around vocation and calling, sustainable leader development and visionary organizational leadership.
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