Laura Dewberry became the Director of the Center for Nonprofit Leadership and an Instructor in Marketing at YSU in August 2009. Mrs. Dewberry has a BSBA in Business Management from John Carroll University and an MBA from Cleveland State University. She also has many years of experience working with nonprofit organizations. She has served as a Development/Fundraising professional where she specialized in special event planning, annual appeals, strategic planning, and much more. She has worked for organizations such as The Catholic Community Foundation (formerly known as the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation) and PlayhouseSquare Foundation in Cleveland, OH. Professor Dewberry also taught Business Communications at John Carroll University. For more information on the Center for Nonprofit Leadership, you can contact Professor Dewberry at 330-941-1870 or LJDewberry@ysu.edu.