Kathryn Sime, CFRE, is assistant vice chancellor for major and planned giving for the SIU

Foundation. She has previously served as senior director of gift planning and a development director for the SIU Foundation. Before joining the SIU Foundation in 2018, Kathryn served as director of advancement for Centerstone of Illinois, directing fundraising initiatives at the mental health agency for eight years. Additionally, Kathryn worked in the Chicago area as a consultant for The Alford Group and The Alford Group Executive Search and served as development director for the ELCA World Hunger Appeal of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Kathryn received a bachelor’s degree from Luther College and a master’s degree from DePaul University.