Introducing Bill Bigham, Vice President for Advancement

Bill began his advancement career at Roberts Wesleyan College (RWC) as director of the annual fund. He soon progressed to increasingly more responsible roles as director of external relations and director of development where he managed a $31 million campaign for the College and Northwestern Seminary. He has served as vice president for advancement since 2004.

He earned a history degree from RWC in 1995 and went on for a Masters in public administration from the State University of New York (SUNY, Brockport campus) in 2001. Bill also holds a certificate in non-profit management from SUNY.

In 2005, Bill's early success caught the attention of the Rochester Business Journal which included him in their "Forty Under Forty" list of young professionals. He has also been a member of the CCCU chief institutional advancement officer commission since 2007.

Bill and his wife Beth have four children, two girls and two boys, ages 1-7. The Bigham family now resides in Cedarville.