General | July 11, 2016

PHILADELPHIA – Brian Quinn, who has over 15 years of successful fundraising experience, has been named the Senior Director of Athletic Development at La Salle University, it was announced today.
 
Quinn arrives at 20^th and Olney after serving the previous six-and-a-half years as an Associate Director of Development at West Chester University. He cultivated a donor portfolio of 175, making over 1,000 personal visits locally and throughout the United States. Quinn worked closely with the Dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs to raise funds for a new building.
 
"I'm excited to be here," Quinn said. "La Salle has a long, proud athletic tradition and I look forward to working with everyone to help our coaches have the resources to win championships and make NCAA tournament berths."
 
"Brian's experience has proven that he can raise funds under challenging circumstances and he understands collegiate athletics from his success as a student-athlete at Penn," Interim Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw said.
 
He has a wealth of experience in the political realm, helping to raise over $50 million in his career, beginning as the co-founder and partner of the American Fund Raising Group. One of his most notable clients was the Rendell for Governor campaign, which raised $35 million in one year. He also raised significant money for the Onorato for Country Executive campaign, the Rendell Inaugural Committee campaign and the Friends of Markell campaign for the Delaware State Treasurer re-election.
 
"Brian comes to La Salle with an impressive resume in both non-profit and political fundraising," Assistant Vice President for Development Rich Van Fossen said. "He'll be an asset to our fundraising team."
 
As the president and founder of Brian Quinn, LLC, he was the lead fundraiser for the Markell for Delaware and Rick Taylor for State Rep (PA-151) campaigns. The fundraising for the Markell for Delaware campaign raised over $4 million in one year.
 
Quinn's first winning client as a new consultant was La Salle graduate Mike Stack. He helped Stack win the State Senate seat in 2000.
 
Quinn graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 with a bachelor of arts in history. He was an All-Ivy baseball player for the Quakers, and twice earned all-EIBL recognition as a pitcher. Quinn was a member of Penn's EIBL and Ivy League titles in 1989 and 1990.