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Shawn Lyons ’81
Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Shawn graduated from Centre in 1981 with a B.S. in Biology and a Kentucky Secondary Teaching Certificate. He joined the College's Admission staff immediately after graduation. He served in several administrative positions over the next decade, including Director of Development from 1985-1990. Shawn returned to Centre in his present position in September 2001. In the interim, he served as the chief development officer at Washington College (MD) and the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence and as President of the Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation. Shawn is married to the former Amy Hynden '83 and they have 4 children. When he's not asking for gifts to Centre, he can usually be found at hockey, soccer, basketball or quick recall practices and games.
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Doug Draut
Director of Leadership Gifts
Doug Draut earned his B.A. degree from Eastern Kentucky University and his M.A. from Webster University in St. Louis. He has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and sales, and development. He is a native Kentuckian and joined the Centre staff in 2005, with a focus on leadership and major giving. His family consists of his wife Maureen (Illinois State University), two daughters (Alexis and Hannah), and dog Shadow, his only son. Doug enjoys spending time with his family, being involved at church, volunteering, and baseball.
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Mary Beth Turner Neiser ’98
Director of Leadership Gifts and The Parent Fund
Mary Beth graduated from Centre in 1998. A history major, she returned to her alma mater in 2006 as Director of Annual Giving. In 2009, Mary Beth accepted a new position at the College as Director of Leadership Gifts and the Parent Fund. Before returning to Centre, Mary Beth worked in fundraising and development at the University of Rochester, where her husband, Jason Neiser '99, completed his Ph D. Jason is now a professor of physics at Centre. Jason, Mary Beth, and their daughter, Kara, live in Danville.
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Jacky Thomas '02
Director of Annual Giving
Jacky graduated from Centre in 2002 with a B.A. in English and history, and she completed her master’s degree in higher education administration at the University of Kentucky in 2008. Prior to accepting the position of Director of Annual Giving in September 2009, Jacky served as the Director of Alumni Affairs for six years. She also helped to direct the College’s strategic planning efforts as Planning Associate. Before returning to Centre in 2003, Jacky served as the Associate Director of the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association.
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James Barnard
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
James grew up in England and moved to Kentucky in October 2008. James attended Lancaster University in the North West of England, where he was a student caller on the Phonathon team and worked in the Residence Life Office after graduation. It was at Lancaster that he met his future wife, Allison, a Transylvania student studying abroad. They married in 2008 and live with their dog, Griffyn, in Lexington. James’ primary responsibilities include coordinating the annual phonathon, overseeing the senior class gift campaign, and assisting with the day to day operations of the annual fund. Whenever they can, James and his wife like to return to England to visit family and friends.
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Vickie Glidewell
Assistant to the Director of Annual Giving
A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, Vickie began working at Centre in 1997. She worked as Division III secretary and as communications assistant before joining the development staff in 2001.
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Mary Kay Godbey
Manager of Advancement Information Systems
Mary Kay began working at Centre in 1992. In charge of the database that keeps the Development office running, Mary Kay manages geographic reports, mailing data, and the annual fund summaries. She is also one of the driving forces behind the annual Donor Report. In her free time, Mary Kay enjoys going to the lake, her two dogs, and arguing with the vast number of Duke fans in the office about UK basketball.
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Lori Burke
Assistant Manager, Alumni/Development Information Systems
Boyle County native Lori began working at Centre in 1997. She helped transition Centre’s development office to Millennium software in 1999, and she has attended classes to implement the new software. Alumni contact Lori to change their addresses and to obtain alumni lists.
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