Michael Luck Email & Phone Number

Underhill, Vermont

Maple Leaf Management Group is a full service international fund raising consulting firm for not-for- profit institutions. Michael Luck is the founder and owner.

Neptune, Nj

Meridian Health is a leader in healthcare in New Jersey. Formed in 1997 the Meridian Health System is a family of hospitals and healthcare organizations in Ocean; the K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital along with home care agencies, long-term care and assisted living facilities, ambulatory care, ambulance services and occupational health services comprise the Meridian Healthcare Family. There are 76 locations, 7600 employees and 1400 volunteers and affiliations with over 1400 physicians. Annual system revenues are over $850 million.The Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations produce philanthropy in excess of $20 million annually through multiple hospital foundation boards and a centralized professional staff of 28.Organized and led a fund raising year that was 25% over goal and 27% under budget.

Albany, Ny

The State University of New York is the largest public higher education system in the United States with 64 colleges and universities. The system has more than 2 ½ million graduates and over 415,000 students. The SUNY System ranks in the top 10 in the United States for royalties collected from inventions licensed to industry as well as the number of patents issued to the faculty. SUNY's 501(c) 3 Research Foundation with over $800 million in annual research grants and philanthropic outreach programs helps support the system's education and research programs. (Report to the Office of the Chancellor and President of the Research Foundation.)Founded the first system office for the promotion of philanthropy and alumni affairs on SUNY's 64 campuses. Planned and initiated a $1 Billion "Silent phase" of a planned $3 billion system challenge which was successfully concluded June 30, 2003 approximately 1 ½ years ahead of schedule. The $3 Billion SUNY Challenge initiated in March 16, 2004 established long range fund raising goals for the 64 campuses.

Boston, Ma

Boston’s only public urban Doctoral II Research University with 5 colleges and over 13,000 students. Approximately one third of the students are enrolled at the graduate level. The University is predominantly a non-residential campus with several internationally recognized Centers and Institutes. (Position reported to the Chancellor of the University)Served as the Chief Development and Alumni Relations Officer of the University and was principally responsible for the planning and implementation of alumni marketing strategies for the University as well as the “first” fundraising campaign in the institution’s history. Completed a $50 million UMass Boston First Campaign one year early, acquired the University’s first five endowed chairs, and more than tripled the endowment.

El Paso, Tx

A 501-bed progressive, community-owned-and-supported, state-of-the-art teaching hospital and healthcare system with over 2,000 employees and a $162 million operating budget. The hospital, affiliated with Texas Tech Medical School, El Paso Community College, and The University of Texas at El Paso, serves a multi-cultural population almost one-and-a-half million people in the Southwest U. S. and the Country of Mexico. (Reported directly to the Hospital President and CEO and the Foundation Board Chair)•Designed, implemented and successfully concluded a $50 million Campaign entitled “Legacy 2000” and increased endowment more than 200% in 3 years;

Allentown, Pa

A not-for-profit, comprehensive, multi-hospital 1133-bed Level I Trauma Center and chief clinical campus of the Penn State University College of Medicine, employing over 4000. (Reported directly to the President and CEO of Healtheast, Inc., and The Healtheast Trust Fund Board Chairman)Created a new fund raising program and a Foundation (Trust Fund) for an emerging healthcare system in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. • Created and established the “first” comprehensive $50 million fundraising campaign for the new healthcare System and increased total annual gifts from $400,000 in 1985 to $10 million in 1992;• Solicited and acquired a $29 million irrevocable estate gift which remains the largest in philanthropic act in the hospital’s history;

Detroit, Michigan

The largest, single-campus, Carnegie I, public, urban research university with the nation’s largest Medical School and 11 Schools and Colleges serving over 30,000 students - 40% students are minority, first-generation attendees. Provided leadership for all external affairs including: State and Federal relations, affirmative action, the campus public radio station WDET, Alumni Relations, fundraising through the Wayne State Fund, The McGregor Conference Center, and Public Relations(Reported directly to the President of the University and the publicly elected Board of Governors as one of 3 Senior Vice Presidents)•Successfully salvaged a fund raising campaign which was underway called, "Decision for Wayne" and raised over $25 million during the one of the worst economic downturns in the auto industry Detroit.•Designed and created “first” comprehensive campus identity program;•Reached all fundraising goals during the worst economic downturn in the history of the State of Michigan and the University; •Raised funds and led the “first” Cultural and Artistic Tour to The People's Republic of China by the university symphonic band and arranged for daily news reports as well as a film which was nominated for an Emmy Award.

New Brunswick, Nj

A 501(c) 3 fundraising branch of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, a Carnegie I public research institution with 3 campuses and 50,000 students (Reported to the University President and the Chairman of the Board of the Rutgers University Foundation)Redesigned, reorganized, and successfully concluded (50 % over goal) a $100 million capital campaign entitled "Toward Greater Strength and Service" which had floundered prior to my arrival.Provided leadership to all fundraising activities for the University's three campusesCreated a long-range development program with supporting publicationsSecured major funding for the appropriate cataloging and recording of the papers of Thomas Edison.

Cambridge, Ma

The world's pre-eminent private research and educational engineering and technology institute. (Reported to the Executive Director of Resource Development and Vice President)Provided leadership of the Development Office for the Institute's $250 million "MIT Leadership Campaign." Leadership included acquiring support for the establishment of the "Charles Stark Draper Endowed Professorship" as well as the Institute's first endowed "Faculty Career Development Chair" for promising pre tenured professors.

Carbondale, Illinois

One of the nation’s largest public universities with two campuses and 28,000 students -(Reported to the University President and Executive Vice President for Development and Public Affairs)Provided external relations support to the President including the creation and production of a weekly television program called, a "Moment with the President," as well as an "Air Show" with the past, present and future of aviation involving Bill Lear and Neil Armstrong.

Ph.D. 1974, Higher Education Administration

M.A, 1972 Anthropology

B.S, History; Secondary Education