The College of the Holy Cross welcomes Greta Morgan as its new Director of Development. Formerly the Executive Director, Leadership and Campaign Initiatives at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Greta enters this role with over two decades of experience in annual giving, planned giving, major gifts, and campaign planning. Prior positions include Planned Giving Consultant, Director, Planned Giving, and Acting Executive Director, Campaign Planning and Major Gifts at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Associate Director, University Planned Giving and Director of Annual Giving, Graduate School of Education at Harvard University; Senior Research Analyst at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Development Associate at Environmental Careers Organization. She holds a B.A. from Wheaton College and an M.B.A. from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.
As Director of Development, Greta will be a key member of the senior management team. Reporting directly to Vice President of Advancement Tracy Barlok, Greta will partner closely with Tracy in strategy development and execution. Greta will provide leadership in the area of comprehensive giving and solicitation strategies as the College’s $400 million campaign, Become More | Campaign for the Future of Holy Cross, continues its successful trajectory. She will be responsible for leading a staff of 20, which are comprised of the Leadership Giving, Parent Leadership Giving, Holy Cross Fund, and Crusader Athletics Fund teams.
Founded in 1843 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the College of the Holy Cross is among the nation’s leading liberal arts institutions. A highly selective, four-year, exclusively undergraduate college of 2,900 students, Holy Cross is renowned for offering a rigorous, personalized education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. The College recently entered the public phase of its comprehensive campaign, Become More | Campaign for the Future of Holy Cross. With four years remaining and already more than $250 million committed, Become More is designed to expand and strengthen every dimension of the College’s core strengths, and in turn, prepare students for lives of purpose and passion.