Advancement Services

Advancement Services is responsible for:

Processing all gifts to the institution, including matching gifts. To check if your employer matches gifts click here.
Maintaining and updating alumni, parent, and friend database of 50,000 records
Creation and maintenance of webpages for the Advancement division
Special projects including surveys, analysis, and staff training
Reporting on information in the Advance database. Request Report

Additional services include:

We also serve as a support function for all other areas of institutional advancement.

Alumni can update their records, change their address, or search for other alumni on Skidmore Connect.

Advancement Services Staff:

Jeff Beachy
Director of Advancement Services
518-580-5606
jbeachy@skidmore.edu

Denise Jenks
Associate Director of Advancement Services
518-580-5605
djenks@skidmore.edu

Maureen Cummings
Records Manager
518-580-5603
mcumming@skidmore.edu

Patricia Poirier
Coordinator of Biographical Records
518-580-5604
ppoirier@skidmore.edu

Karen Garnsey
Administrative Assistant of Gifts
518-580-5609
kgarnsey@skidmore.edu

Donna Marcason
Data Entry Assistant
518-580-5607
dmarcaso@skidmore.edu