Robin R. McQueen
Director of Development
1001 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314

Robin Rooks McQueen leads fundraising efforts for The Executive Leadership Council, an organization that strengthens the success, contributions and impact of African-American corporate business leaders. A seasoned professional with more than 10 years experience in non-profit sector development, Robin joined the ELC from Women’s Voices. Women Vote (WVWV) where she was the Director of Development responsible for their fundraising efforts. At WVWV, Robin helped lead the organization to raise a combined $20 million annual budget.

Prior to WVWV, Robin served as a Major Gifts Officer at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a national civil rights advocacy organization with a $37M annual budget. At HRC, she managed a strategic major gifts solicitation program in major cities across the country to raise funds from individuals giving $25,000 or more for the organization’s foundation and political work. There she worked strategically with HRC’s president and the Board of Directors to target high-end principle giving prospective donors.

Robin also led the New York-based Seeking Harmony in Neighborhoods Everyday (SHiNE) as the Executive Director, improving its fiscal outlook and diversifying funding. During her tenure in New York, she served as the Associate Director of Capital Campaigns for the YMCA of Greater New York during its $50 million Capital Campaign.

She began her development career in Baltimore where she held leadership positions at the Johns Hopkins University in both the School of Public Health and at the University Libraries. Robin earned her bachelor’s degree in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia.