The National Committee on Planned Giving recently announced it has elected Jean Vukas Roberts, director of gift planning for The Saint Paul Foundation, to a three-year term on its board of directors beginning in 2005.

Jean has 18 years of experience in planned giving and works primarily with individual donors and their advisors to complete charitable gifts as part of their overall estate plans. She was the 2003 chair of the Minnesota Planned Giving Council and is a member of the Minnesota chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She is an active volunteer in her community and has assisted several nonprofit organizations begin and build their endowments. She holds an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.