Edie Sweeterman

Edie Sweeterman currently serves as associate foundation relations officer for Foundation Relations. In this role, she initiates, develops and coordinates fundraising approaches to secure gifts, grants and donations from foundations to support university priorities. In addition, she maintains a pool of foundation prospects, both locally and nationally, to generate support for university priorities to meet or exceed established fundraising goals and responsibilities.

Edie began working at Kent State University in December of 2021 and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications from Wittenberg University.

Edie's favorite thing about Kent State is the way in which the university lives its mission every day - “We transform lives and communities through the power of discovery, learning and creative expression in an inclusive environment.”