Mike Littell Email & Phone Number

Michael J. Littell has been in the advancement field since 1982. During those years, he has worked for two private universities and an independent school. Serving his 35th year with Saint Xavier High School, a private Catholic school for young men, Littell directs a staff of ten and generates $5.0 million in charitable gifts each year. During his time at St. X, Littell has successfully directed multiple capital campaigns, developed the $1,000 Annual Giving Society from less than 50 members to over 1,100 and the school’s endowment from $200,000 to over $35.0 million. In 2019, Saint Xavier publically launched its $51.0 million dollar comprehensive campaign to support scholarships and capital projects that has reached $45.0 million in gifts and pledges.Saint Xavier’s advancement program has earned several honors and awards including eleven CASE Circle of Excellence Awards for Overall Development Performance most recently in 2018 and a Grand Gold CASE award for video productions. At the 2020 CASE-NAIS Conference Littell was named the Robert Bell Crow Memorial Award recipient for outstanding service to his school, the profession, and CASE. He has served on the CASE Commission on Alumni Relations, the Faculty of the Summer Institute for Independent Schools, Summer Institute for Alumni Relations and Workshop for Newcomers in Alumni Relations. Littell was named one of “20 People to Know in Education” by Louisville Business First, is very involved in his Catholic Parish, and is married with four children. Littell received his bachelor’s degree from Trine University (Indiana) and his MBA from Bellarmine University (Kentucky).Specialties: Major Gifts, Board Education, Campaign Management, Institutional Branding. Alumni Relations

Listed skills include Fundraising, Public Speaking, Leadership, Annual Giving, and 10 others.