Meet Our Staff
Do you have a question regarding the Advancement Office? Please contact us directly at 315-859-4412.
Advancement
Lori Dennison ’87, P’16
Vice President for Advancement
Joe Medina
Associate Vice President for Development
Sam Welch ’86
Associate Vice President for Constituent Engagement
Joni Chizzonite
Executive Director, Advancement Operations
Amy Palmieri
Senior Assistant to the Vice President for Advancement
Gift Officers
Katherine Winn Boyer ’93
Director of Individual Giving
Krista Campbell
Director, Corporate & Foundations Relations
Stacy Chambers
Senior Assistant, Development
Brian Clancy
Philanthropic Officer
Laurence Drozd
Philanthropic Officer
Mary McLean Evans '82
Gift Officer
Victoria Kidd ’94
Director of Milestone Reunions
Allison Mayberry ’93
Philanthropic Officer
Fred Rogers P’21
Director of Gift Planning
Katie Seamon
Senior Assistant, Individual Giving & Donor Relations
Dick Tantillo
Senior Philanthropy Advisor
Sara Ziesenitz ’00
Senior Philanthropic Officer
Donor Relations
Leslie Moseley Rioux ’87
Director of Donor Relations
Hamilton Fund
Kimberly Butler ’88
Director of Annual Giving
Lisa Fontes ’09
Senior Associate Director, Annual Giving
Emily Hansen
Associate Director, Annual Giving
Frankie Lapertosa
Associate Director, Leadership Giving
Sara Peach Messier '05
Senior Associate Director, Reunion Giving
Advancement Events and Promotion
Alexis Cooper
Assistant Director, Advancement Promotion
Julie Gederos
Associate Director, Advancement Promotion Strategy
Nancy Huckaby
Associate Director, Advancement Events
Briana Mahoney
Associate Director, Content Development
Jennifer D. Mendiola
Director, Advancement Events & Promotion
Shannon Shannon
Associate Director, Advancement Promotion
Angela Suppa
Assistant Director, Advancement Promotion
Jaime Thiesen
Assistant Director, Advancement Events
Jackie Thompson
Coordinator, Advancement Events
Jess Zielinski
Promotions Specialist
Career Center
Rose Alarcon '22
Career Development Project Assistant
Cheney Cronin
Assistant Director, Employer Relations and Health Professions Advising
Virginia Dosch
Career Advisor
Shauna Hirshfield '06
Director, Operations & Analytics
Rebecca King
Office Coordinator, Career Center
Melissa Marietta
Director of Career Development
Alison Root Meyer '00
Employer Development Specialist
Korrin Richards
Associate Director, Advancement Program Management
Liz Rickard
Assistant Director of Career Development
Abby Taylor
Director, Employer Engagement
Victoria Vargulick
Associate Director, Career Development
Advancement Services
Nikki Barbano
Director of Advancement Services
John Brady
Director of Advancement Analytics
Yvonne Brady
Accounts and Records Assistant
Todd Clark
Associate Director of Advancement Services
Qin Fang
Advancement Systems and Data Analyst
Alex Giannatelli
Advancement Records Clerk
Molly Haberbusch
Advancement Services Assistant
Dana Hubbard
Prospect Research Specialist
John Nannas
Prospect Management Analyst
Monica Walts
Advancement Systems Analyst
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