Aaron Harrington joined ReUp Education as the Business Development Representative, leading the effort to establish new partnerships. He is an accomplished fundraiser, salesperson and non-profit board member. Taking advantage of his comprehensive experience in budgeting, goal-setting, communications, marketing, brokering, and establishing new business, he is able to provide a valuable perspective on the challenges and opportunities institutions face.
Aaron’s educational career began at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary where he led a comprehensive campaign with a goal of $64.5 million dollars. Ultimately he finished the campaign at $70 million dollars and grew the annual fund by 20% for 6 consecutive years.
Most recently, Aaron was in commercial real estate in Massachusetts, gaining expertise in negotiations, deal structuring, tax advantages and leveraging investment vehicles.
Aaron holds a Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Leisure Studies, a minor in Psychology and a concentration in Outdoor Education from Gordon College. Aaron is a seasoned board member presently serving as President of the New England Seafarers Mission and Trustee for Russia Evangelism and Leadership.
A teacher once told Stephanie, “If you do not learn something new every day, you’ve wasted your day.” Stephanie took this to heart and pushes herself every day to challenge the way she thinks and how she interprets the world. But this wasn’t always the case.
It took me eight years to finish my undergraduate degree. Three different schools, two states, two kids, one marriage, and multiple degree changes later, I finally had my degree. I was one of those people who “life” happened to throughout my undergraduate experience. I never planned it to be that way, which makes my academic journey so fitting for a person like me.
My college journey is atypical. It started off when I was living in Memphis. I had applied and been accepted to several universities. I was offered an academic scholarship to Rhodes College, but I turned it down because they were a D III football program and I thought I could get better offers. (Ha. Youth.) But because I waited so long to accept any offers, there was no money for me to go to school.
When I coach students, one of the main things I focus on is their ‘why,’ or their motivation behind finishing their degree. I do this because in my own experience, my ‘why’ was what kept me going from an early age toward my goal of being the first person in my family to graduate from college. My ‘why’ was my older brother Jeffy.