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Planning your estate and legacy for future generations, including your charitable interests, takes careful evaluation. Consulting with the appropriate professionals can assist you. Discussing your charitable intentions with us can lead to a much better result than going it alone — and will ensure that your gift is used just as you wish. We can provide valuable information about any of the creative giving techniques mentioned in these planned giving pages.
Act now to take the steps you need to be a good steward of the resources you intend to leave behind. You can contact us below or use our request for information form to get more information.
- James Madison University
- Office of Planned Giving
- MSC 4401 Sonner Hall
- 481 Bluestone Drive
- Harrisonburg, VA 22807
- Email: plannedgiving@jmu.edu
- Toll Free: 800-296-6162
- Telephone: 540-568-8938
- Ginna Bauhan
- Associate Director of Planned Giving
- bauhanvs@jmu.edu
- 540-568-3382
Ginna Schenck Bauhan, a native of North Carolina, originally joined James Madison University's Planned Giving team in 2011 as Coordinator. After a period of working in Donor Relations at Washington and Lee University, she returned as Assistant Director of Planned Giving in July 2019. Ginna is a member of JMU's development team responsible for securing private support from alumni, parents and friends of the University primarily through bequests, other deferred gift techniques, and major gifts. She serves as the development contact for JMU's College of Education and is a former JMU parent. Prior to development work, Ginna worked in the Harrisonburg City Schools, as a realtor, and in state and federal government. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ginna and her husband, Hobey, are parents of two adult daughters. She enjoys walking in the woodland sanctuary of JMU's arboretum.
- Brittney Hayden
- Planned Giving Officer
- harri2ba@jmu.edu
- 540-568-2698
A native of Easton, Pennsylvania, Brittney Hayden joined the Office of Planned Giving as our Coordinator in September of 2021. Before Brittney came to James Madison University, she was a Division I gymnastics coach at Michigan State and served as the Director of Operations for Rutgers Gymnastics, where she gained experience with donors and donor giving. Brittney earned her bachelor's degree in arts, media and professional communications from University of Pittsburgh in 2014 and her master's degree in athletic coaching education from West Virginia University in 2016. She competed as an intercollegiate scholarship gymnast at Pittsburgh and earned the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Team MVP honors for the Panthers in 2014, in addition to earning First Team All-EAGL honors and First Team All-Tournament accolades on the way to qualifying for the NCAA Regionals. She finished her gymnastics career at West Virginia in 2015 as a fifth-year senior.
Brittney and her husband, Dorian Hayden, who was accepted into James Madison University's Combined-Integrated Doctoral Program in Clinical and School Psychology (Psy.D.), moved to Harrisonburg in July of 2021. Once Brittney and Dorian arrived at JMU they knew they found a special place. Brittney said "The campus is beautiful, and the people are so kind. JMU has done a fabulous job by creating such an impactful environment".
- Amanda Good
- Planned Giving Coordinator
- good3am@jmu.edu
- 540-568-8938
Amanda Good joined the Office of Planned Giving at James Madison University in February of 2023 as the Coordinator. Amanda received her BA from Bridgewater College in 2013. She joins the team coming from campground management where she developed a love for assisting others and building lasting relationships.
She and her husband, Lukas, who is a 2024 graduate of James Madison University, are natives of the Shenandoah Valley. They enjoy spending time and making memories with their three young daughters.
