Development & Alumni Relations

Gail Ferris, Associate Vice President, Advancement Services 

Advancement Services is responsible for:

• Gift accounting and receipting
• Maintenance of alumni and donor biographical data
• Reporting and analytics
• Advancement information systems
• Gift agreement administration
• Compliance
• Policies and procedures
• Administrative services for Development and Alumni Relations

Patty Carocci, Associate Vice President, Alumni Relations and Annual Giving 

Annual Giving is responsible for:

• Leadership Giving
• Direct response appeals
• Giving societies 
• Senior Class gift
• Faculty/Staff campaign

Alumni Relations is responsible for:

• Alumni and Families Weekend
• Regional Networks and Programming
• Specific School-based initiatives
• Career and Industry Networks and Programs
• Young Alumni Network
• Alumni Benefits and Services
• Affinity Networks and Programs
• Volunteer engagement
• In-person and virtual events

Susan Boerstling, Assistant Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Relations

GW’s Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) works with institutional partners to:

• Develop innovative programs
• Support faculty research
• Advance the university’s educational mission around the world

Jackie Wood, Associate Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Health and Medicine

Health and Medicine includes:

• Major Gifts & Principal Gifts (alumni and grateful patient), Health & Medicine
• Engagement & Giving (alumni and grateful patient, Health and Medicine 
• Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH) Development and Alumni Relations
• School of Nursing Development and Alumni Relations

Dean Regenovich, Assistant Vice President, Planned Giving

Planned Giving is responsible for:

• GW Donor Advised Fund
• GW Charitable Gift Annuity Program
• GW Charitable Remainder Trusts 
• Estate and Gift Administration
• GW Heritage Society
• GW Network of Professional Advisors
• Planned Gift Pipeline Management

Andrea Trisciuzzi, Associate Vice President, Principal and Legacy Gifts

Principal and Legacy Gifts is responsible for:

• Managing the principal gifts program
• Working with academic partners to identify, develop, and raise funds for university-wide strategic priorities

Anne Dean, Assistant Vice President, Strategic Advancement Solutions  

Strategic Advancement Solutions is responsible for:

• Campaign/GW's Bicentennial 
• Donor Relations
• Principal Proposal Writing
• Research and Relationship Management

Erin Hodge, Assistant Vice President, Schools and Units

Schools and Units include:

• College of Professional Studies Development and Alumni Relations Office
• Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Development and Alumni Relations Office
• Elliott School of International Affairs Development and Alumni Relations Office
• Graduate School of Education and Human Development Development and Alumni Relations Office
• GW Law Development and Alumni Relations Office
• GW School of Business (GWSB) Development and Alumni Relations Office
• School of Engineering and Applied Science Development and Alumni Relations Office
• The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum Development Office