As the Gaillard Center’s Vice President for Charitable Giving and as Vice President of the Rivers Performance Hall Foundation, Elizabeth contributes her skills as a former development consultant and regional philanthropy officer with fifteen years of experience in charitable giving. In her career, Elizabeth has helped generate revenue of more than $500M, earning a reputation among her colleagues as the “program builder.”

Before joining the Foundation, Elizabeth assessed organizational readiness, developed strategy, and implemented campaigns and programs for nonprofit institutions in the education, arts, and human services sectors as a vice president for Graham-Pelton.

At the start of her career, Elizabeth served sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students as a teacher of history in the metro Atlanta area and in the upstate region of South Carolina. Elizabeth is a past chair of Clemson University’s Women’s Alumni Council.