Mandy Heath

Mandy Heath is a Consulting Partner with the Inclusive Philanthropy Institute, specializing in DEI Data Analytics and Prospect Development. Prior to her current role as Vice President of Services at a national healthcare philanthropy firm, she served as the Senior Director of the Prospect Development & Data Management teams at Florida International University (FIU) Foundation. In that role, she oversaw all aspects of prospect development and data management in support of FIU’s $750M Next Horizon campaign. Mandy was also actively involved with the former FIU Foundation Office of Inclusive Philanthropy (FOIP), serving as lead for Indigenous initiatives and for DEI Data Analytics & Prospect Development. With over 15 years of prospect development and advancement operations experience, Mandy has worked and consulted with various non-profit and higher education organizations to build successful and efficient relationship and database management systems. 

Prior to FIU, Mandy held a variety of positions with the City of Tempe/Tempe Center for the Arts, Arizona State University, Ballet Arizona, Dignity Health, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Barrow Neurological Institute.

Mandy is a very active volunteer and member of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA) and has served in various capacities on the Awards, Curriculum Planning, Education and Professional Development, and Advocacy committees. She also served as Apra’s Hospitality and Volunteer Co-Chair, was past President of the Apra Arizona chapter and served as a CASE District III and CASE Circle of Excellence judge. Additionally, she is a member of Apra Florida, and currently serves as a member of Apra’s Ethics & Compliance Committee and is also a member of the Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) DEI in Advancement Data Task Force, where she was a contributing author of the DEI For Advancement Services Best Practices Guide.

Additionally, she is a founding board member of the Waking Women’s Healing Institute, a place of learning and healing that works to address the pandemic of missing and murdered Indigenous Women and the prevention of acts of sexual violence against Indigenous women, girls, and two spirit individuals.