Lynette Marshall, President and CEO
Lynette L. Marshall became president of The University of Iowa Foundation in August 2006. In her first three years at Iowa, the Foundation has experienced record performance and growth for people and programs throughout The University of Iowa. She has launched a number of initiatives, including a program to engage more UI students in philanthropy and volunteerism; efforts to involve more women in philanthropic leadership; and a strategic planning effort that will guide the Foundation in its service to the University.
A graduate of the University of Illinois and a longtime and senior fundraising professional there, Marshall earned her Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) designation from the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 1992, is a member of several national fundraising organizations, and has taught development workshops nationally and internationally.
Marshall was reared on a fifth-generation family farm near Peoria, Illinois. She and her husband, Jeffery Ford, have two children: Michael is a senior in electrical and computer engineering and mathematics at the University of Illinois, with a minor in German; and Katharine is a senior at City High School in Iowa City.
Marshall and Ford enjoy providing leadership to several community organizations in the Iowa City area. Marshall is a member of the Iowa City Noon Rotary and chairs the World Community Service Committee, is a member of the 2009 Johnson County United Way Campaign Cabinet and Women's Leadership Circle, and serves on the board of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation. Ford serves on the boards of Riverside Theatre, the Housing Fellowship, and is past chair of the board of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City. Marshall and Ford have enjoyed hosting many foreign exchange students in their home, particularly through Rotary and 4-H.