Steve Jerina is a lifelong fundraising professional with over a decade of experience in philanthropy, fundraising, higher education and nonprofits, currently serving as a Director of Development with Rollins College in greater Orlando, Florida. In his current role, he focuses on major and planned gifts throughout the western US. Prior to this work, he was with the Omaha Community Foundation, Doane University, and United Way of the Midlands. His extensive experience encompasses the breadth of planned giving, major gifts, annual giving, donor advised funds, private foundations, corporate giving, and collective giving with philanthropists from all walks of life.
Growing up in small town Nebraska and attending a liberal arts college, Steve learned immediately the value of community, relationships, and giving back. He is currently on the board for the Central Florida chapter of Charitable Gift Planners, serving as the Programs Co-Chair, Crave of Central Florida, and serves as the Governance Chair of the HOPE Foundation in Nebraska, helping provide financial assistance to cancer patients and their families. Steve has also served on governance or advisory boards for Young Nonprofit Professionals of Greater Omaha, Business Ethics Alliance, and Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation, and has been a member of the Omaha Venture Group and Pay it Forward Fund giving circles.
Steve received his MPA with a concentration in nonprofit management from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and his BA in history and political science from Doane University. He is also a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy from the American College of Financial Services and a 21/64 Certified Advisor.