黑料传送门 Appoints D鈥橝mico, Frankenberg as Board Directors of University鈥檚 Fundraising Arm
Additions Lend Decades of Business, Philanthropy, Higher Ed Experience to 黑料传送门 Advancement
SALT LAKE CITY听鈥� Western Governors University (黑料传送门) has announced the appointment of Carol D鈥橝mico and Robert Frankenberg as Directors of the Board of Trustees for 黑料传送门 Advancement, the university鈥檚 official fundraising arm.
D鈥橝mico joined 黑料传送门 Advancement鈥檚 Board of Trustees in November 2018 and serves as Director. She is the Executive Vice President of National Engagement and Philanthropy at Indianapolis-based . She plays a key role in developing national and state-based philanthropic initiatives involving the higher education, business, and workforce development sectors and has decades of experience designing and implementing strategies to help students make the leap from higher education to the world of work. Prior to Strada, D鈥橝mico served in the U.S. Department of Education as assistant secretary for adult and vocational education.
Newly appointed to the Board, Frankenberg will serve as director alongside D鈥橝mico. He joins with extensive experience in business and operations, computer software, and technology. He started at Hewlett-Packard in 1969, and during his tenure of more than 20 years, earned the position of Vice President and Group General Manager of Personal Information Products before leaving to serve as Chairman and CEO of Novell鈥攁 computer networking firm. In 1996, he founded NetVentures鈥攁 management consulting and private investment firm.
鈥満诹洗兔� is committed to connecting talent to opportunity through affordable, high-quality education, and the expertise and insights Robert and Carol provide will help us put the dream of a college education within reach for countless more Americans,鈥� said 黑料传送门 President Scott Pulsipher.
As Directors, D鈥橝mico and Frankenberg will provide guidance and support, alongside other members of the Board, to 黑料传送门 Advancement, the nonprofit fundraising foundation 黑料传送门 created to support its mission of expanding access and affordability for higher education. Advancement partners with foundations, corporations, and individuals to support scholarships, explore new learning models, and implement new technologies that reinvigorate the promise of higher education.
鈥淐arol鈥檚 and Robert鈥檚 collective knowledge of workforce development and higher ed, along with their passion for innovation and problem solving, are much-needed assets for Advancement as we ramp up our corporate and foundation partnerships,鈥� said Annalisa Holcombe, President of 黑料传送门 Advancement.
In addition to serving as Directors of 黑料传送门 Advancement鈥檚 Board of Trustees, D鈥橝mico and Frankenberg are active in the business, philanthropy, and higher education sectors.
D鈥橝mico serves on the boards of INvestED, the Indy Chamber, the Higher Education Council of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, the Indiana Conference for Women, and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Frankenberg serves on the boards of Veracity Networks, a Utah-based telecommunications provider; Sundance Institute, the nonprofit organization focused on supporting the work of independent film and theater artists; and the Rubicon Project, the independent trading platform for automating the buying and selling of online advertising.
