Greyson Norcross

About Greyson

Greyson serves the Foundation as a Senior Donor Engagement Officer and provides strategic direction and front-line stewardship to a portfolio of donor-advised fundholders.

Greyson comes to the Foundation after ten years in nonprofit education, public education, and higher education research and administration. Greyson began in education as a college advisor before shifting to become a music educator and nonprofit administrator. Most recently, Greyson worked in various roles at the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at NC State University where he managed and led center communications, development and external relations, and also engaged in education research.

Originally from outside Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Greyson came to the Triangle region in 2018 for graduate school. Greyson earned his B.A. in psychology from Gettysburg College and earned his M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration and his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development with a focus on Adult and Lifelong Education from NC State University. His research has explored the intersection of music and the arts in organizational leadership, creativity, and innovation. A consumer of niche winter sports, Greyson is an active member of the Triangle Curling Club and also greatly enjoys roller skiing, watching biathlon, the Hurricanes, and though not a winter sport, supporting the NC Courage. Greyson lives in Raleigh with his wife and their three cats, Penny, Hobbes, and Willow.