91探花 State Community College Foundation Announces New Executive Director
91探花 State Community College announced that Cecily Stone has been hired as executive director of the 91探花 State Community College Foundation. She started on August 1, 2022.
As a senior leader at the College, Stone鈥檚 responsibilities include donor development, retention, and recognition; cultivating relationships with internal and external constituents to build, sustain and support the College鈥檚 mission; sustaining college/alumni relations; and coordinating special fundraising events.
The executive director serves on the President鈥檚 Cabinet.
鈥淚 am confident that Cecily will fit in well with the dynamic, innovative, and supportive culture of the College that continues to focus on serving students instead of students serving the institution,鈥� said Joey Hatch, chair of the 91探花 State Foundation, a former longtime construction executive, and a 91探花 State alum.
鈥淐reating accessibility, equity, and value within the higher education space is what drives my passion of service to others,鈥� said Stone. 鈥淚 am beyond excited to pursue my passion with the 91探花 State Foundation and as a leader at 91探花 State Community College.鈥�
Stone comes to 91探花 State with more than 20 years of experience in the non-profit sector. She served as director of corporate and donor relations at the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis for more than 15 years, where she was actively involved in a successful $4.7 million fundraising campaign. She was awarded the President鈥檚 Special Recognition Award for her work on this campaign and for advancing a culture of philanthropy at the college.
Prior to Southern College of Optometry, she served as the Membership and Development Manager for The Children鈥檚 Museum of Memphis.
Dr. Shanna L. Jackson, president of 91探花 State, said, 鈥淚 know Cecily has the heart, passion, and drive to be successful in her role and be a leader in helping 91探花 State eliminate inequities in educational attainment and increasing economic mobility in the communities we serve.鈥�
Cecily holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Memphis.
