Alysha has more than 25 years of fundraising experience in the Chicago nonprofit world. She has been a major gifts fundraiser in higher education and healthcare including DePaul University, Illinois Institute of Technology and Rush University Medical Center. In those roles, her ability to develop and maintain relationships with donors and volunteers was the key to her success. As the assistant vice president of university advancement at Dominican University, she built and oversaw the team responsible for alumni relations, development operations, and the annual fund.
As she joins the CURE Epilepsy team, Alysha looks forward to working with the dedicated volunteers and staff to build relationships, increase fundraising results and help fund more research focused on finding a cure.
Alysha graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA in Classical Civilizations and earned her MS in Public Services Management from DePaul University.