Marjorie Klein

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Biography

Ms. Marjorie Klein served as Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs and Member of the Administrative Executive Committee at Allegheny College. Marjorie Klein has more than 25 years of experience in fundraising and constituent relations. She has directly and indirectly raised over a quarter-billion dollars for two major educational institutions and contributed her expertise to thousands of donors, volunteers, non-profit organizations and employees. She recently received the Association of Fundraising Professional's Outstanding Fundraising Executive award. Marjie has been with Allegheny College since 2000, holding the positions of director of development and major gifts, associate vice president for development and alumni affairs, and vice president since 2006. As vice president, Marjie oversees all of the College's development and alumni affairs programs and is a member of president's senior staff and the college's Administrative Executive Committee. She works closely with the college president, executive vice president and trustees to formulate and execute engagement and philanthropic opportunities for the college's most promising donors. She maintains a personal portfolio of high net worth national and international constituents. Marjie is presently leading Allegheny's largest-ever comprehensive capital campaign, Our Allegheny: Our Third Century Quest, having a $200 million goal. She oversees a 35 member team of Development and Alumni Affairs professionals including Alumni Affairs, Annual Fund, Volunteer Engagement, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, Donor Relations, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Prospect Research, and Principal Gifts. Marjie completed the Harvard University Management Development Program in 2004 and holds a B.A. in Theatre and Communication Arts from Gannon University.