Laura Grace Alexander (Director of Development)
lgalexander@genevaschool.org
407-332-6363 ext. 217
Laura Grace Alexander began leading the school’s fund raising efforts as director of development in June 2011. Although new to this position, she has been involved with The Geneva School since its inception, helping found the school in 1992 and serving on its board of governors for sixteen years, two of those as vice chairman. She also served as the school’s first headmaster in 1997–98 and joined the faculty in 2010, teaching 10th grade English literature. Prior to her Geneva involvement, Miss Alexander served as vice president of development for Ligonier Ministries in Lake Mary, Florida. Additionally, she has served as a trustee for the Greater Orlando Leadership Foundation and as a member of the National Society of Fundraising Executives. Miss Alexander earned a B.A. in English Literature at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She also holds an M.A. in Theological Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida, and has completed doctoral coursework towards a D.Phil. in History at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England.
Katie Deatherage (Assistant Director of Development)
kideatherage@genevaschool.org
407-332-6363 ext. 217
Katie Deatherage has served on The Geneva School’s development team since the fall of 2010 and currently serves as the Assistant Director of Development. She brings to the position a wealth of fundraising experience having served as a development officer at Rollins College for seven years. While at Rollins, Mrs. Deatherage’s work focused on three distinct areas of development: Rollins’ Annual Fund, athletic fundraising, and major gift solicitation. Additionally, she has augmented her practical fundraising with significant coursework through C.A.S.E. (Council for the Advancement and Support for Education) and Indiana Univeristy’s School of Philanthropy. Mrs. Deatherage holds a B.A. in English Literature from Furman University in Greenville, SC, where she continues to serve as a class agent, providing volunteer solicitation work for the school’s Annual Fund. Katie and her husband Clay have one child at The Geneva School.
Kelley Jain (Development Data Coordinator)
kajain@genevaschool.org
407-332-6363 ext. 214
Kelley Jain joined the school in 2007 as the development coordinator, maintaining the donor database, coordinating the annual fund solicitation and stewardship programs, and serving as the primary alumni contact. Prior to Geneva, she worked for the Florida Literacy Coalition as the Education and Training Coordinator. Mrs. Jain has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Virginia, a B.S. in Horticulture from Virginia Tech, and a Master’s degree in Public Horticulture from the University of Delaware.