Guy W. Adams

Our firm is pleased to announce the appointment of Guy W. Adams to our team of advancement consultants, effective July 18, 2005. Most recently, Guy served as Vice President for Development for Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, Kentucky, for 11 years. He has more than 20 years experience in institutional advancement. From 1994 until joining our firm, Guy led a highly successful development program at Lindsey Wilson College. In the fall of 2003, under his leadership, the College began soliciting gifts for "Changing Lives," its first comprehensive campaign with a goal to raise $33 million. In just 22 months of active solicitation, more than $30 million or 91 percent of the campaign goal was raised. During his tenure, Lindsey Wilson College gift income increased by 288%, an ongoing major gifts program was established, and total donors increased by 121%.

Prior to joining Gonser Gerber Tinker Stuhr, he served as Director of Development for Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, North Carolina and as Vice President for Development at Mary Holmes College, West Point, Mississippi, a historically Black college. Mr. Adams also served as Assistant Director of Resource Development at Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Irving, Texas, and as Assistant Director of Development at Christian Appalachian Project (CAP), Lancaster, Kentucky. At MADD, his responsibilities included corporate and foundation relations, cause-related marketing, and serving as advisor to more than 400 MADD chapters on fundraising initiatives. He conceived Project Red Ribbon. At CAP, he was responsible for a direct mail campaign of 22 million pieces annually, produced in-house, and a donor base of 1.2 million.

Mr. Adams received a B.A. degree in public relations from Berea College, Berea, Kentucky. He has extensive additional training in campaigns, major gifts, stewardship, and annual giving.

As a consultant with GGTS, Guy will serve client institutions with needs in strengthening advancement programs, capital campaigns, major gifts, annual giving, Board development, utilization of volunteers, endowment and gift planning programs, public relations, communications, and strategic planning.

Mr. Adams currently serves as Chair of the Second Century Club of Berea College.