Kevin Gary Email & Phone Number

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Plan, market, and manage logistics for all alumni facing events, both in-person and virtual, including Alumni Weekend, the Alumni Hall of Fame Ceremony, recurring Alumni Happy hours, lectures, alumni-student networking.
• Write, edit, design, and disseminate all alumni communications regarding events, School news, and alumni updates
• Work frequently and manage relationships with dozens of non-UPenn vendors
• Oversee the Alumni Board of Overseers
• Oversee the School’s Pipeline for Promise program which worked to enroll community college students of color in graduate programs
• Manage Alumni Speaker’s Bureau which provided speakers for School events and classroom appearances

Rosemont, PA

• Create and publish targeted content to reach and engage various segments of the alumni population
• Write and edit articles and advertisements for Alumni Relations printed and digital materials
• Update and manage social media content and direct digital correspondence; work closely with Marketing Services Coordinator and VP of College Relations to plan social media activity and review analytics
• Maintain the college’s relationship with endowed scholarship and foundation scholarship donors
• Oversee the Alumni Board of Directors; plan meetings, facilitate committees, and manage communications
• Plan, promote, and run alumni events, including annual class reunion, Family Weekend, Down the Shore event in Stone Harbor, Back to Class, Epiphany Party for Providence Center

Rosemont, PA

• Wrote, edited, and disseminated Alumni Relations weekly e-newsletter to 5,000 subscribers
• Created long-form featured profiles of notable Rosemont alumni for use online and in the Alumni magazine
• Assisted in the planning and execution of Alumni Relations events

• Review musical releases, as well as some film projects for HipHopDX.com
• Report on breaking news
• Work productively in a deadline sensitive environment

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Wrote pieces on upcoming events for quarterly newsletter; edited written materials and photographs
• Created copy for social media directed PR campaigns for museum attractions
• Updated and maintained media contact database

Conshohocken, PA

• Conducted research related to clients in the finance, retail, construction, law, and insurance industries
• Proofread, edited, and created proposals for clients
• Wrote and edited company newsletter, composed press releases, some featured on CSNBC.com

Generated donor correspondence & updated donor reportsMaintained up to date hard copy files on donorsDisseminated donor information from Development Office to other departments throughout the UniversityProvided staffing needs at various Development events

Bachelors, English

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor SocietyGraduated with Honors. Winner of the John J. & Mary A. Burke Award for English.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Communication, General