Director of Advancement

Phone: 952-929-3317 x9054
Email: joncassady@olgparish.org

Jon is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining a comprehensive institutional advancement program for Our Lady of Grace. As OLG is a parish and school community committed towards a life of stewardship, he is responsible for legacy giving, gifts, fundraising, stewardship, marketing and communications for our OLG community.

As the Director of Advancement, Jon collaborates with various parish, school and alumni constituents to assist in Making Jesus Christ Known and Loved here at OLG.

Jon was raised here in the Minneapolis area and spent 29 years in the Washington, DC area working most for a work place Christian ministry; Christians in Commerce (CIC) as their Operations Manager. Prior to his time at CIC, Jon was with the IBM Corporation for 27 years serving in Global Executive Sales and Marketing positions and at an international non-profit as their Executive Director of Marketing.

Jon graduated from Totino Grace High School and received both his undergraduate and graduate Business Administration degrees from the University of St. Thomas.