New leaders across VCU
VCU welcomes new leadersLast week, VCU announced the hiring of Marti Heil as our new vice president for development and alumni relations. She will join VCU this fall from the Indiana University Foundation, where she directed several capital campaigns that each exceeded $1 billion goals. Under her leadership, Indiana University, in 2010, was named first among public universities for overall fundraising results.
Marti is part of a nationally prominent leadership team lighting up VCU on the national map.
In recent weeks, we also brought aboard the inaugural director of the Institute for Contemporary Art. Lisa Freiman, Ph.D., will be joining VCU from the Indianapolis Museum of Art beginning July 1, and will also serve as a faculty member in the School of the Arts.
Freiman is an internationally respected curator and leader in the field of contemporary art. During her 10 years in Indianapolis, she exemplified how a smart, dynamic contemporary art program can energize and revitalize a city. She has also helped raise more than $10 million to support contemporary exhibitions, programs, collection development, scholarships and other initiatives.
John B. Adams, who has had a distinguished 40-year career in advertising and serves as chairman of The Martin Agency, has taken on the role of chairman of the VCU Brandcenter’s Board of Directors. Adams will help provide a plan to take the Brandcenter to the next level in educating top talent for agencies, clients and brands around the world.
In his time as an executive leader at Martin, he was at the helm of the agency’s most robust growth period, winning clients including GEICO, Walmart, Pizza Hut and Discover Card, among others. Adams was featured on the cover of Adweek in 2010, when The Martin Agency was named U.S. Agency of the Year.
William E. King has been named VCU’s new ombudsperson, effective Aug. 1. He brings more than 25 years of experience to VCU and joins us from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Please join me in welcoming each of these new leaders to VCU.
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