Stephen Foshee joined the Wolfpack Club as the Director of Major Gifts on July 19, 2022. Foshee oversees all aspects of the Wolfpack Club’s major gift operations, which focuses on gifts of $50,000 and greater in support of NC State Athletics.
Foshee was formerly an Associate Athletic Director for Development at Mississippi State University’s Bulldog Club. During his time in Starkville, Foshee closed 247 major gifts ($25,000 and greater), seven gifts of $1,000,000 and greater, and was responsible for generating $30,000,000 in philanthropic support of Bulldog Athletics. These gifts supported projects such as the Leo W. Seal, Jr. Football Complex, Davis Wade Stadium’s North Endzone Expansion, the rebuild of Dudy Noble Field at Polk Dement Stadium, the MSU Golf Clubhouse at Old Waverly Golf Club as well and the renovation of Humphrey Coliseum. Prior to his last post at MSU, Foshee served as its Graduate Assistant from 2008 to 2009, a Development Coordinator from 2009 to 2015, an Assistant Director of Development from 2015 to 2017, and an Assistant Athletic Director for Development from 2017 to 2020.
In addition to focusing on philanthropic major gifts, Foshee directed and oversaw the marketing and sales efforts for all premium seats for the expansion and renovation of Davis Wade Stadium as well as the rebuild of Dudy Noble Field at Polk Dement Stadium. All inventory for both facilities was sold out prior to their grand openings.
During Foshee’s first year in Raleigh, the Wolfpack Club closed 82 major gifts which resulted in over $15,000,000 in philanthropic support of NC State Athletics. The 2022-2023 fundraising effort resulted in a top five major giving year in the Wolfpack Club and also saw the fundraising goals hit for the renovation of Doak Field at Dail Park, the Fulford Family Weight Room at the Wendell H. Murphy Football Center as well as the renovation of the Women’s Basketball Locker Room at Reynolds Coliseum.
Foshee graduated from Union University (Jackson, TN) with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts in 2006 and earned his Masters of Business Administration and Sports Administration from Mississippi State in 2011. He was born July 8, 1983 in Birmingham, AL. He is married to the former Amy Dyer of Dyersburg, TN, and the couple has two children, sons Luke and William.
