Kimberly A. Thompson, CFRE, is presently Director of Development and Outreach, University Libraries, University of California, Santa Barbara. Her former position was at Oregon State University Foundation as Director of Development for the Libraries and the Linus Pauling Institute. She is active in Association of fund-raising Professionals (AFD), Academic Library Advancement and Development Network (ALADN) and the Development Officers of Academic Research Libraries (DORAL).