Advancement and Alumni Engagement Staff
The Alumni Engagement staff supports the mission of the Alumni Association Board and provides on-the-ground facilitation and execution of all areas of Mary Washington alumni programming. Please reach out to the staff with questions or suggestions about alumni engagement via the contact information below. Look for us at alumni events and be sure to introduce yourself; we love meeting Mary Washington alumni!
Senior Leadership
Katie Turcotte
Vice President for Advancement & Alumni Engagement and Executive Director, UMW Foundation
kturcott@umw.edu
540-654-1372
Foundation email: kturcotte@umwf1908.org
Mark Thaden ’02
Associate Vice President of Alumni and Donor Engagement
mark.thaden@umw.edu
(540) 654-1011
Elizabeth Hunsinger
Assistant Vice President for Development and Campaign Operations
ehunsing@umw.edu
540-654-2068
Priya Panikkar
Assistant Vice President for Advancement Services and Innovation
ppanikka@umw.edu
Staff
Maureen Aylward
Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship
maylward@umw.edu
540-654-2067
Areas: Donor relations and stewardship, donor events
Marissa DiMeo
Director of Advancement & Alumni Events
mdimeo@umw.edu
540-654-1105
Areas: Advancement events, Presidential events, Reunion Weekend, and Homecoming
Phillip Duggins
Director of Alumni Programs
gduggins@umw.edu
(540) 654-2066
Areas: Regional alumni networks, affinity groups, Mary Talks, Reunion Weekend volunteers
Phyllis Jones
Receptionist
pjones3@umw.edu
540-654-1024
Areas: Advancement and Alumni administrative support
Cameron Keefe
Executive Office Manager and Foundation Board Relations Manager
ckeefe@umw.edu
Areas: Advancement and Foundation administrative support
Angela Zosel McCormick ’00
Director of Advancement and Alumni Communications
amccormi@umw.edu
(540) 654-2062
Areas: Alumni and Advancement marketing and communications, event registration, social media, website
Jessica McGraw ’07
Assistant Director of Alumni Programs
jmcgraw2@umw.edu
(540) 654-1011
Areas: Student outreach, career networking, Homecoming
Jill Laiacona
Assistant Director of Advancement Communications
jlaiacon@umw.edu
540-654-1356
Areas: Donor and alumni stories, Class Notes, Advancement newsletters
Maura McLaughlin
Assistant Director of Gift Processing
mmclaug3@umw.edu
Areas: Records/database, gift processing
Shelby Orlando
Executive Director of Annual Giving
sorlando@umw.edu
540-654-1361
Areas: Annual Giving, Mary Wash Day, Giving Tuesday
Cadiann Trevino Pinto
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
ctrevino@umw.edu
540-654-1153
Areas: Annual Giving, Student Alumni Ambassadors, Young Alumni Council
Lee Ann Reaser
Director of Advancement Services
lreaser@umw.edu
540-654-2069
Areas: Records/database, gift processing, and reporting
Zachary Spaeth
Director of Data Insights, Research, and Prospect Management
zspaeth@umw.edu
Areas: Data analysis and prospect research
Jeremy Vaughn
Executive Director of Gift Planning and Major Gifts
jvaughn@umw.edu
540-654-2063
Areas: Major gifts, estate planning/bequests
Sophia Weldi-Miller
Advancement and Alumni Engagement Coordinator
sweldi@umw.edu
Areas: Donor Relations, Advancement, and Alumni Engagement support