December 9, 2002
Contact: Paul Baker (509-963-1493/fax 509-963-2301/e-mail: bakerp@cwu.edu)
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - Christine McDermott, associate director of
athletics at the University of British Columbia, has accepted the
position of senior director of development at Central Washington
University, effective Jan. 6, 2003, said Paul Baker, CWU vice president
for university relations.
“We look forward to Christine’s arrival and her role as an integral
member of the university relations and development team,” Baker said.
McDermott says her major gift fund-raising efforts have been
rewarding. She has structured complex gifts of up to $3.5 million.
Prior to her arrival at UBC in 1999, the department of athletics raised
$100,000 per year. Since then, McDermott has been responsible for more
than $1 million yearly in philanthropic support to athletics.
“I am honored to be chosen for this incredible opportunity,” McDermott
said. “I’m really optimistic about the community support and
involvement that will make investment at Central a success and a
priority. I am excited and look forward to be part of such an
outstanding team that is in place to facilitate university development.”
McDermott’s professional experience includes higher education and
non-profit fund raising, sales and marketing, and she is licensed to
practice law in Washington and Oregon. She earned her bachelor’s
degrees in psychology at the University of British Columbia and her law
degree at the University of Kansas.
