Daily Lobo: What are your responsibilities with this position?
Pam Hurd-Knief: My responsibilities will be to oversee day-to-day development at UNM, to be one of the chief strategists with UNM's proposed comprehensive capital campaign.
DL: What do you like about your job?
PH: I really love UNM, and I love to give people the opportunity to show their support for UNM by giving financial resources. UNM gives so much to the community and is so important to this community. It's special to be the link between the community and this institution. I'm a fundraiser at heart.
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DL: What is the hardest part of the job?
PH: I think the most difficult part of my job is keeping a balance between what the donor wants and what the institution needs - it's a juggling game.
DL: What do you like about UNM?
PH: I love the diversity. I love its entrepreneurial spirit. UNM has tremendous reach.
DL: What would you like to see changed about UNM?
PH: I'd like to see what we do in fundraising to enhance UNM long after we're gone from here.
DL: What position in the past has best prepared you for your role now?
PH: It was actually not when I was a fundraiser. I think the position as the senior manager at a financial company taught me how to manage at UNM.
DL: How does your experience make you a better qualified candidate?
PH: The combination of my longevity at UNM, my field experience, my knowledge of the giving community - it gave me a good match for now.
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