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Jeanne E. Schmelzer, CFRE
Executive Vice President & Regional Director

jschmelzer@netzelgrigsby.com

San Diego/Phoenix

Jeanne is executive vice president and southwest regional director with NETZEL GRIGSBY ASSOCIATES, INC., serving San Diego, Arizona and Nevada. Jeanne joined the firm in 1997, following a successful 17-year career as a nonprofit professional mostly in the San Diego area. During those years, she served as vice president of community relations of the United Way of Santa Clara County, executive director of the San Diego Downtown YMCA and associate executive of both the Magdalena Ecke and the Davis/Grossmont YMCAs in San Diego. Jeanne resides in Escondido, California with her husband.

Jeanne’s professional experiences have included directing successful capital, annual, major gift, and other fundraising campaigns. She also has had extensive responsibilities for board and staff development, fiscal management, long-range strategic planning, facility and program development, marketing and communications.

Jeanne received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from National University, San Diego. She has been an active Rotarian since 1991 and is currently a member of the San Diego Rotary Club–#33. She has served on several boards including the Rotary Club of Santa Clara, Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Central branch of the YMCA of Santa Clara, and Notre Dame High School–San Jose. Jeanne now serves on the AFP–San Diego Chapter Board of Directors, as past president and on the Downtown YMCA Board of Directors, as Chair for Board Development. For the past five years, Jeanne has been on the faculty at the University of California, extended studies, San Diego instructing Fundraising Basics and Processes and Capital Campaigns. Jeanne also instructs classes at California State San Marcos University in Non Profit Events.