Gina C. Vaughn
Vice President of Client Service
Gina Vaughn’s leadership in nonprofit management, independent education, government, and fundraising spans the areas of campaign direction, coaching and training, major and principal gifts, brand management, data analysis, growth planning, corporate and foundation relations, and prospect management. She is committed to helping mission-driven organizations achieve their full potential.
Prior to her role with the Gail Perry Group, Gina served as Chief Development Officer with the Institute for the Study of War in Washington, DC, where she was charged with building the team, strategies, and processes needed to expand the organization’s philanthropic reach. Previously, Gina served as Vice President at Graham-Pelton, where she specialized in education and, thereafter, led the firm’s Social and Global Impact Practice Group, supervising client engagements and project teams across the human services, environment, arts and culture, and international affairs service lines. Gina began her fundraising career at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, where she served in a frontline fundraising capacity for nearly a decade.
Prior to transitioning to the fundraising field, Gina had a 10-year career in government during which she served in various roles, including Communications Director and Press Secretary, in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
Gina received her B.A. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. From 2021-2023, she served on the Editorial Review Board of Giving USA, the industry’s comprehensive annual report on philanthropy. Gina is a native of Washington, DC.
