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Eric C. Johnson
Senior Vice President for University Advancement

Email: eric.johnson@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-5484

Eric is senior vice president for University Advancement, overseeing the university’s entire fundraising, alumni engagement, and donor relations enterprise. Eric has 37 years of fundraising experience, 33 of them at Tufts, where he began his career as a major gift officer for the School of Arts and Sciences. He has also worked as director of development for Arts and Sciences, director of principal and leadership gifts, and executive director of development. Eric helped develop the President’s Marathon Challenge in 2003, the year he ran his first marathon. He is currently leading the university’s Brighter World campaign.

Sara Judge
Vice President of Development

Email: sara.judge@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-4426

Sara is vice president of development, overseeing the fundraising and campaign management teams, and is a key strategic partner in leading fundraising across the university. Prior to joining Tufts in 2020, Sara was deputy vice president of development at Princeton. Sara also served as president of China Institute in America, the oldest U.S.-China organization in the U.S., and as global director at Avenues: The World School, managing operations in China. After graduating from Princeton with a degree in East Asian Studies/Chinese, Sara studied at Peking University and worked at a consulting firm in Beijing for four years.

Bill Gehling, A74, G79
Executive Director, Office of Alumni Engagement

Email: bill.gehling@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-2646

Bill, A74, G79, is executive director for the Office of Alumni Engagement. In collaboration with alumni engagement staff at the university’s professional schools, the Office of Alumni Engagement coordinates programming for reunions, alumni chapters, shared interest groups, career development, and lifelong learning. Previously, he served as senior advisor for University Advancement for four years following his 16-year tenure as director of Athletics. Bill was honored in 2015 with the Tufts Athletics Distinguished Achievement Award, as well as the Hosea Ballou Medal. In 2016, he received the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award.

Nancy Mahler, J88
Executive Director of University Advancement

Email: nancy.mahler@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-5483

Nancy is Executive Director of University Advancement, overseeing fundraising for the Schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering, Tisch College of Civic Life, the Fletcher School, and Gift Planning.  Previously, Nancy was the senior director of development for the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts.  She brings more than 25 years of experience to the role. Nancy joined Tufts in 2013 from Kaspick & Company, where she was a relationship manager after serving as a vice president at State Street Global Advisors. In both positions, she worked with nonprofits on the planning and investment of their planned giving programs and consulted on complex gifts. She received a BA in political science, magna cum laude, from Tufts and a JD from Boston University School of Law.

Aiden S. O’Garro
Executive Director, Advancement Operations

Email: aiden.o_garro@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-2754

Aiden is Executive Director of Advancement Operations and oversees budget/finance, information systems, strategic and tactical planning, human resources/staffing and professional development, operations planning and support for the university's Advancement division. Prior to his current role at Tufts, Aiden was Chief Operating Officer at the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, supporting the agency with operations strategy, performance management, and process automation. Aiden also served as Vice President of Operations & Continuous Improvement at the MassDevelopment Finance Agency and he spent 19 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where he began his career in operations. Aiden earned his degree in Business Administration and Change Management from Eastern Nazarene College and his MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Jonathan Schwartz
Executive Director of Campaign Management

Email: jonathan.schwartz@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-0632

Jonathan is executive director of campaign management and oversees the Brighter World campaign. Prior to joining Tufts in 2014, he was senior associate vice president for advancement and director of university campaigns at the University of Rochester. Jonathan previously served as assistant vice president for development and senior director of capital projects at Washington University in St. Louis. He started his career in advancement at Caltech. A graduate of Georgetown, Jonathan also holds a master’s degree in radio, television, and film studies from Northwestern.

Rebecca Scott
Executive Director, University Advancement

Email: rebecca.scott@tufts.edu.
Phone: 617-636-2777

As Executive Director, Rebecca oversees the development and alumni engagement functions for the School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, as well as University Advancement's Corporate and Foundation Relations. Previously, she was the senior director of development and alumni relations at the School of Medicine and, before that, she was Tufts’ director of gift planning. A graduate of McGill University, Rebecca was the general manager of Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal. Rebecca completed a residency in new media design at the Canadian Film Centre and was a co-founder of the interactive marketing company, Trapeze Media.

Jeffrey P. Winey, AG90, A22P
Senior Director, Principal Gifts and University Initiatives

Email: jeff.winey@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-5468

Jeff, AG90, A22P, is senior director of Principal Gifts and University Initiatives and oversees the University Gift Officer and Asia Relations teams and the Principal Gifts Donor Relations and Stewardship staff. He also manages the Tufts Financial Network and its advisory committee and the President’s Council. Jeff, who has 29 years of experience working for University Advancement, is a former annual fund director and previously worked at Bowdoin College and Babson College. A graduate of Bowdoin, Jeff also holds a master’s degree in urban and environmental policy from Tufts.

Sean Devendorf
Senior Director of Annual Giving

Email: sean.devendorf@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-5335

Sean started at Tufts in 2007. After holding various fundraising roles at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, he assumed the position of senior director of annual giving in 2015. He currently works to help foster a culture of annual giving across the university and lives by the motto, “Every Gift is Jumbo.” Prior to Tufts, he worked as the director of alumni relations at the Rumsey Hall School in Washington Depot, Conn. He is a graduate of Vassar College and, as a conversation starter, likes to share that he has a certificate in applied positive deviance from the Friedman School.

Ippolita Cantuti-Castelvetri
Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Email: ippolita.cantuti_castelvetri@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-6696

Ippolita has served as senior director of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) since 2016 after three years as associate director of CFR for the Tufts University School of Medicine. Prior to joining Tufts, Ippolita was associate director of preclinical research and development at NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals, and assistant professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital. She earned an MS in biology from the University of Rome/La Sapienza, and a PhD in experimental psychology from Tufts. Ippolita has co-authored more than 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals and books.

Brooke Anderson
Senior Director, Gift Planning

Email: brooke.anderson@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-4975

Brooke is the senior director of Gift Planning at Tufts. She helps donors meet their philanthropic, financial, and estate planning goals through planned gifts and gifts of complex assets. Brooke oversees the university’s gift planning team, charitable trust and gift annuity program, and estate contributions. Prior to joining Tufts in 2006, Brooke held gift planning roles at the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston. She is past president of the Planned Giving Group of New England and received her BA in international politics and economics from Middlebury College.

Matt Scheck
Director of Development

Email: matthew.scheck@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-4315

Matt joined Tufts in 2013. As director of development, he oversees the major gifts team for the School of Arts and Sciences, manages relationships with alumni across the country, and serves as the primary University Advancement liaison for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He has worked in development for more than 15 years, previously holding positions at Manhattanville College and UC Berkeley. He is an undergraduate alumnus of Colby College and received his MPA at New York University. His wife is also a member of the Tufts community, as a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry.

Kosta Alexis
Senior Director of Development Engineering and International Strategy

Email: kosta.alexis@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-4512

Kosta is the Senior Director of Development Engineering and International Strategy. He leads fundraising efforts for both schools, ensuring continued generous philanthropic support and positive alumni engagement.   Kosta rejoined Tufts in 2018 for the School of Engineering role having previously served as Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. Prior to that role, he spent many years raising funds for Tufts Schools of Arts and Sciences after a successful career in the fixed income sales and trading world. Kosta holds a BS in Anthropology from James Madison University and lives in Melrose with his family.

Kelly Fantegrossi
Director of Development

Email: kelly.fantegrossi@tufts.edu

Kelly joined the SMFA at Tufts in 2022 as the Director of Development. Kelly focuses on strategically expanding a broader audience to support the SMFA annual fund, endowment, art sale, and strategic priorities for the future. Prior to taking on this role, she has worked over the past 25 years in major gifts and annual fund strategic planning, leadership development, capital campaign planning, and fundraising program implementation supporting non-profit organizations in the higher education, independent school, charter school, and arts and cultural sectors. 

Deeply passionate about the critical importance of access to high-quality educational opportunities for all types of learners, social-emotional learning, and social justice practices to transform the lives of children and adults, regardless of their background, Kelly is a mission-driven fundraiser who finds creative and meaningful ways to engage support.

Kelly has a BA in Art History and History from Florida State University and a MA in Arts Administration from Boston University. An avid yoga practitioner, Peloton rider, gardener, traveler, reader, and amateur photographer, she fills her weekends with her family and getting out to engage with nature and art as much as possible.   

Mark Adzigian, A88
Senior Associate Director of Development, Athletics

Email: mark.adzigian@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-0376

Mark is responsible for raising funds to support annual operating needs, endowments, and capital projects in the Department of Athletics. Prior to Tufts, he was the general manager for Atlantic Hockey Sports Properties, and also spent 15 years at Sacred Heart University leading multiple areas of operations for athletics. He served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1989-1996, and as a trustee of the Silver Bay Family Conference Center on Lake George (N.Y.) for 12 years. Mark graduated from Tufts in 1988 and played lacrosse and hockey. He earned his MS in sport management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1997.

Gina A. DeSalvo
Director of Parents Giving Program, Schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering

Email: gina.desalvo@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-0644

Gina is director of Tufts’ Parents Giving Program, overseeing parent philanthropy and engagement, the Parents Leadership Council, and events for parents including Parents and Family Weekend. Gina joined Tufts in 2006 as the associate director of volunteer management where she developed the Tufts Fund Gift Officer program. Prior to Tufts, Gina was senior manager of alumni clubs in Boston University’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations, where she worked for eight years. Gina holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Boston University.

Ana Alvarado
Senior Director, Development and Alumni Engagement

Email: ana.alvarado@tufts.edu
Phone: 508-839-7907

Ana joined Tufts in 2012 as senior director of development and alumni engagement for Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She oversees a department that engages and solicits alumni, parents, and friends in support of school priorities that advance health and wellness for all species with compassion and commitment to evidenced-based medicine. Ana has worked in various development roles since 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution, Harvard School of Public Health, and most recently, as director of gift planning at College of the Holy Cross. She holds a BS in biology from the University of Panama.

Stephanie Mullervy
Director, Veterinary Annual Giving

Email: stephanie.mullervy@tufts.edu
Phone: 508-839-7902

Stephanie serves as Cummings School’s director of annual giving, a post she has held since 2013. She manages direct mail, email, and telephone solicitation for the School’s 7,000+ constituents. Prior to joining Tufts, she worked as a direct mail and telephone fundraising consultant for political, environmental, wildlife conservation, social service, and health care organizations. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in communication with a minor in English from Boston College, and a master’s degree in public administration and nonprofit management from Suffolk University.

Stephen Muzrall
Senior Director of Development & Alumni Engagement
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Email: stephen.muzrall@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-636-6927

Stephen serves as the senior director of development and alumni engagement for the School of Dental Medicine, where he works with his team to champion the school’s priorities with donors and volunteers. Steve joined TUSDM in 2019 as the director of development and has experience serving in leadership roles at Father Bill’s & MainSpring, Wheelock College, and as a gift officer at Stonehill College.  He is a graduate of Providence College with a degree in history and political science and received a graduate certificate in nonprofit leadership from Wheelock College.

Marianne Blaney
Director, Tufts Dental Fund

Email: marianne.blaney@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-636-3434

Marianne is director of the Tufts Dental Fund, responsible for marketing and fundraising strategy to support the priorities of the School of Dental Medicine.  Prior to joining Tufts in 2009, she worked at Simmons College, Emerson College, and Cabot Corporation. She holds a BS in business from Boston University.

Alyssa Cooper
Director, The Fletcher Fund
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Email: alyssa.cooper@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-4833

Alyssa joined the Fletcher team in 2020 as director of The Fletcher Fund. She is an annual fund enthusiast and has spent her 19-year advancement career in annual giving. She most recently served as the director of the Ithaca College Annual Fund. Alyssa holds a bachelor of science degree in communication from Ohio University.

Cindy Briggs Tobin
Senior Director of Development and Alumni Engagement

Email: cindy.briggs@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-636-0962

Cindy joined Tufts in 2000 as the Friedman School’s director of annual giving and alumni engagement. She was promoted to lead the department in 2007 and added the HNRCA to the office’s responsibilities in 2014. She oversees a team that engages, solicits, and stewards alumni and friends, among others, for school and center priorities. Prior to Tufts, she worked in fundraising for MASSPIRG, the American Heart Association, and Boston University. She has a bachelor’s degree in English and psychology from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in public relations from Boston University.

Janine Baisch
Director of Annual Giving, Friedman School and the HNRCA

Email: janine.baisch@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-636-6692

Janine is director of annual giving for the Friedman School and the HNRCA, overseeing annual fund marketing, solicitations, and strategy. Janine joined Tufts in 2016 as the associate director of alumni engagement at the Friedman School. Prior to Tufts, Janine worked in alumnae and parent relations at Ursuline Academy in Dedham, Mass., and alumni clubs and regional programs at MIT. Janine received her degree in marketing communications from Emerson College and completed her EdM in educational leadership and policy studies at Boston University.

Erin Morgan
Senior Director of Development and Alumni Engagement (Interim)

Email: erin.morgan@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-636-2968

Erin has more than 20 years of experience in fundraising, including serving as Director of Development for Alumni Giving and Engagement for Tufts University School of Medicine from 2013 to 2022. Prior to that, she worked in London for a decade, serving as Head of Campaign, Strategy, and Planning at King’s College London and Kings Health Partners, Executive Director at CCS, Alumni Development Manager at Bayes Business School, and Annual Fund Manager at University College London. A graduate of Harvard University, Erin briefly worked in law before finding her home in development, getting her start in corporate and foundation relations for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2001.

Kristin Hill
Director, Fund for Tufts Medicine

Email: kristin.hill@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-636-6771

Kristin came to Tufts in 2013 with eight years of experience in development, with expertise in direct marketing and analytics. At the medical school, she oversees all aspects of the annual fund, including strategy and execution of direct marketing efforts, reunion class giving, leadership donor cultivation and retention, as well as partnering closely with alumni engagement colleagues to manage the Tufts Medical Alumni Association and student fundraising efforts. Kristin is also a graphic designer and graduate of Northeastern University.

Karen Culbert, A21P
Director of Development and Alumni Engagement

Email: karen.culbert@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-627-2728

Karen is director of development and alumni engagement for the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, responsible for fundraising for Tisch programs and engaging Tufts alumni with interests in civic engagement. Karen began her career in 1989 as a development researcher at Tufts and has worked in a variety of roles at Tufts School of Dental Medicine, Concord Academy, the Fletcher School, Gartner, Inc., and New England Deaconess Hospital (now Beth Israel Deaconess). Karen holds a BA in political science and history from Merrimack College and an MA in history from Boston University.