Salvatore F. Polizzotto

Salvatore F. Polizzotto joined Gonser Gerber Tinker Stuhr in 1981 and was elected partner in 1984. Prior to joining the firm, he was Vice President of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin, responsible for establishing a national program of funding from foundations and corporations. Earlier, Mr. Polizzotto was Director of Development at Viterbo College, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, in charge of the College's capital campaign, annual fund, recruitment, public relations, marketing, government relations, and the Fine Arts Center. Other positions included serving as Director of College Relations at the William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago and as Director of Development at Lewis University. He taught English and Speech at St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois. Mr. Polizzotto has a B.A degree in English from St. Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota, and he completed the Urban Teacher's Preparation Program at Syracuse University.

Mr. Polizzotto's current and former clients include colleges, universities, independent schools, dioceses and archdioceses, churches, religious orders, social service organizations, hospitals, and other charitable organizations. He provides counsel in major and planned-gift programs, annual and capital campaigns, Board development, strategic planning, public relations, marketing and communications, and the utilization of volunteers. He facilitates Board retreats and provides training for volunteers on a wide variety of topics.

He has published articles in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's (CASE) Currents magazine and is a frequent speaker for regional, district, and international conferences for CASE, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, and Association of Fundraising Professionals (formerly National Society of Fundraising Executives), and Catholic Campus Ministry Association on topics relating to fund-raising and marketing. Mr. Polizzotto has been active in various professional organizations, including CASE, AFP, and AHP. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member of the Philanthropy and Development master's program at St. Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona, Minnesota.

Mr. Polizzotto was named "Fundraiser of the Year" for the NSFRE Upper Mississippi Valley Chapter in 1998. Additionally, he has served as the Co-Chair, with his wife Eileen, of the Excellence is Elementary Campaign for the Avery Coonley School in Downer's Grove, Illinois, and as the CO-Chair of the Next Step Campaign for St. Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, Minnesota. He is a former chair and member of St. Mary's University of Minnesota's Board of Trustees and a past President and former member of the National Alumni Board for St. Mary's. He also served on the congressional selection committee for the United States Military Academies for the Third Congressional District in Wisconsin.