Two Fund-Raisers Join Embry-Riddle Team

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Two Fund-Raising Pros Join Embry-Riddle Team

Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 11, 2007 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has added two seasoned professionals to its fund-raising team – Bernadine Douglas and Christopher Lambert.

Bernadine Douglas joins the university as assistant vice president for institutional advancement. She comes from the University of Central Florida, where, as director of development, she led all fund-raising and alumni programs for the Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences, now the UCF Medical School. During her six years at UCF, she managed annual fund programs, created a corporate engagement model for the university, and developed special events to identify and inform donors of major gifts.

At Embry-Riddle, Douglas assists the vice president of institutional advancement in preparing and implementing development programs. She directs the major gifts programs, formulates and implements strategic development objectives and operating plans, and establishes revenue targets.

“Bernadine brings a strong work ethic and understanding of how to work successfully in a complex organization,” said Dan Montplaisir, vice president of institutional advancement. “We welcome the contribution she will make in expanding our ability and capacity for major gift fund raising.”

Christopher Lambert joins the university as director of development. An experienced estate and trust planning attorney, he was previously vice president of private banking and wealth management at Fifth-Third Bank in Morgantown, W.V., where he oversaw commercial and personal loans and deposits, and investment and trust accounts for one of the bank’s regions. Before that, he managed trusts, estate planning, and investments for three other banks in Maryland and West Virginia.

At Embry-Riddle, Lambert works with the development staff and university leadership to identify and cultivate donors and solicit annual fund and major gift donations from alumni, other individuals, and corporations in support of the university.

“Chris brings a strong professionalism and background in building relationships with those who want to make a difference with their investments,” Montplaisir said. “He will focus on the Daytona Beach campus’s funding priorities and work closely with the College of Business as it moves into a new 14,000-square-foot facility.”

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. The university educates more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through its Worldwide Campus at more than 130 centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.