Wesley Ellison Stewart

Wesley Ellison Stewart serves as the Senior Associate Vice President for Development at the University of Oregon, where she leads comprehensive fundraising for all schools and units, central development programs, and regional philanthropy. With 17 years of experience as a national leader in successful higher education and athletics fundraising, advancing women in the industry, and creating inclusive and diverse workplaces. She has successfully served in previous roles at the University of Texas, University of Michigan, and University of Virginia. She also consults with university advancement & collegiate athletics departments to build infrastructure and training programs that promote inclusive, positive, and supportive organizational cultures. She graduated summa cum laude in 2008 with a degree in fine arts from the University of Michigan while earning Big Ten All-Academic honors as a member of the Wolverines’ water polo team. She completed her master’s degree in intercollegiate athletic leadership from the University of Washington in 2009.