Munson new senior VP of development

24-year higher education veteran to lead development efforts

Joel Munson is the new senior VP of development.

Joel B. Munson has been hired as Clark College Foundation’s senior vice president of development. His first day on the job is January 11.

Munson has worked in higher education for nearly 24 years. A senior executive at various universities and colleges, Munson has led development teams that have raised approximately $1 billion in philanthropic funds. He most recently worked in the United Kingdom where he helped to build advancement programs at two major universities. Previously, Munson headed fundraising efforts at the University of Oregon.

A former television journalist before working in higher education, Munson graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in broadcasting and studied graduate intercultural communications at Barry University in Miami. He is pleased to be returning to the Pacific Northwest with his family.