Brian Shell

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ABOUT BRIAN SHELL

Over twenty five years of combined experience in university administration and corporate philanthropy environments. Currently serving on the staff as Vice President, Education at the Evans Scholars Foundation. Our team has the responsibility of managing over 1,130 undergraduate university students at 24 nationally recognized universities. Prior experience includes project management at The Siffermann Group as the lead architect of national recruitment effort of a $12 million investment for Ronald McDonald House Charities and its single largest national fundraiser, which raised $25 million in 2010, supported by national McDonald\'s franchisees. Expertise developed through extensive presentation delivery at local, regional and national levels. Cross-functional field experience, including: leading the deployment of multiple nationwide programs within McDonald\'s U.S. system, working with all levels of corporate and regional management to execute strategic national fundraising initiatives. Currently the team lead within the Education group at the Evans Scholars Program, a premier national higher educational foundation, awarding 315 new scholarship recipients annually at 24 national universities, identifying and cultivating Scholar prospects, executing system-wide academic policies and leadership programming, academic/career counseling for students/young alumni and experience with tuition forecasting/budgeting.Specialties: Client relationship management, non-profit management, higher education/university administration, national program execution, cause marketing, business and philanthropic strategic alliances, program fundraising, quantitative/qualitative data analysis, presentation delivery