Marlene Dial
Vice President and Senior Consultant
Marlene brings a well-rounded and versatile background marked by success with corporate, community and educational experience to the realm of fund raising.
Serving STELLAR Clients
Marlene has been on both ends of the development and fund raising table. As the former and initial director of governmental affairs for the largest retailer in the world, she has the liaison experience of putting together many different personalities all seeking the same results with success in achieving goals. Marlene has a passion for communities seeking to further their causes for their futures. Education has played a significant role in helping Marlene achieve this venue. As a STELLAR Vice President and Senior Consultant, these past experiences and passion give Marlene a unique platform to secure the optimum resources needed for the success of a capital campaign.
A STELLAR Career
Marlene’s diverse background, experiences and flexibility brought structure and organization with vision to the organizations she has led. Marlene has lived in many different areas of the United States as an adult and used these experiences to learn local cultural norms. Each project is unique, and each community of people is unique. However, the means to accomplishment demands a format that has been tried and proven true by Stellar and Marlene. Marlene will engage the leaders in all facets of a community and bring them on board for the “cause” with enthusiasm and their financial support.
A STELLAR Foundation
Marlene has dual degrees from the University of South Carolina in Business and History and has achieved a Masters in Education with a Masters in History near completion.
Marlene is a native of Northwest Arkansas. She was one of the children who used to run into the Ben Franklin stores of Mr. Sam Walton to spend her $2 weekly allowance. She has watched four of the top Fortune 500 companies from their conception to maturity and has had the opportunity to be part of the team that spurred the growth process with Wal-Mart and Tyson Foods. J B Hunt and his family were members of the church where Marlene grew up. These billionaires were her influences in business and role models for life. The resource all of these companies had in common was that they took extra care of their associates. “There is no better resource than your people” was Mr. Sam Walton’s advice to Marlene. It is with this sense of drive and tenacity that Marlene brings capital campaigns to success. As the oldest of six children in seven years Marlene had to be born a leader for survival. This quality of determination and leadership make STELLAR, Marlene and your project the perfect fit. |
