Briana Blanchard

bnblanch@vt.edu
(703) 216-1789

Donor Stewardship Officer

Briana Blanchard is a donor stewardship officer for Virginia Tech in the Washington, D.C., area. She works to maintain and enhance the university’s relationships with major donor partners, including Boeing and Northrop Grumman, through programming, acknowledgments and communications. She oversees day-to-day stewardship activities and collaborates with leadership to set short- and long-term strategies that strengthen each partner’s connection to Virginia Tech.

Blanchard brings a decade of experience in project management and program development, with an emphasis on building strong partnerships. She most recently held positions in Virginia Tech’s Continuing and Professional Education department as a program manager in Arlington and a program coordinator in Blacksburg. In these roles, she worked with faculty and outside organizations — including the Virginia Department of Health and various defense contractors — to plan a diverse, revenue-generating portfolio of 30 to 40 annual continuing education programs.

Blanchard is a two-time Virginia Tech graduate, holding a Bachelor of Arts in communication and art history and a Master of Arts in material culture and public humanities.