Heather White to Lead Pace Academy's Advancement Office

Pace Academy is pleased to announce that Heather White has joined its administrative team as director of Advancement. In this position, White oversees all of Pace Academy’s fundraising efforts, including capital campaigns, the school’s $1-million Annual Fund and the Georgia Private School Tax Credit program.

White served as the school’s major gifts officer from November 2011 until July of this year, and during that time, was instrumental in the success of Pace Academy’s $32-million Aim High campaign for a new Upper School. The campaign met its goal in April 2013, and construction on the new facility is underway.

"Heather White has made a tremendous impact on the Pace community during her tenure here," says Head of School Fred Assaf. "Her leadership of the Aim High campaign was outstanding, and she brings nearly 20 years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit administration to her new role. I am confident that the Advancement Office is in incredibly capable hands."

A native of Overland Park, Kan., White majored in art history and political science at Stephens College in Columbia, Mo. She completed the Jane Addams Fellowship at the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy and went on to earn her M.P.A. at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Prior to working at Pace, White served for six years as senior director of Development for CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. She spent three years as executive director of the Learning Makes a Difference Foundation and lived for a summer in Warsaw, Poland, consulting for the Center for the Development of Philanthropy. White also has worked as a campaign manager for Coxe Curry & Associates and is currently vice-chair of the Board at The Cathedral Preschool.

"I am looking forward to my new role," says White. "The Pace Advancement Office is positioned for continued success, and I am thrilled to be leading our team."