Suzy Wilcox

Suzanne (Suzy) is an experienced fundraising leader who loves building relationships that make a positive difference in people’s lives and in their communities. Suzy brings decades of varied non-profit and corporate experience to her role in leading NIA’s partnerships and fundraising. After graduating from Princeton University, Suzy worked in Marketing and Development at several US arts organizations. She earned her MBA at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management before working in research, project management, and client relations at the renowned Toronto sponsorship agency Arts & Communications (A&C), then as Air Canada’s Marketing Manager in Toronto.

For 15 years, Suzy was a Senior Associate with NetGain Partners, where she had the pleasure of working with a variety of consulting clients, helping them with strategic planning and different types of fundraising. In this time, Suzy raised significant funds for leading non-profit organizations, such as MOCA, Akin, and Junior Achievement of Central Ontario.

Most recently Suzy led the fundraising team at Evergreen, raising millions of dollars for Toronto’s beloved Evergreen Brick Works and for Evergreen’s public space projects across the country

When not working, Suzy hangs out with her family and cat, dances, swims, golfs, hikes, and tends her wild garden. She used to be a mime, but the rope and the wall only got her so far.

Department: Partnerships