Cecily Craighill Director of Development of the Center for Politics Email | Bio

Cecily Craighill serves as the director of development for the Center for Politics. She oversees the relationship and engagement program for supporters of the Center and coordinates efforts with the University's central development team to raise funds and steward donors.

Prior to joining the Center in September 2008, Cecily spent nearly seven years at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, most recently as a senior associate director for Alumni Affairs & Annual Giving, where her responsibilities were to manage the Regional Programs team, raise leadership gifts for the Wharton Annual Fund, and work with the Alumni Association Board of Directors and the global alumni clubs network. Cecily's past experience also includes executive search consulting, IT marketing and communications, and independent school administration. She graduated from Davidson College with a B.A. in English and received a master's degree in the humanities from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.

Cecily is an active volunteer, serving on the boards of the Koresh Dance Company, an international dance troupe based in Philadelphia, and GirlPower2Cure, a foundation for Rett Syndrome awareness. She has held various leadership roles within her church and alumni organizations.

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