Katie Deatherage
Katie Deatherage
Director of Advancement
BA, Furman University
My husband and I have known about The Geneva School from the beginning, supported from a distance while watching the school establish deep roots, and joined the community as parents in 2010. The evidences of God’s hand of provision upholding the school are numerous; it is an honor to be used as an instrument to help accomplish the work that he has called the school to do.
"If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea…" – Antoine de Saint Exupery
The role of the advancement office is, as its name suggests, to press an idea forward. So we want to teach everyone we meet to yearn for and understand the benefits that a Christian liberal arts education can provide to children. I love the opportunities I have to introduce new people to the school, grow our own community’s understanding and love for the mission, and increase the support that allows The Geneva School’s mission to thrive. God has called each of us to steward the resources that he has given to us—time, talent, and treasure. The Geneva School has also been called to steward the resources entrusted to it—financial and human. The joy produced from giving of my own resources and watching others do the same so that students might benefit from this education that inspires students to love beauty, think deeply, and pursue Christ's calling cannot be underestimated.
