Jane Parker

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Biography

Ms. Jane Parker served as President, Foundation & Vice President for Development, University at Auburn University. Prior to her appointment at Auburn, Parker served as the executive vice president and managing director of development for the Arizona State University Foundation. As executive vice president, she led development, operations and services teams of more than 80 people in all facets of major-gift and annual-giving fundraising. During her tenure with the ASU Foundation, her leadership duties also included service as acting president, and senior vice president and chief operating officer. She spent the majority of her higher education career at Emory University, serving 37 years in positions leading up to vice president for operations of its Office of Development and Alumni Relations, where she managed the infrastructure of the university's central administrative unit of 220 employees. She previously served in positions in the Emory School of Law, which included senior assistant dean for administration, director of admissions and director of academic services. Originally from Ohio, Parker received her bachelor's in English from Georgia State University. She has attended Harvard University's Graduate School of Education Management Development Program, and has completed graduate coursework in Organizational Development and Strategic Planning in the Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business.