A graduate has come home from the nation’s capital to serve as director of alumni development at FPU.
Morgan Schlesselman (BA ’20) started work September 3, 2024. The Dinuba native and graduate of Immanuel High School, Reedley, is happy to be back. “After three years in Washington, D.C., I am ecstatic to return to the Valley and Fresno Pacific—a place that has been so formative in my life. I look forward to working in Christian higher education, deepening connections and serving the wonderful Fresno Pacific alumni,” she said.
Liz Garvin, vice president for advancement and executive director of the FPU Foundation, is just as enthusiastic. “The Advancement Office is thrilled to have Morgan back at FPU! We know she will keep our Sunbirds posted on all the FPU is up to,” she said.
In Washington, Schlesselman served as regional and later national director of Young Women for America, part of Concerned Women for America, a Christian nonprofit. She also worked on staff for a former Valley Congressman.
Now Schlesselman looks forward to reconnecting with alumni and the Mennonite Brethren community. “Growing up in an MB church, attending a MB high school and Fresno Pacific for undergrad, I have formed many cherished relationships. I know that FPU alumni make up countless roles in professions and ministries that I will have the privilege of highlighting,” she said. “As a student, professors and staff poured into my academic, professional and personal life.”
While earning her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice at FPU, and being awarded both junior and senior highest honors, Schlesselman worked for two years in the University Marketing and Communication Office as events assistant. After graduation, she earned a Master of Arts in Public Policy from Liberty University, where she received an Outstanding Graduate Award.
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