Sandy Everett, Donna Decker, and Susie Oursler

The Advancement Team

        

Welcome to the Office of Advancement!  Our office is charged with an exciting variety of responsibilities, including fund-raising through various events and campaigns, alumni relations, parent relations (including oversight of the Harford Day School Parent Association commonly known as HDSPA), and community outreach. We take pride in getting to know all members of our HDS community, so please stop by and visit us anytime you're on campus.

The Office is staffed by 3 full-time Advancement professionals. Please allow us to introduce ourselves to you!

        

Donna who previously was Harford Day School's Director of Parent and Alumni Relations became the school's Director of Advancement in April of 2009. Donna has been associated with the school for over 20 years in many different capacities. As the Director of Advancement, she oversees all of the fund raising aspects of the school including The Annual Giving Campaign, The Golf Tournament, The Arts Festival, and the Capital Campaign...Building Today. Ensuring Tomorrow. The Office of Advancement also works with the Parent Association to coordinate their fund raising efforts. Parent and Alumni Relations are another important component of the Office of Advancement. Donna's two children Stephen and Natalie are graduates of Harford Day. Donna graduated from Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina with a B.S. in Business Management.

Sandy has worked in advancement at Harford Day School for over 11 years. Often times, you'll find Sandy happily interacting with students and checking to make sure they are having a good day. Alums often come back to visit her year after year. In the advancement office, Sandy is responsible for managing the database, gift processing, and making sure donors are thanked in a very timely manner. Sandy is also instrumental in organizing the annual golf tournament and performs numerous special events duties throughout the year. Sandy has a daughter, Erin, who is a graduate of Harford Day School.

Susie Oursler is a new addition to the Advancement Office, serving as Advancement Associate. A parent of 2 current HDS students (Betsy, Class of 2014 and Tommy, Class of 2011) and 2 alums (Kerry, Class of 2006 and Emily, Class of 2008), Susie has served as a Trustee and active volunteer in chairing the annual Fine Arts Festival and more recently, the Artist-In-Residency program with Stephen Parlato. Susie also coordinates the Girl Scout troops here at Harford Day. She holds a BS in Nursing from the University of Maryland, and worked for 9 years as a nurse manager at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. She is also an active volunteer with Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, the Girl Scouts, and a local garden club. Susie looks forward to bringing new ideas for parent events and fund-raising to the Advancement Office.