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Office of the Vice President
John Chaplin
Interim Co-Vice President
Executive Director, Principal Gifts & Presidential and Trustee Strategy
518-580-5645
jchaplin@skidmore.edu
David Hargadon
Interim Co-Vice President
Executive Director, Operations and Prospect Development
518-580-5606
dhargadon@skidmore.edu
Fitriyah Clark
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Vice President
518-580-5661
ficlark@skidmore.edu
Departmental email addresses
Advancement Operations: skidmoregift@skidmore.edu
Alumni Engagement: alumni@skidmore.edu
College Events: collegeevents@skidmore.edu
Donor Engagement and Stewardship: donorrel@skidmore.edu
Skidmore Fund: skidmorefund@skidmore.edu
Advancement staff (A-Z)
Emina Acee ’19
Assistant Director, Skidmore Fund
518-580-5659
eacee@skidmore.edu
Anna Bailey
Leadership Annual Gift Officer, Skidmore Fund
518-580-5651
annabailey@skidmore.edu
Chris Baker
Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts
317-701-4745
chrisbaker@skidmore.edu
Michelle Barrios
Director, Donor Engagement & Stewardship
518-580-5678
mbarrios@skidmore.edu
Jamie Becker
Gifts and Records Coordinator, Operations and Prospect Development
518-580-5603
jbecker@skidmore.edu
Danielle Bedard
Director, Strategic Partnerships
518-580-5654
dbedard@skidmore.edu
Cate Brizzell P’20
Associate Director, Database Management and Reporting, Operations and Prospect Development
518-580-5452
cbrizze1@skidmore.edu
Beth Brucker-Kane
Associate Director, Donor Engagement & Stewardship
518-580-5677
bbrucker@skidmore.edu
Jessica Cellini
Associate Director, Operations and Prospect Development
518-580-5611
jcellini@skidmore.edu
Carly Connors
Executive Director, Alumni Engagement
518-580-5612
carlyconnors@skidmore.edu
Brian DeMichele
Associate Director, Major Gifts
518-580-5643
bdemiche@skidmore.edu
Kaitlyn DeRose
Assistant Director, Stewardship & College Events
518-580-5602
kderose@skidmore.edu
Liz Ellis
Coordinator, Alumni Engagement
518-580-5621
lellis@skidmore.edu
Kelly Faulkner
Administrative Assistant to the AVP and Chief of Staff, Principal Gifts, Major Gifts
518-580-5635
kfaulkner@skidmore.edu
Meegan Finnegan
Associate Director, Direct Marketing, Skidmore Fund
518-580-5623
mfinnegan@skidmore.edu
Jodi Frank
Associate Director, Constituent Relations
518-580-5625
jafrank@skidmore.edu
Tyler Harding
Assistant Vice President, Development
518-580-5649
tharding@skidmore.edu
Jennifer Hardy
Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts
518-580-5626
jhardy1@skidmore.edu
Alison Hart
Associate Director, Major Gifts
518-580-5676
ahart@skidmore.edu
Ellen Hopeck
Administrative Assistant, Skidmore Fund
518-580-5607
ehopeck@skidmore.edu
Xan Jennings
Executive Director, Major Gifts
518-580-5608
xjennings@skidmore.edu
Sandi Kirshe
Prospect Researcher, Operations and Prospect Development
518-580-5682
skirshe@skidmore.edu
Susan Koppi
Senior Director, Stewardship and College Events
518-580-5468
skoppi@skidmore.edu
Tawn Malison
Associate Director of Alumni and Volunteer Engagement, Alumni Engagement
518-580-5656
tmalison@skidmore.edu
Emily Marcason-Tolmie
Senior Director, Prospect Research, Operations and Prospect Development
518-580-5648
emarcaso@skidmore.edu
Stacey Mattison P’14
Director, Constituent Relations
518-580-5615
smattiso@skidmore.edu
Michael McPhillips
Senior Director, Skidmore Fund
518-580-5629
mmcphillips@skidmore.edu
Kelly Mead
Administrative Assistant, Skidmore Fund
518-580-5636
kmead@skidmore.edu
Kelly Meader
Coordinator, Gift Planning and Major Gifts
518-580-5639
kmeader@skidmore.edu
Carmela Miano Price
Senior Gifts and Records Coordinator, Operations and Prospect Development
518-580-5609
cmianopr@skidmore.edu
Carissa Miles
Development Associate to the Vice President
518-580-5618
cmiles@skidmore.edu
Oxsana Moston-Naumkin
Administrative Assistant, AVP of Development & Major Gifts
518-580-5633
omostonnaumk@skidmore.edu
Jacqueline Pierce MALS ’95, P’27
Associate Director, Gift Planning
518-580-5672
jpierce1@skidmore.edu
Caroline Santoro
Assistant Director, Skidmore Fund
518-580-5622
csantoro@skidmore.edu
Wendy Schmidt
Assistant Director, Operations and Prospect Development
518-580-5642
wschmidt@skidmore.edu
Brian Stephenson
Associate Director, Skidmore Fund
518-580-5627
bstephen@skidmore.edu
Krista Tangora
Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director, Alumni Engagement
518-580-5614
ktangora@skidmore.edu
Jac'Quan Thompson
Assistant Director, Skidmore Fund
518-580-5653
jhthompson@skidmore.edu
Art Tracy
Director, Gift Planning
518-580-5658
atracy@skidmore.edu
Elizabeth Tybush ’24
Coordinator, Donor Engagement & Stewardship
518-580-5631
etybush@skidmore.edu
Jeanne Urquhart ’82
Director, Principal Gifts and Strategy, Presidential and Trustee Strategy
518-580-5634
jurquhar@skidmore.edu
Adam Wald ’94
Associate Director, Skidmore Fund
518-580-5641
awald@skidmore.edu