Lindsey Gale

Professional Focus

• Nearly 25 years’ experience in social impact, including professional roles in major gift fundraising, annual giving, and donor relations and stewardship
• Additional experience in executive search, consulting, and human resources
• Works primarily with not-for-profit organizations, higher education institutions and academic medical centers
• Highly skilled in relationship building, strategy development, communications, and project management

Business Expertise

• Executive Search Consultant at Boyden Boston and Fundraising Consultant with Trek Advancement LLC, Lexington, KY
• Director of Donor Relations at Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, a non-profit focused on women’s leadership, Dublin, OH; promoted from Advancement Officer role
• Assistant Director of Development, Stewardship Reporting at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; prior role as Assistant Director of Development, Annual Giving
• Director of Donor Relations at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH; promoted from Assistant Director of Special Giving
• Special Gift Officer at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
• Associate Director of Major Gifts at Ohio Wesleyan University
• Relationship Banker Candidate - Management Trainee and Human Resources Generalist at Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH

Sector Expertise

• Social Impact
• Education
• Not-for-Profit
• Healthcare
• Human Resources

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business and psychology from Ohio Wesleyan University

Affiliations & Awards

• Board Member and Strategy and Quality Committee Member, Marion Palace Theatre
• Top 10% Fundraiser and Cyclist, Pelotonia
• Member, Communications Committee, Marion Women's Club
• Ambassador, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute