Mr. Robert Stoddard
Vice President for Development and Relations
Mr. Robert Stoddard was appointed Vice President for
Development effective July 1, 1999. Mr. Stoddard has a B. A. in religion
from The College of Wooster and a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological
Seminary. He has served as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church
(USA) and has been a professional fundraiser since 1973 for the Church as
well as in the fields of historic and environmental preservation, performing
arts, YMCAs, community development in Egypt, and higher education. He previously
served Beirut University College as Director of Development for North America
from 1979-1988. Most recently he was Senior Vice President for MacIntyre
Associates, a campaign management firm in Wilmington. He has been a member
of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education and the National
Society of Fund Raising Executives.
Mr. Stoddard organized and co-founded Grand Opera
House, Inc., (Delaware’s Center for the Performing Arts), The League of
Historic American Theatres, Inc., and the Peace Meal program for persons
with HIV/AIDS. He is a member of West Presbyterian Church in Wilmington
where he sings in the choir.
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