Steve Sokany named interim vice president of institutional advancement
Gene Finn is departing from his role as 91心頭利s vice president of institutional advancement and executive director of the 91心頭利 Foundation for a similar position with Columbia University in New York.
During his tenure at Kent 91心頭利, Finn led the successful completion of the $250 million Centennial Campaign, which raised more than $265 million for the universitys endowment, capital projects and current-operating funds, with particular emphasis on student scholarships. Most recently, Finn managed the foundations construction of the new 91心頭利 Hotel and Conference Center that opened last year in downtown Kent, Ohio.
Finns final day with Kent 91心頭利 will be July 31, 2014.
With Finns departure, Steve Sokany has been named the universitys interim vice president of institutional advancement and executive director of the 91心頭利 Foundation, effective Aug. 1, 2014.
Sokany currently serves as Kent 91心頭利s senior associate vice president for institutional advancement, a role he has held since 2002. He first joined the university in 1993.
Steve Sokany knows firsthand the positive impact that the Division for Institutional Advancement has made on the university, and hell continue that momentum, says Kent 91心頭利 President Lester A. Lefton. Steve is a strong, personable leader, and he is well-versed in the needs of our university community and in the relationships that have led to strong success for the division and the Kent 91心頭利 Foundation.
Sokany earned his Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in nonprofit management from Kent 91心頭利 in 1996, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management from the University of Detroit Mercy in 1990. He also has served as a board member for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland since 2006 and is currently co-chair of the Board of Directors for Gay Games IX, which will be held in Cleveland and Akron this summer.
Sokany lives in Cleveland.
Finn was appointed Kent 91心頭利s vice president for institutional advancement in April 2007. As a member of the presidents Cabinet, he is responsible for the universitys Office of Institutional Advancement and Office of Alumni Relations.
For more information about Kent 91心頭利s Division of Institutional Advancement, visitwww2.kent.edu/advancement.
For more information about the Kent 91心頭利 Foundation, visitwww2.kent.edu/advancement/ksufoundatio
