OFIC Welcomes Hallie Gallagher as Vice President for Regional Development, Northeast, Southeast Ohio

Experienced philanthropic leader to focus on deepening OFIC’s relationships across Northeast and Southeast Ohio

The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC), a non-profit organization that represents 33 independent colleges and universities enrolling over 80,000 students across the state of Ohio, today announces the appointment of Hallie Gallagher as the Vice President for Regional Development, Northeast and Southeast Ohio. 

“We welcome Hallie and look forward to working with her as she develops relationships with corporations and foundations in Northeast and Southeast Ohio. She’s an outstanding professional with years of philanthropic experience in Northeast Ohio,” said Bill Spiker, OFIC President.  

OFIC seeks scholarship and other forms of support which benefit its private, independent colleges and universities. OFIC also builds talent pipeline connections helping Ohio businesses find student interns and bachelor degreed employees. 

Gallagher recently served Cleveland Central Catholic High School as Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Affairs. Prior to that she worked at the Hospice of the Western Reserve and three of OFIC’s 33-member campuses, Oberlin College, John Carroll University, and Notre Dame College.

“I am so excited to build on the legacy of support and meet new partners to benefit OFIC and its students. Helping secure funding to make the dream of a bachelor’s degree come true is a thrill for me personally and professionally,” said Gallagher.  

A graduate of Canisius College in Buffalo, Gallagher holds her bachelor’s degree in Communications. She will join Lori Burrows, Vice President for Regional Development for Central and Western Ohio. OFIC receives over $1.7 million in support from all of Northeast Ohio each year toward its annual campaign which last year exceeded $4.7 million.  

OFIC Board Chair Randy Marker noted, “Hallie will complement the OFIC team and I know she will do a remarkable job on behalf of the nearly 80,000 students that call our campuses home for their academic pursuits.” OFIC has just over seven decades of success and since 1950 has distributed over $157 million to its member campuses with $52.5 million funding 26,800 scholarships supporting Ohio students with financial need. 

“Our graduation rates outpace the publics for all students, but in particular our graduates of color finish in four years at a rate of 21 percentage points ahead of students of color attending Ohio’s publicly funded campuses,” shared OFIC President Spiker. “With nearly $2 Billion of annual economic impact, along with producing 20,000 grads each year, the campuses of OFIC, their presidents, faculty and staff make a tremendous and lasting impact on Ohio’s economy,” Spiker continued.  

For more information, visit www.ofic.org.