Anna Grider

Director for Donor Engagement & Events

Born and raised in Hickory, North Carolina, Anna attended Appalachian State University (Go Neers) where she earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and hospitality & tourism management in 2015. While at App State, she was involved with RUF and went on to serve as the RUF Intern at the University of South Carolina for three years. During that time, she met Tim Grider and they were married in April 2018. Tim's seminary studies at RTS Jackson brought them down to Brookhaven, Mississippi, where Anna served as the Assistant Director of Foundation | Alumni Relations at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. She earned a master's degree in business administration from Delta State University in 2021. Anna and Tim have two children: Faye (born August 2021) and Jack (born March 2023).