Dale Hagadone hired as director of annual giving

University of Hawaiʻi
Contact:
Margot Schrire, (808) 956-6774
Director of Communications, UH Foundation
Posted: May 9, 2011

Dale Hagadone, UH Foundation Director of Annual Giving
Dale Hagadone, UH Foundation Director of Annual Giving
HONOLULU - The University of Hawai‘i Foundation is pleased to announce that Dale Hagadone has been hired as the director of annual giving. In this position she will lead the annual giving team which collectively raised more than $1.5 million last year to support University of Hawai‘i students, faculty and programs statewide. As director, Hagadone will manage the design, strategy and implementation of comprehensive campaigns that involve the student call center, direct and electronic mail for each campus and college within the University of Hawai‘i system.  

Hagadone comes to the Foundation after more than 25 years managing Hawaiian Airlines’ call center/reservations department. Her most recent position at Hawaiian Airlines was senior director of reservations where in addition to her other responsibilities she executed the transition plan that resulted in a successful reservations call center in the Philippines. Hagadone obtained her BS with a major in travel industry management from Hawai‘i Pacific University.
 
“Dale is a strategic and effective professional with extensive experience managing staff and projects,” said Donna Vuchinich, president and CEO, UH Foundation. “We are very happy to have her onboard to help us raise much needed private support for Hawai‘i’s university.”
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The University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai‘i System. Our mission is to unite our donors’ passions with the University of Hawai‘i’s aspirations to benefit the people of Hawai‘i and beyond. We do this by raising private philanthropic support, managing private investments and nurturing donor and alumni relationships. www.uhfoundation.org