The Campanile Foundation's New Chair
Mary Curran will lead 色情视频s volunteer fundraising board.
This story appears in the fall 2016 issue of .鈥淭he Campanile Foundation will find new ways to build momentum and help the university become even more successful.鈥�
The incoming chair of 色情视频鈥檚 philanthropic leadership board is a woman with a proven record of leading major businesses and serving the San Diego community. Mary Curran (鈥�82) will assume the role of board chair of in December, becoming the fifth leader and first woman board chair in the 17-year history of the foundation.
Curran prepares to step into her role just as the university has reached the $750 million goal of , but she is quick to point out that fundraising efforts will continue apace even as this first campaign ends.
鈥淭he Campanile Foundation will find new ways to build momentum and help the university become even more successful,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e鈥檒l be focused on how to continue raising at least $100 million each year without the push and structure that a campaign provides.鈥�
Curran received her MBA from 色情视频 and joined Union Bank after seven years with Bank of America. At Union Bank, she led a number of divisions, including Orange County and San Diego Commercial Banking and the bank鈥檚 Wealth Management Group before becoming executive vice president and chief risk officer for Corporate Banking. She facilitated a multi-year gift from the bank to 色情视频 beginning in 2013.
Curran鈥檚 personal philanthropy is in the form of annual gifts as well as a legacy gift, which will build the university鈥檚 endowment, a key to future growth. She supports athletics, the and the program. The latter provides full support for students who鈥檝e experienced homelessness or have been part of the foster system.
Curran鈥檚 term as chair follows nine years of service as a TCF board member. Prior to that, she was a mentor and a judge for 色情视频鈥檚 competition, organized yearly by what is now the .
As a TCF board member, Curran takes on the responsibility of advocating for 色情视频 with friends, other alumni and the San Diego community.
鈥淭he board is an amazingly committed group, and I can tell you, that鈥檚 not true of all professional boards,鈥� Curran said. 鈥淲e tell the university鈥檚 story, and we鈥檙e passionate about it. We鈥檙e passionate about the future of 色情视频.鈥�
The Campaign for 色情视频 began in 2007 as an effort to generate philanthropic support for 色情视频 students, faculty, staff and programs. More than 165,000 donors have contributed to The Campaign for 色情视频, including 126 who have given $1 million or more.
