Dionne has 20+ years of experience securing major gifts and building transformative partnerships; she has raised over $100 million in her career. Dionne’s career highlights include creating and launching a major gifts program at the University of Pennsylvania; guiding a $1 billion capital campaign at Lehigh University; leading the first comprehensive capital campaign at the University of the Virgin Islands; and revitalizing the operations, fundraising, and programming for the Foundation for the Reichhold Center for the Arts while serving as its Executive Director. As the AVP for Inspirational Giving, she has successfully engaged regional and national collaborators, launched educational partnerships, and cultivated high-level donor relationships. Dionne has an MBA from Cornell University, an MFA in Arts Management from Brooklyn College, and a BA in Africana Studies from Vassar College.