EPISODE · Feb 15, 2024 · 59 MIN
174: Rhea Turteltaub, University of California, Los Angeles
from RAISE Podcast
Rhea Turteltaub is the UCLA Vice Chancellor, External Affairs. She oversees one of the nation's leading advancement organizations, a diverse and integrated department comprised of Alumni Affairs, Development, Advancement Services, Government & Community Relations, Employee & Organizational Engagement, as well as the UCLA Alumni Association, and the UCLA Foundation.Over the course of 7.5 years, Rhea led the $5.49 billion Centennial Campaign for UCLA. The Campaign concluded in December, 2019 – in the midst of UCLA’s 100th anniversary celebration. During the initiative, nearly 220,000 donors from all 50 states and 98 additional countries contributed more than 574,000 gifts, helping to shepherd another century of groundbreaking achievements in teaching, research, and service. She is now in the preparatory phase for UCLA’s next campaign.Prior to her arrival at UCLA in 1994, Rhea held leadership roles at Otis College of Art and Design and The University of Chicago, as well as campaign positions at the University of California, Berkeley, and her alma mater, Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where she served on the Board of Trustees for twelve years.
What this episode covers
On each episode of the RAISE Podcast, Brent asks guests to share the names of the mentors who have guided their path to the top. Rhea Turteltaub is one of the top five most-mentioned mentors across our 170+ RAISE Podcast guests. On this special episode of the RAISE Podcast, we learn more about the many sides of Rhea: the political science major, the student phonathon caller, the eager early fundraiser, the Philadelphian-turned-Californian, the Trinity College Trustee, the social media minimalist, the leader of UCLA’s multi-billion dollar campaign, and, of course, the mentor who has influenced the careers of countless fundraisers. Rhea and Brent explore big topics like the battle for higher ed’s reputation in the media and the disconnect between clickbait and reality. They discuss solutions to advancement’s talent pipeline and details of UCLA’s graduate internship program. And they explore the value of intercepting keyboard warrior battles by picking up the phone and asking questions, human-to-human. Tune in!
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174: Rhea Turteltaub, University of California, Los Angeles
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