Alumni Relations Specialist
Amherst, Massachusetts, Us
In my time at UMass, I have been promoted 4 times in recognition of hard work and strategic vision, and my responsibilities have grown significantly. Among other responsibilities and accomplishments, I have:• Strategically re-aligned and expanded our alumni networks program towards core institutional values• Integrated alumni formation and programmatic offerings with development and private industry partners• Recruited/ trained volunteer leadership to provide meaningful programming to our alumni body• Created several signature programs within the Isenberg School of Business, including the “professor for a day” program that incorporated prominent alumni into undergraduate classes and the first MBA reunion• Created the blue print for working with departments on campus to identify alumni priorities and leverage resources towards collaboratively accomplishing them• Served as the staff liason to the Board of Directors and numerous sub-committees of the board, including the nominating, diversity & inclusion, networks, volunteer development, advocacy, technology, and events & programs committees• Collaborated closely with Admissions to recruit and train alumni admissions representatives for college fairs and student sendoffs around the nation • Oversee alumni participation in major athletic events, including football game day experience as UMass transitioned into Football Bowl Subdivision level