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David is a past president of the South Carolina Planned Giving Council and in 2013, he was recognized as the 2013 Fundraising Professional of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Lowcountry Chapter.
David was born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC and his roots are tied to NC State. His father, an electrical engineer, attended "State College." David received a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University and a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University. In addition, he has a Master of Arts in Counseling from Columbia International University.
Devan was born and raised in Raleigh. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and her Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University. Devan also has a Master of Arts in Psychology from UNC Wilmington.
Devan is a member of the North Carolina Planned Giving Council and the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners.
Katherine was raised in Raleigh, NC and earned both her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree and Master of Accounting degree from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Katherine is a member of the Wake County Estate Planning Council, the North Carolina Planned Giving Council, and the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners.
Mary Elizabeth Brake, a 1991 graduate of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State, joined the Office of Gift Planning in 2013. As the Assistant Director she reports to the Executive Director of Gift Planning and works with colleagues across the university, donors and external partners to implement planned gifts to the university and serves as the liaison for life-income gifts (charitable gift annuities and trusts). She also coordinates marketing for the office and administers estates.
From 2005 until 2013, she worked in the Office of Advancement for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences supporting their research and extension fundraising efforts and its planned giving program. Before joining the university, she produced weekly and monthly reports covering gaming, healthcare and environmental legislation at the state level for Legislate, A Washington Post Company.
She is a member of the North Carolina Planned Giving Council, and the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners.
A native of Winston-Salem, NC, Mary Elizabeth has lived in Raleigh for over twenty-five years with her husband Robert, also a NC State graduate.
Shawana joined the Office of Gift Planning as an Administrative Support Specialist in February 2019, after over 8 years of health care administration. In this role she will support both the Office of Gift Planning and the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations.
Her professional work experience includes supporting direct patient care staff, healthcare physicians, and corporate executive leadership.
Shawana was born and raised in Wilson County, NC. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Communications and her Bachelor of Arts in English from East Carolina University.