Emilie Henry

Emilie Henry

Vice President for Institutional Advancement
The Westminster Schools
Crystal Apple Winner
Speaker

Bio

As vice president for institutional advancement at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia, Emilie Henry is responsible for leading development and communications operations at one of the country's largest independent day schools. In her role, Henry has successfully merged the school's development and communications teams and streamlined processes and systems to effectively create a more strategic, performance-driven operation. From leadership development and strategic talent management to guiding every aspect of advancement operations in her 15-year career, Henry has led successful fundraising outcomes for multiple nonprofit institutions.

Henry rejoined the Westminster community in July 2013 having previously served as a major gifts officer during the school's $100 million capital campaign in 2006-08. Prior, she served as director of advancement at Trinity School in Atlanta. She has also served as director of development at the Yellowstone Association, the nonprofit arm for Yellowstone National Park and began her career as director of annual giving and special events at Families First, the largest social service agency in the southeast.

She has been active in CASE, chairing the independent schools track for CASE District III's conference in 2013 and is a frequent speaker at CASE conferences.