Engagement
Contact
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- Catie Gardner Smith
- Assistant Vice President for Engagement
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- 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.
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- 651-696-6079
- she/her
- Tamoanchan Lucero
- Associate Director of Alumni & Parent Engagement for Career Exploration
- Alumni Career interest engagement strategy and programing including communications, events, volunteer management through career affinities, and academic department engagement. MacConnect strategy and oversight. Works with Reunion committees, and Alumni Board task forces and committees.
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- 651-696-6289
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- Josh Roy
- Associate Director of Athletics Philanthropy and Engagement
- Athletics engagement strategy and programming, including communications, events and Macalester Fund giving opportunities. Athletics volunteer management. Works with Reunion committees, and Alumni Board task forces and committees.
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- 651-696-6664
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- Michaela Harrison
- Associate Director, Alumni Engagement for Regional
- Regional chapters strategy and programming, including communications, virtual and in-person events, and Signature Regional Programs: Mac In Your City, Tartan Trivia, Alumni Week of Service, and special events. Works with 50th Reunion engagement committee, Reunion committees, and Alumni Board task forces and committees.
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- 651-696-7144
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- Leah Seidenkranz
- Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement for Reunion
- Overall Reunion support and program execution, Reunion communications, Alumni awards and nominations staff liaison, Reunion student staff coordination, Alumni Board meeting coordination, 25th Reunion Committee, and Reunion volunteer management.
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- 651-696-6209
- she/her
- Lilly Mokamba
- Associate Director of Affinity and Identity Network
- 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.
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- 651-696-6588
- she/her
- Ashley Nelson
- Alumni Engagement Coordinator
- Day-to-day office operations, administrative support, student employee management, and special projects. Assists with Alumni Board, regional chapter events, and Reunion support. Manages website maintenance, data entry, and coding.
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- 651-696-6204
- she/her
Macalester Fund
- Abbey Kamin
- Associate Director, Outreach Center
- Outreach Center oversight and strategy, Outreach Center student worker management, donor acquisition strategy, campus philanthropy
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- 651-696-6074
- she/her
- Bridget Barisonek
- Senior Associate Director, Macalester Fund
- Staff management, alumni donor strategy, Class Agent program oversight and management, reunion gift program oversight and strategy, campus philanthropy.
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- 651-696-6784
- she/her
- Lauren Greene
- Assistant Director for Young Alumni, Macalester Fund
- Young Grand Society program management, young alumni class agent management (2012-2023), young alumni engagement strategy and initiatives
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- 651-696-6239
- 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
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- 651-696-6818
- she/her
- Selvi M. Bunce
- Associate Director of Leadership Giving
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- 651-696-6132
- she/her
- 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
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6981
- he/him
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
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- 651-696-6067
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- 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
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- 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
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- 651-696-6894
- she/her
- Max Danielewicz ’20
- Special Events Data Specialist
- 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
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- 651-696-6031
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