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Shawn Heilbron
Position: Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development
Shawn Heilbron Biography
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Release: 01/01/2013
Shawn Heilbron joined Oregon State University as Senior Associate Athletic Director of Development in July 2011. He provides direction and leadership to the OSU Athletics development program, which includes fundraising efforts for all capital projects, scholarship endowment, annual giving and planned gifts as well as special events and the Varsity O student-athlete alumni program. Heilbron also serves as the administrative supervisor for the Oregon State football and men's basketball programs and is a member of the executive management team of OSU Athletics and the OSU Foundation.
As part of a commitment to create stronger relationships with supporters and provide an increased focus on philanthropic giving, he led the strategic initiative resulting in the evolution of the annual giving program, which was renamed Our Beaver Nation in December 2012.
Heilbron arrived at Oregon State after serving as Associate Athletic Director for Development at UCLA for five years. During his tenure at UCLA, Heilbron oversaw all development activity for the athletic department as well as the Bruin Varsity Club. He also managed the fundraising efforts for the $100 million Campaign of Champions to support the renovation of historic Pauley Pavilion, which was completed in 2012. As part of those efforts, he helped secure a lead gift of $20 million for the project.
From 1999 to 2006, Heilbron was a member of the athletics staff at SMU where he managed all fundraising, marketing and sales efforts as Associate Athletic Director for External Relations. In 2006, he secured a leadership gift of $5 million for the Crum Basketball Center, a state-of-the- art practice facility. He also engineered the marketing and sales strategy for the opening of Ford Stadium in 2000, leading to a one-year increase in football season ticket sales from 2,200 to over 11,000.
Prior to joining the athletic department at SMU, Heilbron was responsible for generating corporate support through event table sales and sponsorships as the Associate Director for the SMU Athletic Forum and Doak Walker Award.
A graduate of the University of Texas, Heilbron began his career in 1994 as Director of Public Relations for the Dallas Freeze of the Central Hockey League. He also spent two years as Communications and Marketing Manager for Pinnacle Trading Cards. Heilbron and his wife, Bevin, live in Corvallis, Oregon, with their two sons, Asher and Ramsey, and daughter, Quinlan.