Posts Tagged ‘Jeanne Brodeur’
Debra Thorburn Ashton, Planned Giving Pioneer
Deb’s energy and outlook were as unflagging and enthusiastic as anyone I’ve ever met. Once we began to work together, I also found out about her wall-rattling super-charged laugh as well!
Read MoreThe Money Room: “Pledging” Begins at WGBH
John Kerr: Jeanne Brodeur called the phone company and bagged a dedicated and easy-to-remember phone number for us — 492-1111.
Read MoreThe Money Room: How I Got Back to ‘GBH
John Kerr: We selected a large, sturdy golf umbrella with a wooden handle. Our brilliant new Yale-trained Design Director Chris Pullman and his colleagues Doug Scott, Gene Mackles and others helped make it distinctive with its blue, green and white panels and WGBH’s new drop-shadowed logo.
Read MoreJeanne Brodeur, 58, pioneering fundraiser
From QuickNooz Deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of former ’GBHer Jeanne Brodeur, who passed away Mon, 10/19 in California, where she served as VP for Development at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Jeanne started at WGBH in the 1970s right out of college, and worked in the Development department until 1980. She…
Read MoreDevelopment Memories (1970s-80s)
From Lo Hartnett This is the Development Department in the spring of 1979 taken in the palacial offices of the 110 Western Avenue garage. The mad money-raisers are: Standing – Susan Ballough, Nancy England, Katie (Murphy) Fisher, Jo Madden, John D. Carver, Debby (Thorburn) Ashton, Sam Tyler, Michael Newton. On the desk – Lo Hartnett,…
Read MoreA Call to ‘GBH/Emerson alums
From Jeanne Brodeur I’ve just taken over as VP for Institutional Advancement at Emerson College and it occurs to me that there may be other WGBH alums who are also alums of Emerson (I know there is a huge BU contingent). I’d love to invite Emerson/WGBH alums to get in touch with me. Phone 617-824-8533…
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