Stacey Minyard is the Senior Director of Advancement Services at Eastern University. A twenty-five-year nonprofit fundraising professional, Eastern University is Stacey’s second foray into higher education. Prior positions have been in secondary education, arts and culture, and mental health. As a generalist, Minyard has managed or supported programs for membership, annual giving, prospect research and alumni engagement but her focus for the past fifteen years has been managing the behind-the-scenes work necessary for front-line fundraisers. 

At Eastern, Minyard and her staff are responsible for reporting, gift processing, gift acknowledgment, stewardship, and list management for the Advancement office and the University. Together, the team works across Eastern to engage students, alumni, family, and friends to be a part of the Eastern Community, both on campus and across the country.

Stacey is a graduate of Williams College with a bachelor’s degree in American Studies and has taken additional coursework at the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies. She lives in Northwest Philadelphia with her husband, occasionally her two young adult children, and the family dog. A frequent visitor to National Parks and a first-week viewer of Marvel movies, Stacey likes to spend her time reading and doing 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles.