Shaida Jarrahi Horner, JD, CPA, is an experienced trust and estates attorney, having assisted hundreds of clients with comprehensive estate and trust administration, as well as tax and probate law issues. She joined Wake Forest University as Assistant Vice President, Gift Planning & Marketing in August 2012. In her current role with the University as Associate Vice President, Gift Planning, Ms. Horner helps individuals and their advisors design and evaluate charitable giving plans. In addition to her experience in trust and estate law, Ms. Horner also has extensive experience in addressing issues related to multigenerational estate and business succession plans. Before joining Wake Forest University, Ms. Horner was Vice President of Estate Settlement at Wells Fargo Bank. Ms. Horner is active in the North Carolina Bar Association and a number of charities and civic organizations in Forsyth County and is a frequent speaker on philanthropy. Ms. Horner earned her BA and her Master of Accounting degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her JD degree from Wake Forest University.