Lili Gresham

Age: 29
Director of corporate relations and planned giving, adjunct faculty member, Charleston Southern University
• Develops relationships between business and community leaders to help provide scholarship resources for students who are in financial need. Works with the Legacy Society, a group of individuals who have CSU in their estate plans, to ensure the gifts they leave after they pass will go to the causes they desire. Also teaches Public Speaking 101.

Community involvement
• Rotary Club – Summerville.
• Greater Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce.
• Alumni board at Charleston Southern University.
• Association of Fundraising Professionals, board chairwoman for scholarships.

What made you select your chosen profession? Once a person has earned a college degree, it is something that can never be taken away. It is a privilege to work with the community to help offer financial support to help make a college education a reality for those in need. I feel like I am changing lives daily.

What is your professional goal? “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say ‘I used everything you gave me.’ ” — Erma Bombeck

What is the best career advice you’ve ever been given? My mom always said, “Be whatever you want to be, but strive to be the top person in that field.”

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