Stombock heads Emory Law development, Brewton joins team
Brewton (left) and Stombock recently joined the law school's Development and Alumni Relations team, a group responsible for engaging alumni and maintaining relationships that benefit the school, the students, and the community.
Courtney Stombock joined Emory Law as associate dean of development and alumni relations. She previously served as senior associate director for major gifts at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Stombock was attracted to the job because Emory Law’s faculty, programs, and resources allow students to excel in many important fields, she says - from government, social justice, family law, and global policy to finance, transactional law, and intellectual property.
“Well-trained legal experts and interdisciplinary research are essential to preserving and protecting our rights, health, and environment,” Stombock says. “Working with Emory Law allows me to promote philanthropic investment in vital legal teaching and research.” She is especially passionate about scholarships and access initiatives. “I believe Emory Law should be able to accept the best students in the world regardless of socioeconomic background,” she says.
Stombock spent the past three years at Cambridge, after the university recruited a worldwide team of six fundraisers to lead its academic units in the silent phase of a 10-year, £2 billion campaign. She led the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences development team, which includes the faculty of law. That team’s efforts resulted in more than £47 million in philanthropic support for academic priorities during Stombock’s tenure.
Stombock began her career at her alma mater, Mississippi State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in economics. She later held roles in development at Florida State University College of Education, the Florida State University Foundation, and the Southern Scholarship Foundation. She earned an MBA from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Jacynta Brewton is Emory Law’s director of alumni relations. She joined the law school from the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine, where she served as director of development and alumni relations for the school’s Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. She oversaw the advisory council, developed and analyzed alumni programming, and was responsible for closing major gifts and donor stewardship.
Her experience in a graduate school environment also includes service as an alumni relations officer at the George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
Brewton is the immediate past chair of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education’s Multicultural Advancement Professionals group. She also serves as president of the University of Florida’s Association of Black Alumni.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Florida Atlantic University and a master’s degree in leadership from Shorter University.
Brewton is quite familiar with Atlanta, having also worked for the Georgia Institute of Technology and Spelman College.
She joined the Emory Law development and alumni relations team in November and helped carry out the law school’s centennial activities. She plans to help shape the future of alumni engagement, which she envisions will include relevant programming, strategic partnerships, and measured outcomes. “I came to Emory because it is a hub for progressive learners and thought-leaders,” she says. “Development and Alumni Relations plays a critical role in helping to advance the viability, growth, and relevance of Emory Law.”
You can share your questions or update your giving plan by contacting Brewton, Stombock, or other members of our DAR team at law.emory.edu/alumni/contact- alumni.html.
