Juliana Saneholtz, Prospect Research Analyst, Northern Kentucky University
How did you get into fundraising and/or prospect research?
I majored in music (viola performance) in undergrad. I was planning on being a professional orchestral musician, but soon realized that wasn’t for me. I also worked in the admissions office as a student worker and really enjoyed it. After graduation, I was trying to figure out where I would go from there and based on my interests, I figured working for either an arts organization or a university would be a good fit. Turns out, 2007 wasn’t a great time to be looking for a job, so I took a temp job working at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) as a department assistant for the biochemistry department. I was eventually hired as a full time employee which opened a lot of doors to employment opportunities at CWRU. I was able to land a job working in the development office for the College of Arts and Sciences which happened to coincide with starting the Master’s of Non-profit Organizations program there. It was an incredible experience being able to directly apply what I was learning to my work. The rest, as they say, is history.
What do you listen to on your commute?
Almost exclusively NPR. It’s one of the only ways I can absorb the news without wanting to tear my hair out.
Would you rather have your dishes or clothes be magically clean?
Dishes. Hands down. It’s like they are never ending.
If you were so wealthy you didn’t need to work, what would you do with your time?
Grow an incredible native plant garden and vegetables/herbs, join a rowing club, go on long bike rides, take my daughter all over the country to see/ride on old trains, pick up the viola and piano again and maybe join a community orchestra or chamber group, volunteer for some of the local parks and environmental organizations, become active with the local arts center and work on a bunch of community art projects
What’s a random fact you recently learned?
Frogs shed their skin and then eat it. (Thanks, Ranger Rick!)
