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32 CAVALIER CORNER NCAA rules preclude the athletic department from assisting (directly or indirectly) a high school fundraise for its athletic program. For example, it's impermissible for the athletic department to donate athletic equip- ment to a high school or donate tick- ets, memorabilia or similar items that will be auctioned to financially sup- port an athletics program or team. If the athletic department receives a donation request that impacts a high school or a prospect, it will not be fulfilled. The athletic department, unfortunately, is restricted by NCAA rules on this issue. Boosters aren't necessarily re- stricted as much as the athletic department. Boosters may provide money to benefit a local high school athletics program in their community, as long as the action is independent of the athletic department, the dona- tion is provided through the normal fundraising avenue established by the high school (e.g., GoFundMe) and the donation isn't earmarked for a specific prospect. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact athleticscompliance@virginia.edu. FUNDRAISING COMPLIANCE CORNER EDMUND N. (NED) DURDEN (CLAS '88, JD/MBA '97) serves as Chief Investment Strategist and a Portfolio Manager at WestEnd Advisors, a Victory Capital Management investment franchise. Based in Charlotte, N.C., WestEnd is an asset management firm and registered investment advisor that manages model portfolios primarily of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for institutional clients. Ned joined WestEnd as a partner in 2006 and has served in various leadership roles at the firm, helping oversee its growth from a regional RIA into one of the largest managers of model portfolios of non-proprietary ETFs in the country. Prior to WestEnd, Ned was a Senior Analyst at Cambium Capital Management, a Charlotte- based hedge fund and a Director at the MONY Group, a New York-based financial services firm. In addition to serving as a trustee of the Virginia Athletic Foundation, Ned will also serve as a trustee of the UVA College of Arts & Sciences Foundation Board. He also serves as a member of the Advisory Council at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., which he co-chaired in 2021. Ned has also served on the board of the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte, N.C., and was Chairman and a member of the board for the Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust, which provides endowment fund management services for the Mecklenburg County, N.C., cultural sector. His wife, Laurie Durden, received her Master of Landscape Architecture in 1996 from UVA after attending UNC as an undergraduate and is the owner of Laurie Durden Garden Design in Charlotte. Ned and Laurie have two daughters, Jane and Annie. Jane is a junior at UNC Chapel Hill and Annie is a first-year in the School of Architecture at UVA. Ned's interests include spend- ing time with his family, travel, golf and rooting for UVA athletics (even when residing in a true house divided on days that UVA plays UNC). LAUREN LACEY received a Juris Doctor degree from UVA's School of Law in 1998 and a BS in Psychology and Sociology in 1995. She currently serves as Chief Compliance Officer for The Hershey Company with responsibility for the Ethics & Compliance program and privacy. She still focuses on Corporate Governance and M&A. Prior to Septem- ber 2022, she had served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. This is Lauren's second tour with Hershey. During her 2016-19 time at US Foods, Inc., a leading food distribu- tor in Chicago, Ill., Lauren led transactional and counseling support for the Nationally Managed Business, which serviced federal and state governments, healthcare, hospitality, group purchasing organizations and restaurant chain food-service customers. Within the US Foods legal department, Lauren developed the legal operations function and contract staffing model. Lauren has 17-plus years of in-house legal experience, having started her career at Hershey in 2005. Over the course of her first 10 years in house with Hershey, Lauren led legal support for litigation, regulatory, marketing, sales, global geographic businesses (US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil), including the global Chocolate and Sweets & Refreshments strategic business units. Prior to joining Hershey in 2005, Lauren worked as a trial lawyer at Goodell DeVries, a boutique law firm in Baltimore, Maryland, defending medical malpractice, pharmaceutical products liability and other personal injury cases. Lauren has been Co-Lead of the Black Heritage Business Resource Group, which has been a leader in developing company-wide programs on race, personal growth and leadership skills. She is member of the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Athletic Foundation at the University of Virginia and a Board member of Maryland Legal Aid. Lauren lives in Hummelstown with her husband and daughter. New VAF Board Members Upcoming Events: VAF Spring Social Tour dates coming soon!