Rising Stars

Dana Raftas

Major Gifts Officer,

West Chester University Foundation

Dana Raftas is in her fifth year as a major gifts officer at the WCU Foundation. When she was hired, she was given the task of starting multiple programs — but what she wasn't given was a prospect pool to dive into to jump-start her efforts. In two years, according to Meredith A. Sossman, associate executive director of the WCU Foundation, Dana built a major-gifts prospect pool that includes more than 200 qualified donors.