Development & Alumni Relations
Donna Arbide, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
The Division of Development and Alumni Relations leads the university’s efforts to strengthen and promote an invested alumni and donor community that inspires lifelong loyalty and advances GW. We engage GW’s more than 320,000 alumni located around the world, and connect the passions of our alumni and supporters with the aspirations of our students and faculty to ensure GW continues to do great things.
Every gift, every year, no matter the size, means a great deal to GW students and faculty. An investment in GW is an investment in the future.
Key Functions
Advancement Services
Gail Ferris, Assistant 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
Alumni Relations and Annual Giving
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
Central Development
Sarah Fosdick, Associate Vice President, Central Development
Central Development is responsible for:
- Corporate and Foundation Relations
- Central Initiatives
- Family Philanthropy
Health and Medicine
Jackie Wood, Associate Vice President, 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
Planned Giving
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
Strategic Advancement Solutions
Anne Dean, Assistant Vice President, Strategic Advancement Solutions
Strategic Advancement Solutions is responsible for:
- Campaign/Bicentennial
- Donor Relations
- Principal Proposal Writing
- Research and Relationship Management
Contact the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
[email protected] • 202-994-1058