Teams at Western New England University

Leads university constituent engagement programs involving students, alumni, parents, employees, and friends. Manages volunteer groups, alumni boards, signature events, reunions, awards, regional programming, sponsorships, communications, and digital engagement initiatives. Collaborates with Advancement teams and campus partners to strengthen participation, relationships, and philanthropy. Maintains alumni records and supports student-alumni mentoring and career opportunities. Requires flexible scheduling, including nights, weekends, and travel as needed.

Maintains the university’s Advancement database and processes charitable gifts, pledges, payments, receipts, acknowledgments, and related documentation. Manages constituent data integrity, audits, updates, matching gifts, reconciliations, and financial reports. Supports data synchronization with external platforms, staff training, documentation, prospect communications, and database health monitoring. Coordinates with Advancement, finance, payroll, and payment-processing stakeholders while handling confidential information and ensuring compliance with internal controls and audit requirements.

Leads fundraising and development activities across three university colleges or operational units. Builds and executes comprehensive fundraising strategies, develops donor pipelines, cultivates and solicits major gifts, strengthens alumni and community relationships, and partners with university leadership to increase philanthropy. The role also manages development programs, establishes performance metrics, supports senior leaders, and provides strategic direction to the Advancement Division.