I currently serve as the Senior Vice President of the Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications and External Relations and Senior Advisor to the President, as well as the Executive Director for our College's Foundation. I have been fortunate to have spent over thirty years working in service to public higher education institutions, cultural programs, international agencies and government organizations. At City, I am a member of the College's senior leadership team, the President's Cabinet and serve on a variety of special committees, including the Task Force for the Future of City College. My responsibilities include philanthropic management of the Foundation for City College, stewarding and expanding the College's public profile, workforce development activities, community engagement projects and management of our campus emergency needs programs specific to Benny's Food Pantry, the Urban Gardens at CCNY and a portfolio of emergency support programs to expand opportunities for students. During my time at City, I have led the consolidation of the College's two fundraising organizations and oversaw the fundraising campaign which launched the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership in 2013. Having worked with some of the largest non-profit organizations in New York City and around the world, with a focus on North America, the Middle East and Africa, I have worked to develop a focused my work in support of causes that impact communities on a global scale. A graduate of San Diego State University, I currently serve on the Board of Directors of the Appalachian Mountain Club, and as the advisor to the College's Outdoor Initiative and Hockey Club as well as a member of Chief, a c-suite group organized to support the advancement of women in the workforce. I have served as a Board Member of Women in Development, New York City and Seeds of Africa Foundation, where I worked to build a K-12 school in Adama, Ethiopia. I was fortunate to be recognized as CASE Professional of the Year (2021) for CASE District II and was named a 2021 Crain's New York Notable in Non-Profits. My most important role is to be mother to a City College graduate (classes '16 and '22).