James Kenny

James Kenny currently serves as Assistant Vice President for Development, Schools and Units, and Director of Leadership Giving at Yale University since November 2018. Previous experience includes roles such as Director of Major and Planned Giving and Associate Director of College Advancement at Wheaton College Massachusetts from May 2013 to October 2018, and Director of Major Gifts at Norwich University for a brief period in 2012. James also held significant positions at Ohio Wesleyan University, including Director of Development and Interim Vice President for University Relations, and at Denison University as a Development Officer and Assistant Director of the Annual Fund in various capacities. Earlier career roles include Area Coordinator at The College of Wooster, Resident Director at the University of Maryland, Graduate Hall Director at Colorado State University, and Assistant Director of Student Activities at Amherst College. James holds an M.S. in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University and a B.A. in History and Political Science from Castleton University.