Kristie Jacobson

Executive Director of Development

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Education

• MA, Leadership, Taylor University
• BA, Communication Studies, Taylor University

About

Kristie (Kuhnle ’90) Jacobson has the privilege of leading the teams responsible for the Taylor Fund, advancement and donor services, and annual and endowed scholarships.

Kristie started her career with Taylor in 1991 when she served as the Director of Public Information and then as the Director of the Annual Fund (TUFW). Kristie then began work with Project Mercy as a grant writer until 2003, when the Lord led her and her husband (Jeff '89) to start a small non-profit in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Kristie led this organization as executive director for 10 years and then, in August 2013, returned to Taylor as a Regional Director of Development.

Kristie received her Certificate in Fund Raising Management from the Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy. Kristie is also a proud graduate of the first cohort of the MA in Leadership program here at Taylor. Kristie assumed the role of Executive Director of Development in January 2018. Kristie and her husband, Jeff, reside in Fort Wayne and have four children—Gabe (Jessica), Tate ’22 (Morgan), Levi, and Chloe ’24 and are expecting their first grandchild in 2026.