Gloria Sanders Email Address

Director of Estate and Planned Giving and Senior Development Officer for Major Gifts

Meharry Medical College, founded in 1876, is the nation's largest, private, independent historically black academic health center dedicated solely to educating minority and other health professionals. True to its heritage, it is a United Methodist Church affiliated institution. The College is particularly well known for its uniquely nurturing, highly effective educational programs; emerging preeminence in health disparities research; culturally sensitive, evidence-based health services and significant contribution to the diversity of the nation's health professions workforce. Diverse Issues in Higher Education's ranking of institutions annually lists Meharry as a leading national educator of African Americans with M.D. and D.D.S. degrees and Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences.

Philanthropy/Fundraising - 10 & 1/2 years. Re established the Estate & Planned Giving Program for Meharry Medical College. Managed the program with annual increases of new donors and gifts for the last 3 years. Excelled in higher education programs in Executive Leadership Certificate from Vanderbilt Owens Graduate School and a Certified Financial Planning Certificate from Belmont University Higher Education. Executive Sales Representive - 17 and 1/2 years Sanofi-Aventis District Sales Trainer - Train new Sales Representative on various products, business acumen for territory management, data analyis, customer centricity. CEO of Etiquette Essentials, Forever- teach professionalism in the work environment/social events, customer relations, conflict resolution, telephone and dining etiquette Founder of The Reading and Math Program- work with children that have problems with reading, math, prep for school test, ACT test, etc. Specialties: Sales in metropolitan and rural areas, diverse training in dfferent disease states, crossfunctional communications, territory management and teamwork.