Theresa Shubeck has over four decades of professional philanthropic experience helping nonprofit organizations advance their missions, develop and execute strategies, raise critical funds, and train leaders.  She has counseled nearly 250 institutions of all types, including social service, education, healthcare, faith-based, and the arts.

Theresa’s background in consulting and institutional positions includes capital campaigns, pre-campaign studies, advancement program assessments, board development, planned giving and executive search.   During a 12-year tenure at the University level Theresa was involved in every area of student recruitment, alumni relations and development. Also on the institutional side, she held leadership roles for a Manhattan independent school and a social service agency in New Jersey.  Theresa received the 2008 Robert J. Smythe Outstanding Professional Fundraiser Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals-New Jersey Chapter (AFP-NJ), nominated for conducting a successful debt-reduction campaign.

Theresa received a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College in English and Psychology, a Master of Letters from Drew University, and has completed additional graduate study in English literature. Her publications include her Master’s thesis Sweet Dreams: Robert Frost’s Search for Self; “For Donors Who Have Everything,” The Major Gift Difference for CASE Currents; and a variety of articles for The Monitor, published by the Diocese of Trenton.

Theresa’s current and former board service spans social service, faith-based, education and cultural organizations and she has presented at seminars for prospective adoptive parents through FTIA (Families Thru International Adoption). Her daughter Claire Xian is currently a student at Tufts University School of Medicine.