Mary Ann Sprinkle ’84
About Mary Ann Sprinkle ’84
Mary Ann Sprinkle serves as Vice President of Development for the Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts in Miami, Florida.
Previously, Sprinkle served as the Vice President for Advancement at Emory University and as Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations for the Woodruff Health Sciences Center at Emory University. At Emory, Sprinkle oversaw teams for all schools, colleges, and units; clinical and grateful patient programs; and regional and international fundraising. The teams were responsible for Emory’s $4 billion comprehensive campaign, Emory 2036, and its leadership phase of $2.6 billion, where they secured Emory’s largest gift—$400 million.
Prior to the appointment at Emory University, Sprinkle served as the Associate Vice President for Advancement/Chief Development Officer at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida for more than a decade. The Miller School of Medicine raised more than $1 billion for Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami. This campaign successfully finished with a total of $1.6 billion in support for the University of Miami and, combined with the initial Momentum Campaign, raised a total of $3 billion during the tenure of President Donna E. Shalala. Additionally, Sprinkle served as Assistant Vice President for Medical Development and Alumni Relations for the Miller School of Medicine, Director of Development for the National Parkinson Foundation, and Managing Director of Development for Florida Grand Opera. Prior to her 16 years in Florida, Sprinkle’s fundraising career was largely in the Pacific Northwest.
Sprinkle graduated summa cum laude from Stephens with a BA in Psychology and holds an MS in Counseling from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. While at Stephens, Sprinkle was a member of Prince of Wales, Psi Chi and was a recipient of the Capstone Award. Later, she received the Century Candle Award and served as the first alumna Director of Admission for Stephens, after serving as a regional admission officer in the southeast, working in advancement and serving as managing editor of the national poetry magazine at Stephens, Open Places.