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Theresa Burriss

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Director of Philanthropy & Major Gift Officer at Emory & Henry University
📍 United States

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Director of Philanthropy & Major Gift Officer
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Theresa shows up

Hard To Convince
Upfront
ROI Conscious

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Priorities

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Career

Work history

9-2025 - 5-2026
Director of Philanthropy & Major Gift Officer
Emory & Henry University
8-2023 - 9-2025
Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement & Economic Development
Emory & Henry University
7-2010 - 8-2023
Chair/Director, Appalachian Studies/Appalachian Regional & Rural Studies Center
Radford University
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Education
2000 - 2005
Ph.D.
Union Institute & University
1997 - 1999
M.S.
Radford University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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