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Chris Marshall On Creating Meaningful Alumni Engagement - Re-Broadcast

Chris Marshall On Creating Meaningful Alumni Engagement - Re-Broadcast

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About the Episode

Join us this  summer as we re-visit some of the best episodes of the first half of 2023. This week, we are re-visiting an episode with Chris Marshall - Founder and CRO of Chris Marshall Advancement Consulting (SMAC).

We’re pleased to welcome Chris Marshall to the show this week. Chris is the Founder and CEO of Chris Marshall Advancement Consulting (CMAC). Chris shares his unique story of getting into this field of work, and incredible perspectives for why this work is crucial for institutions to do well, both for themselves and their students.

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People in this episode

Host

Dustin Ramsdell is a leading content creator and influencer in the Higher EdTech space, and the host of Higher Ed Geek.

Interviewee

Chris Marshall

Chris Marshall is a senior higher education advancement professional with 20 years of alumni engagement and fundraising experience. He spent twelve years leading alumni engagement programs at two top-ranked national research universities – Lehigh University and Cornell University. Chris has five years of experience serving as an alumni relations consultant at one of the top philanthropic consulting practices in the United States - Grenzebach Glier and Associates (GG+A) where he served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director. While at GG+A, Chris led the Alumni Relations practice area and served as a consultant to over 100 clients around the world.

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