Kyleigh discovered her passion for fundraising when she participated in her high school’s National Honor Society phonathon program. She then joined her university’s phonathon program and became a student worker in the Annual Giving department. In that role, she was able to see the intricacies of what goes in to running a successful program and has been in the field ever since. She has run phonathon and student engagement programs at Benedictine University and Northern Illinois University. She currently oversees Northern Illinois University's Huskie Engagement Center where she has the unique opportunity to expand the outreach of the program using various resources and technologies.