Oregon State University Foundation
Ryan Sheldrake has held two roles at the Oregon State University Foundation. From March 2017 onwards, they have been the Assistant Director of Service & Application Support, where they support users of enterprise applications, designs training content, and fosters a positive customer service culture. Prior to this role, they worked as an Application Support Analyst from March 2017 to December 2018. Before joining the Oregon State University Foundation, Ryan worked at the Oregon State Credit Union. Ryan served as the Payment Systems Assistant Manager from March 2013 to March 2017 and as a Training Consultant from June 2003 to March 2013.
Ryan Sheldrake attended Corvallis High School from 1989 to 1993. After completing high school, they pursued higher education at Oregon State University from 1994 to 1999. At Oregon State University, Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, majoring in Cultural Anthropology.
Oregon State University Foundation
The OSU Foundation partners with the university to engage the broad OSU community, inspire investment and steward resources to enhance the university’s excellence and impact. The OSUF, entering its 75th year, is a nonprofit organization, separate from the university, and governed by a Board of Trustees. The OSUF and the OSU Alumni Association are integrated and employ approximately 160 professionals. While building relationships with alumni, parents and friends is a university-wide responsibility, all fundraising positions are housed in the OSU Foundation. The Foundation aspires to be one of the best foundations in North America and acts in full alignment with the university. As of June 30, 2022, the Foundation holds assets surpassing $1.1 billion and manages an endowment of more than $764.5 million. Donors gave a record $216 million in fiscal year 2022. In Oct. 2022, the Foundation publicly launched Believe It: The Campaign for OSU, the university’s second comprehensive fundraising and engagement campaign, with a $1.75 billion goal for student and faculty support, facilities and equipment and emerging strategic initiatives. Since work began on the campaign in 2017, donors have contributed more than $1 billion toward the goal. The first Campaign for OSU concluded in 2014, having raised $1.14 billion in ten years, which made OSU one of only 35 public universities at the time to have crossed the billion-dollar mark in a fundraising campaign. Between campaigns, the Foundation and university partnered on a series of successful strategic fundraising initiatives designed to advance goals in the university’s strategic plan and maintain fundraising momentum. The OSUF, under the leadership of CEO and President Shawn L. Scoville, seeks to build on this powerful momentum to support OSU’s expanding aspirations, establish industry-leading fundraising and engagement growth and further energize donors, alumni and volunteers to engage with the Believe It campaign.