Engagement
- Catie Gardner Smith
- Assistant Vice President for Engagement
- cgardne1@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6189
- she/her
Alumni Engagement
- Erin M. Updike
- Director, Alumni Engagement
- Oversees alumni engagement strategy, reunion strategy and programming, and international engagement strategy. Supports the Alumni Board. Team collaboration and planning, cross-departmental and cross-campus partnerships, staff management.
- eupdike@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6079
- she/her
- Angela Haeg
- Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement
- Reunion overall support/project management, Reunion volunteer strategy, and 50th Reunion program committee support. Project manager for Volunteer Summit and volunteer management tools and training, and Lifelong learning coordination.
- ahaeg@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6209
- she/her
- Lauren Ott
- Associate Director, Alumni Engagement
- Regional Alumni chapters and engagement, Signature Regional Programs, Mac In Your City, MacTogether Programming, 25th reunion committee staffing, works with Alumni Board Committees
- lott@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6239
- she/her
- Rosalinda Miguel
- Assistant Director of Affinity & Identity Engagement
- Engagement strategy and programming for affinity and identity groups, including the Alumni of Color Collective and Scots Pride. MacDirect strategy and oversight. Works with the Alumni Board Diversity Working Group.
- rmiguel@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6588
- she/her
- Rebecca Kline ’18
- Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Initiatives & programs at the intersection of Alumni Engagement & Entrepreneurship, including the Alumni Board MCSquared working group, Macathon, Online Alumni Business Directory, engagement opportunities for alumni & parents, reunion committee staffing and manages Reunion student staff.
- rkline1@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6540
- she/her
- Sophie Hilker ’20
- Alumni Engagement Coordinator
- Supports the Alumni Engagement Office. Works with the 50th reunion program, Alumni Board, Regional Events, and student staff supervision.
- shilker1@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6261
- she/her
Macalester Fund
- Eva Timmons
- Director, Macalester Fund
- Team collaboration and planning, overall strategy, revenue strategy, cross-departmental and cross-campus partnerships, staff management
- etimmons@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6876
- she/her
- Elizabeth Boyer
- Senior Associate Director, Macalester Fund
- Staff management, alumni donor strategy, Class Agent program oversight and strategy, Class Agent management (1957-2011), reunion gift program oversight and strategy
- eboyer1@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6784
- she/her
- Trent Russell
- Associate Director of Leadership Giving
- Grand Society program management, leadership giving portfolio, Grand Society Agent management, Reunion leadership gifts strategy and coordination, 25th Reunion gift management
- trussell@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6982
- he/him
- Tony Saputo-Swanson
- Associate Director of Parent Philanthropy & Engagement, Macalester Fund
- Parent engagement strategy, staff liaison to the Macalester Parent Council, parent leadership portfolio and parent volunteer program management
- tsaputos@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6981
- he/him
- Gabriella Gillespie ’17
- Assistant Director of Communications, Macalester Fund
- Multi-channel Macalester Fund communications, communications coordination across Engagement, Macalester Alumni social media
- ggillesp@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6072
- she/her
- Abbey Kamin
- Assistant Director, Outreach Center
- Outreach Center oversight and strategy, Outreach Center student worker management, donor acquisition strategy
- akamin@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6074
- she/her
- Maja Reyes
- Office Coordinator, Engagement & Macalester Fund
- Day-to-day office management, front line donor support, student worker management, administrative support, special projects
- mreyes1@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6818
- she/her
Special Events
- Kate Frampton
- Director, Special Events
- Event strategy lead; Presidential and Trustee events; major campus events; high profile rental event consultant; Commencement Oversight Committee; reunion event strategy; Bon App catering liaison; events relationship management
- kframpto@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6067
- she/her
- Andi Wulff
- Associate Director, Special Events
- Campus-wide event consultation; Provost, Presidential, and Advancement event support; reunion logistics strategy; Entertainment Committee Chair; student worker management
- wulff@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6083
- she/her
- Kiernan Bartlett
- Event Manager, Special Events
- Campaign & Alumni Engagement off-site event logistics lead (local and national); Presidential Home and Briggs House event lead; task force off-site meeting support; Reunion event support; Engagement and alumni events support; Campus event support as needed
- kbartlet@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6894
- she/her
- Kathryn Dijkstra ’14
- Data Specialist, Special Events
- Manages data, event and resource systems including Slate for Special Events; Alumni Board and Reunion Committees logistics support; Reunion and event website work; campus event support as needed; supervises Special Events student employees
- kdijkstr@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6980
- she/her