Wesley Ellison Stewart Joins Senior Administration at Boston College
August 09, 2018 | Boston College Athletics
California native will lead the Eagles’ development efforts
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass - Wesley Ellison Stewart has been hired as Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Director of Development for Athletics at Boston College, it was announced today by Martin Jarmond, the William V. Campbell Director of Athletics and Beth McDermott, Vice President for Development.  Ellison Stewart will officially start in her new role on September 4.
Ellison Stewart comes to Boston College from the University of Texas, where she served as the assistant athletics director for leadership giving within the Longhorn Foundation.  In this role, she was responsible for leading the overall strategy for key development initiatives within Texas Athletics.  From campaign feasibility efforts, developing and executing campaign strategies, and helping to transition the culture from one of transactional fundraising to one focused on philanthropy, Ellison Stewart has played a key role as an individual fundraiser and team leader.  Prior to her time in Austin, Ellison Stewart worked in Athletics Development at the University of Michigan, elevating to the role of the Director of Development for the Western States region. Â
"From the recent opening of the completely donor-funded Fish Field House, the inaugural season at the Harrington Athletics Village, and expansive improvements throughout our athletics department, Wesley joins our team at an exciting time for Boston College Athletics," Jarmond said.  "She possesses a distinguished fundraising background at both Texas and Michigan and will be relied upon to continue our transformational growth at the Heights."
"I'm thrilled to welcome Wesley to Boston College. Her energy will be a great addition to our Advancement efforts, and the insights she's gained from having worked in some of the country's leading Athletics programs will be invaluable," McDermott said. "I'm very much looking forward to working with Wesley as she and her team build on recent fundraising momentum for Athletics and work with our alumni, parents, and friends to garner even greater levels of support for BC's student-athletes."
Ellison Stewart began her career at the University of Virginia as an academic advisor for athletics before moving to the academic side to serve as the assistant director for marketing and recruiting for UVA's McIntire School of Commerce.
"It is a privilege to serve the Boston College community through supporting the holistic experience of our student-athletes," said Ellison Stewart. "With the positive culture that Athletics Director, Martin Jarmond and Vice President for Development, Beth McDermott are building, I am honored to be a part of their vision. My husband Greg and I are thrilled to come up to Boston and immerse ourselves in the great tradition of the Eagles!"
A native of Portola Valley, Calif., she graduated summa cum laude in 2008 with a degree from the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan with a bachelor's in fine arts while earning Big Ten All-Academic honors as a member of the Wolverines' water polo team.  She completed her master's degree in intercollegiate athletic leadership from the University of Washington in 2009.
