Office of Advancement welcomes new staff members
Over the summer, the Office of Advancement was joined by three new staff members, who are already deeply engaged with the important
work of fundraising, donor recognition, and event planning at UNCSA.
In June, we welcomed Joseph Proud as Director of Development. He came to UNCSA from the University of Idaho, where he served as Assistant Director
of Development and Donor Experience Officer. An accomplished saxophonist, he also
served as an Adjunct Saxophone Instructor at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston,
Idaho. Originally from Connecticut, Joseph received his doctorate of musical arts
in saxophone from the University of Alabama, his master's in saxophone performance
from Columbus State University, and his bachelor's in music from Central Connecticut
State University. Joseph is married to Teodora Pejašinović Proud, who recently joined
the School of Music as Assistant Professor of Oboe. Together, they perform as prize-winning
chamber group The Proud Duo.
Bridget Werner joined the office in early July as Annual Giving Program Manager. With seven years of human service experience, including most recently serving as the
Director of Program Development with Family Abuse Services of Alamance County and
then the Director of Communications with Guilford County Partnership for Children,
she understands the importance of being an effective and collaborative communicator
to relationship-build and create positive change to reach goals. Originally from Northern
Virginia, Bridget is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and received her
master's in Women's and Gender Studies from UNC Greensboro.
And earlier in August, we were pleased to announce Eric Peck as our new Special Events Manager. Eric is co-owner of Radar Brewing Company in Winston-Salem, and previously served
in management roles at Foothills Brewing and New York's Brooklyn Brewing, all of which
gave him extensive experience in event planning, budgeting, staffing, and other skills
essential to planning and executing high-level events. He also has experience as an
actor and writer, and received his B.F.A. in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College.
We are delighted to welcome these new team members as we work to better facilitate
philanthropy and elevate UNCSA.