Who is SAU? Sally Crino


09/20/2016

Associate Vice President for Advancement Sally Crino '01 MBA has served St. Ambrose University in a multitude of ways over the past 17 years. Virtually every task has been gratifying, she said, but none more than her current role as director of the Building Our Future campaign.

"What I love is using my sociology and business degrees to listen and learn about donors' desires to make a difference, and then aligning their passion and desire to the needs of the university," she said. "Helping to shape their legacy-that's what I like."

Some Parental Pride, Too

The new Wellness and Recreation Center that will open in the fall of 2017 is the priority focus of the Building Our Future campaign, and, for Crino, there's a sense of maternal pride in assisting the effort.

Crino's daughter, Emma (Crino) Folland '08, began advocating for just such a campus addition as early as 2007, when she was president of the Student Government Association. Younger daughter Amanda '09 was a two-year member of the Queen Bees basketball squad.

"It's fun for me to say, ‘Finally, it's time.' They wish we had such a facility when they were here, of course. But they are glad to see it come to fruition now."


The Oregon Trail

A native of Portland, Ore., Crino graduated from the University of Oregon. She was a working mother pursuing her MBA at St. Ambrose when she was hired in 1999 to coordinate the university's Vision 2020 strategic planning initiative. She transitioned to a fundraising role in the Office of Advancement. Recently, Crino became the longest serving member of the Advancement team. Her time as an Oregon Duck is a distant memory, of course. "I'm a Bee," she proudly declared.

Song...

The daughter of classical musicians who played in the Portland symphony orchestra, Crino's love for music runs deep, whether she's singing alongside her grandson in Sunday school or getting her groove on (and her heart rate up) through Zumba.

She sees an orchestral correlation to the role she plays in directing volunteer leadership in this important campaign. "I'm kind of the conductor," she said.

... and Dance

About that Zumba passion: Crino cannot wait to dance the calories away in the new Wellness and Recreation Center. "It will be a wonderful facility for our students and all of the university community," she said.

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