Associate Director of Communications for Annual Giving and Stewardship About 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. Contact Information Workstation 3086-4 rfentress@uchicago.edu Recent News More news Student Profile: Namuka Ishii, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., May 02, 2024 Student Profile: Carrie Collins, MPP Class of 2024 Tue., April 30, 2024 Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM Driving Policy Innovation in the Social Sector in India: Lunch Conversation with Luis Miranda Tue., May 07, 2024 | 12:30 PM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center), Room 2112 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States