Press Release
For Immediate Release
October 10, 2006
Contact: Kim Cook
(972) 906-7441
www.iaam.org
Jill M. Dotts, CFRE Named Director of IAAM Foundation
Coppell, TX—TThe International Association of Assembly Managers Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jill Dotts, CFRE to the position of Foundation and Fund Development Director for the IAAM Foundation.
Ms. Dotts comes to the IAAM Foundation from the position of Director of Capital Campaigns for the Central Florida YMCA in Orlando, FL. She has served as Director, Office of Development and Alumni Affairs for the College of Medicine, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, as well as Executive Director of the Florida Literacy Coalition. She holds a B.S. from Columbia College and an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix.
“The IAAM Foundation will play an increasingly important role in support of the public venue management industry as we build upon the exceptional support of the Foundation’s current donors, as those who will join us in the future. I look forward to helping lead the Foundation to new heights,” said Dotts.
“Jill comes to us with solid credentials, having recently been responsible for a number of successful campaigns that have raised dollars similar to what we are planning to raise in the next several years,” said Joan LeMahieu, the IAAM Foundation Board of Trustees Chair for 2006-2007. “We are delighted to have Jill join our team.”
In 2005 the IAAM Foundation was one of over thirty five organizations requesting educational grants from the Department of Homeland Security. This restricted grant has funded the unique preparedness programs for the public assembly industry, whose venues the Department has labeled as potential terrorist targets. In addition, the IAAM Foundation continues to fund numerous education and professional development programs for the public assembly management profession.
The IAAM Foundation was established in 1982 as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization and has granted more than $2,450,000 for a variety of educational programs, professional development efforts and research projects for public assembly facility management professionals. The mission of the Foundation is to fund: 1) Educational programs and services for the public assembly facility management industry, educators, business, government and the general public. 2) Development and implementation of educational courses and programs that will meet the desires of the public assembly facility industry. 3) Development and use of technical and managerial information in the profession. 4) Research to identify trends and issues which influence the industry.
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