Vann Ellen Mitchell

With deep experience in capital, endowment, and comprehensive campaigns, Vann brings a hands-on, solutions-driven approach to her role as Executive Vice President at CCS. Since joining the firm in 2014, she has partnered with organizations across the Atlantic region to organizations’ infrastructures, secure transformational gifts through tailored strategy, and build community-focused campaigns. 

Her expertise spans capital and endowment campaigns ranging from $3 million to $1 billion in goals. She is an expert in leadership gift fundraising, Case for Support development, volunteer management, and creating unique and customized client experiences. She is a trusted partner to institutions across Florida and the Southeast, and a respected voice in the philanthropic sector.

Vann is an executive leader on the Atlantic Region and inspires CCS Directors to think creatively and generate a customized plan for each client partner. She has notably created and launched the  S.E.C.U.R.E. Program (an urgent increased offertory program that strengthened financial stability across multiple parishes, increased offertory by 254% in five weeks, and was later adopted by 10 dioceses nationwide) and the B.R.I.D.G.E. Program (a planned giving campaign for the Diocese of Pittsburgh that set up all parishes with a sustainable future through legacy giving opportunities).

Vann also serves on the Women of Influence Committee for the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, speaks annually at the Florida Council of Independent Schools, and holds advisory roles with Florida International University and Cary Academy. She earned her MA from Carnegie Mellon University and her BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she remains a devoted Tar Heels basketball fan.

She lives in Tampa, FL with her husband and daughter. She enjoys golf and spending time outdoors.