Piper Hardin is a visionary development leader with over 19 years of experience in the non-profit sector. A Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Piper develops and implements strategy for her team with passion and dedication. As a high performing, enthusiastic leader she has a strong focus on establishing and achieving goals, honing the organizational development process, and leading her team. Before coming to the USO, she was a development consultant for Convergent Nonprofit Solutions where she led and conducted feasibility studies and capital campaigns for non-profit organizations nationally. In Fall 2010, Piper had the opportunity to move to Doha, Qatar as the Center Director at USO Qatar and continued keeping our deployed service members connected to family, home and country as the Center Director of USO LSA in Kuwait until Fall 2012 when she transitioned back to the United States as Director of Development at USO, Inc. Piper brings to the USO experience and expertise in managing teams, building strategic relationships, and leading fundraising efforts for both local and national nonprofit organizations.

Piper earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Organizational Management/Specialization in Leadership from Ashford University.

In her free time Piper enjoys traveling, running, hiking, being on the water, and at the beach. Piper is a native of Charleston, S.C. and looks forward to frequent visits home to spend time with her family and friends in her beloved city with five beaches.