Renae Fentress

Renae is pleased to be a part of the team at Harris as the Associate Director of Communications for Annual Giving and Stewardship. Her role focuses on developing annual fund strategies and creating written materials for donor stewardship and recognition. She is also responsible for managing general analytics and communications for the Harris Development team.

Renae’s professional career began in the field of communications consulting, where she applied her written and verbal skills to helping nonprofits flourish through effective fund development and communications strategies. From there, she spent several years in the nonprofit sector, continuing to work within the field of development and communications. She then pursued her entrepreneurial aspirations and opened her own business in the restaurant and coffee industry. After several years, this led her to become a digital marketing consultant where she helped other small businesses across the country grow by means of effective digital communications and marketing strategy.

Renae holds a B.A. in communications from Moody Bible Institute. She lives south of Chicago with her husband and three children.