Thomas University Names Jenny Dell VP for Advancement
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Thomas University is proud to announce the appointment of Jenny Dell as Vice President for Advancement. In this role, Dell will lead strategic initiatives in development, marketing, and alumni relations. Dell brings 25 years of experience in fundraising, communications, and higher education. She is owner of EvaLouie Creative and has served over 50 nonprofit and small business clients across Georgia with strategic planning, development, grant writing, and design solutions over the last six years.
“We are very excited to welcome Jenny to our team at Thomas University,” says University President Kurt Stringfellow. “Our advancement mission—creating the opportunity to renew the human spirit through higher education—is grounded in meaningful relationship building, and Jenny brings both the experience and vision to strengthen and expand that work. Her leadership will be integral to shaping TU’s future while deepening our ties to the community.”
Dell has also led the Southern Regional Technical College Foundation as Director and served five years as Executive Director of Alumni & Constituent Engagement at Brenau University, a small 4-year liberal arts college in Northeast Georgia. Most notably, she recently wrote a $1.8 million grant awarded to the Moultrie-Colquitt County Parks & Recreation Authority and served on the advancement leadership team during Brenau’s $40M capital campaign which focused on student housing, healthcare and nursing expansions, a women’s leadership initiative, and growth of the University’s endowment.
“I believe that educational institutions change the trajectory of both individuals and entire communities,” Dell says. “I have been watching TU’s evolution since my family moved to Thomas County in 2016, and I am excited to join the team at this transformational point in the University’s story. Thomasville and our surrounding counties are beyond lucky to have TU in our backyard, and I’m eager to share the University’s impact with friends, alumni, leaders, and changemakers all across our region.”
Dell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a Public Relations focus from the University of Georgia and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Brenau University. She also holds a Certificate in Higher Education Leadership from Kennesaw State University. Dell has served on the boards of Southern Regional Technical College, South Georgia Ballet, Thomasville Humane Society, and the Brenau Alumni Association, and her marketing work has earned five Platinum recognitions at the American Association of Marketing Professionals’ Hermes Creative Awards.
A Marietta, Ga. native, Jenny now lives in Boston, Ga. with her husband, Clay, and children, Lilly and Parker.
