Dave LaBanc

Dave LaBanc currently works for Elmhurst College (EC) in Elmhurst, IL as the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations. He is responsible for building and maintaining institutional relationships that provide the College with various forms of support. This support ranges from placement of student interns to securing million dollar gifts.Before working at EC, he worked in alumni relations and annual giving for his alma mater, Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea , OH . While at B-W, he served as the chapter advisor to the OH Beta Tau (OBT) chapter of Pi Lambda Phi (PLP). OBT won nine of eleven awards at B-W’s Greek awards in April 2006 and the George Beck Outstanding Chapter Award from PLP, the highest award conferred by the international organization. In addition to his work with PLP, Dave served on the Board of Directors of the Northeast Ohio chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and co-chaired the 2003 Winter Rescue fundraising dinner and auction. For enjoyment, Dave tinkers with his motorcycles (1971 & 76 Triumph Bonneville’s) and plays golf. He is Mexican-American and has roots in Colorado. Dave has been, and will continue to be, an enormously valuable asset as we move ahead in our capital campaign and fundraising phases here at Southwestern.