Pitt-Bradford Names New Executive Director of Institutional Advancement

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has named Jill Ballard as its new executive director of institutional advancement and managing director of the Bradford Educational Foundation.

Ballard comes to Pitt-Bradford from the Jamestown (N.Y.) Community College Foundation, where she had been the director of development for six years, overseeing the foundation’s capital campaign and annual fund, among other duties.

Prior to that, she served as the director of scholarships and endowments for St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, N.Y., where she had also been the associate director of annual giving.

Ballard began her position Sept. 13 and reports to Pitt-Bradford’s president, Dr. Livingston Alexander. She will also be a member of the President’s Cabinet.

“Jill Ballard is an excellent choice to continue the outstanding record of accomplishment established by Karen Buchheit,” said Dr. Livingston Alexander, president of Pitt-Bradford. “Ms. Ballard brings knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to the position.”

Ballard said, “Institutional advancement and the university’s leadership have done an excellent job over the years building relationships and growing giving for Pitt-Bradford. It is my hope to build from this foundation and continue to build solid relationships with our benefactors.”

Ballard holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Bonaventure University. She serves as secretary of the Olean (N.Y.) YMCA Board of Managers. She and her husband, Jay, live in Hinsdale, N.Y. with their children Evelyn, 8, and Jacob, 4, two horses and a Dalmatian.