Executive Vice President & Regional Director, Netzel Grigsby Associates, Inc.
Jeanne is an executive vice president with Netzel Grigsby Associates, Inc., serving San Diego,
Arizona, Nevada and San Jose. Jeanne joined the firm in 1997 following a successful 17-year
career as a nonprofit professional primarily in the San Diego area. During those years, she
served as vice president of community relations of the United Way of Santa Clara County,
executive director of the San Diego Downtown YMCA and associate executive of both the
Magdalena Ecke and the Davis/Grossmont YMCAs in San Diego.
Jeanne’s professional experiences have included managing and implementing successful
multi-million dollar capital campaigns, annual and major gift fundraising programs. She has
provided both counsel and management to a wide range of nonprofit organizations and
institutions. Jeanne has had extensive experience in board and staff development, fiscal
management, long-range strategic planning, facility and program development, marketing
and communications.
Jeanne received her Bachelor of Business Administration from National University, San Diego.
She has been an active Rotarian since 1991 and is currently a member of the San Diego Rotary
Club. She has served on several boards including the Rotary Club of Santa Clara, the
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Silicon Valley Chapter and San Diego Chapter, the
Central branch of the YMCA of Santa Clara, Notre Dame High School–San Jose, and the
Downtown YMCA Board of Directors. Jeanne has been on the faculty for extended studies at
the University of California, San Diego instructing Fundraising Basics and Processes and
Capital Campaigns and at California State University– San Marcos instructing Special Events
for Nonprofits.