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Bryant Group Selected for Vice Chancellor for Advancement Search for the University of Washington Tacoma

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group has been selected to recruit the next vice chancellor for advancement for the University of Washington Tacoma. Sarah Hempen, vice president of search, is spearheading the assignment for the search firm.

The vice chancellor for advancement will be responsible for the oversight and implementation of all advancement activities on the UW Tacoma campus including marketing & communications, major gifts and advancement services.

“I look forward to recruiting a visionary leader to build and guide our philanthropic efforts, working closely together to represent University of Washington Tacoma in the community,” said Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange, chancellor at University of Washington Tacoma. “We are looking for a strategic visionary who has the experience and skills to expand our philanthropic efforts and guide our advancement team in an integrated advancement model,” said Ali Modarres, Ph.D., search committee chair, assistant chancellor for community partnerships, and dean of urban studies.

Reporting jointly to the chancellor of UW Tacoma and the UW vice president for development, the vice chancellor is an integral member of the chancellor’s executive leadership team. The successful candidate will work closely with internal and external constituents in the community, have a proven track record of effective team leadership, campaign planning and major gift fundraising. The vice chancellor will inspire a talented and accomplished team to successfully grow a comprehensive fundraising program.

Key qualifications include:

• Proven ability to create, guide and lead vision.
• Exhibited ability to effectively create a fundraising strategic plan and operation.
• Proven success in asking for and closing major gifts and building and maintaining long-term relationships with major donors, foundations and corporations.
• Demonstrated success in leading a strategic marketing and communications program.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team of professionals.
• Passion for making an impact in a mission-driven organization, deeply committed to the community.

Based in Tacoma, Washington, the University of Washington Tacoma is an urban-serving university in the heart of downtown Tacoma. UW Tacoma provides access to students in a way that transforms families and communities. UW Tacoma impacts and informs economic development through community-engaged students and faculty, conducts research that is of direct use to the community and region and seeks to be connected to the community’s needs and aspirations.

Advancing Great Leadership

Bryant Group, based in Irving, Texas, and with associates located across the United States, specializes in executive search and leadership consulting for higher education, healthcare and nonprofits with an emphasis on advancement leaders and other executives. In 1988, Bryant Group founder, Chris Bryant, started one of the country’s first search firms specializing in philanthropy recruitment. Now under the leadership of CEO Sally Bryant, the woman-owned firm focuses on advancing great leadership. Bryant Group has impacted more than 10,000 leaders and served more than 270+ organizations.