Jeff Wild
VP Advancement & Outreach/Executive Foundation Director, Alexandria Technical and Community College (ATCC)
Jeff Wild has served Alexandria Technical & Community College (ATCC) as Vice President of Advancement & Outreach/Executive Director of Foundation since 2020. Prior to his higher education role, Jeff worked for over 30 years in hospitality management. These experiences including sales and marketing, service and hotel management helped grow and advance ATCC to multiple national and state best-in-class rankings. As VP Advancement & Outreach, Jeff oversees enrollment management. ATCC is the only college in Minnesota to experience growth between fiscal years 2020-2024. As Executive Director of the ATCC Foundation, Jeff’s leadership has grown endowments, doubled on-campus student housing and scholarships. Jeff has applied his private sector experience to implement an integrated, proactive, comprehensive, and consistent marketing and communication infrastructure that enhances the brand, influence, reputation and achievement of goals and aspirations of the college and foundation. Jeff’s collaborative approach with departments across the college allows him to develop inclusive plans and implement activities and partnerships to achieve related results.
Previous to ATCC, Jeff served as General Manager/Regional Director of Operations for large scale, convention resort hotel as well as provided operational and sales/marketing oversite of four additional resort properties for a large hospitality management company.
Jeff enjoys community service, and has been a member of Rotary International for over 20 years as well as having served on various boards of non-profit organizations in the Alexandria, Minnesota community. Jeff enjoys lake living with his wife Anne and has two adult children, Jennifer and Cole.