Resume

• 2016

  37th. Annual National Conference on Law and Higher Education

  Higher Education Continuing Legal Education

  Stetson University College of Law

  Juris Doctor

  The West Virginia State Bar

  CFRE Certification

  CFRE International

• 2014

  Experimental Aircraft Association

  Member

  Council of Undergraduate Research

  The West Virginia State Bar Association

  Council for Advancement and Support of Education

  American Bar Association

  Member of the Real Estate and Trust & Estate Planning Committee

  Former Board of Director

  Florida Aviation Business Association

  Member

  Association of Fundraising Professionals

  Lawyer Pilot Bar Association

  University of Baltimore Alumni Association

• 2013

  Intellectual Property Continuing Legal Education

  Florida Bar Association Intellectual Property Symposium

• 2012

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Assisted in the establishment the University’s Office of Corporate Relations and Government Affairs. The purpose of the office was to create a new partnerships with industry and governmental units.

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Fairmont State University

  Fairmont

  WV

  Taught the following courses for their School of Business and Economics: Personal Finance

  Trust and Estate Planning

  Analyzing Financial Statements

  Business Law I

  Business Law II

  Introduction to Business

  International Business

  Investments

  Principles of Banking

  Bank Management

  Micro-Economics

  and Financial Literacy

  Adjunct Professor

• 2007

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Bethany College

  Fairmont State University

  As part of a $75 million capital campaign

  I built a Director of Development major/planned gifts portfolio comprised of donors/prospects

  including individual

  corporate

  and foundation donors across the United States where I secured a $2 million gift to name a signature academic building.

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• 2006

  Private Practice Attorney

  Bethany

  West Virginia

  Reporting to the president

  I serve on the cabinet for the College and provide counsel on all areas of campus administration. As Vice President of Advancement and Alumni Relations

  I prepared the institution for increasing fundraising and campaign preparation by instituting best practices for maximum fundraising productivity. I created a comprehensive advancement team whose focus is to increase philanthropy from alumni

  non-alumni

  corporate

  and foundation constituents

  while ensuring purposeful donor engagement and stewardship strategies were deployed to ensure continued philanthropic engagement

  Vice President of Advancement and Alumni Relations

  Bethany College

  Private Practice Attorney

• 2005

  Fifth Third Bank

  Fifth Third Bank

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Daytona Beach

  Florida Area

  I was appointed by the President of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to serve as interim Vice President for Development where I engaged donors and traveled with the President to make cultivation

  solicitation

  and stewardship visits. I also represented the University's philanthropy division to the Board of Trustees

  including making presentations at its regular meetings. I also led the division's efforts to raise over $10 million.

  Interim Vice President of Devlopment

• 2001

  Huntington National Bank

  Huntington National Bank

• 1999

  WesBanco

  WesBanco

  Senior Executive Director of Philanthropy

  I was appointed by the President of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to serve as the leader of the university’s fundraising division. In this role I designed and implemented fundraising initiatives

  including building campaigns to fund academic buildings for the university’s 11 distinct colleges

  as well as its athletic divisions

  across the university’s three campuses where over $22 million in donations were secured. I was able to solicit and secure a multi-million donation for a marquee research building. I led a team of approximately thirty individuals (including 8 front-line fundraisers across two campuses) covering the day-to-day operations of the annual fund

  major giving

  donor relations

  and database administration departments.

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• 1994

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  Law

  Mediator - Maryland Attorney General Consumer Protection Division

  University of Baltimore School of Law

• 1992

  Attended Schwabisch Gmund Germany Campus

  Study abroad

  University of Maryland University College

• 1990

  German

  English

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

  International Business/Finance

  Phi Eta Sigma

  Frostburg State University

• Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP-Global)

  Member

  Board Member

  Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce

  Member

  The Pittsburgh Business Exchange (PBX)

  Member

  Council for Advancement and Support of Education

  Brooke -Hancock Regional Broadband Task Force

  Wealth Management

  Leadership Development

  Higher Education

  Private Banking

  Research

  Nonprofit Management

  Estate Planning

  Event Planning

  Nonprofits

  Event Management

  Management

  Community Outreach

  Fundraising

  Program Development

  Grant Writing

  Strategic Communications

  Proposal Writing

  Public Relations

  Philanthropy

  Public Speaking

  Lambert

  J.D.

  CFRE

  Chris