Amber McGinnis has been working for Chesapeake College for 16 years, formerly as an assistant professor of communication and director of the College’s Honors Program, and now as the director of development and executive director of the Chesapeake College Foundation. In her current role with the College, Ms. McGinnis oversees Chesapeake’s overall funding priorities and resource development and also manages all fundraising for the Chesapeake College Foundation, a 501c3 organization. Having taught hundreds of healthcare students at the College over the years, she has had a unique perspective into the pipeline of health care workers here on the Shore. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from Towson University and a Master of Arts in Publications Design from the University of Baltimore. Ms. McGinnis resides in Cambridge with her husband and two children.