Northeast Annual Giving Association, Ltd.
Andrew Bernstein
President
Director of Annual Giving
Quinnipiac University
andrew.Bernstein@quinnipiac.edu
2022 Planning Committee
Conference Chair
Skylar Beaver
Assistant Director of Advancement, Director of The Lawrenceville Fund and Alumni and Family Engagement
The Lawrenceville School
sbeaver@lawrenceville.org
Conference Director
Bob Burdenski
Principal
Robert Burdenski
bob@bobburdenski.com
Conference Committee
Conference Hotel and Logistics
Virginia Webb
Director of Development
Newman Catholic Center
v.webb@diospringfield.org
Conference Marketing
Julie Knight, PhD
Executive Director of Annual Giving
Carnegie Mellon University
juliekni@andrew.cmu.edu
Megan Rajski
Director of Annual Giving
Fairfield University
mrajski@fairfield.edu
Website Team
Jenna McClain
Assistant Director Of Development – The Fairfield Fund
Fairfield University
jmcclain@fairfield.edu
Katie Sampson
Senior Director, Alumni Relations and Special Events
The Office of Alumni & Parent Relations
University of the Arts
ksampson@uarts.edu
Conference Sponsorships
Shelby Palmer
Director, Affinity Giving
Office of Institutional Advancement
Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
shelby.palmer@jefferson.edu
Nkiruka McGinnis, PhD
Director of Annual Giving
Towson University
nmcginnis@towson.edu
Committee Support
Elaine Ezrapour
Director of the Fordham Fund
Fordham University
eezrapour@fordham.edu
Jennifer Harris
Director of the Hun Fund
The Hun School
jenniferharris@hunschool.org
Kylie Martin
Director of Annual Giving for Leadership Gifts and Athletics
Springfield College
kmartin@springfieldcollege.edu
Sarah Pinto
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
Quinnipiac University
sarah.pinto@quinnipiac.edu
Jake Strang
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Alumni Annual Giving
University of Pittsburgh
jake.strang@pitt.edu
Kara St. John Tompkins
Director of Digital Fundraising and Analysis
Syracuse University
kestjohn@syr.edu
Amanda Walck
Assistant Director of the Fund for Albright
Albright College
awalck@albright.edu