Alumni Affairs is a team of about 50 whose primary goal is to engage alumni, parents and friends with Cornell. Our office works with nearly 3,000 volunteers who serve on class, regional club, or affinity alumni association boards, as well as on the Cornell Alumni Association, Mosaic Committee, Cornell Association of Class Officers, Cornell University Council and President's Council of Cornell Women. Together with these extraordinary volunteers, we produce nearly 1,500 events per year around the world.
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Cornell University Office of Alumni Affairs
130 East Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone and e-mail: Please see the list below for staff contact information.
facebook.com/cornellalumniassociation
For general questions about the university, please call 607-255-2000.
Associate Vice President
| NAME | POSITION | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|
Chris Marshall |
Associate Vice President, Alumni Affairs | Chris.Marshall@cornell.edu |
| Laurie Hilsinger | Executive Assistant to Chris Marshall | Laurie.Hilsinger@cornell.edu 607.255.1989 |
Class, Student and Young Alumni Programs
Contact one of the staff members below if you have questions about becoming a class officer, volunteering for your class, or coming to Reunion.
| NAME | POSITION | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret M. Gallo '81 |
Senior Director, Class, Student & Young Alumni Programs | Margaret.Gallo@cornell.edu 607-255-2779  @81mmg |
| Teri Baier |
Senior Associate Director, Class | Therese.Baier@cornell.edu 607-255-3053 |
| Pat Burns '09 | Associate Director, Student & Young Alumni Programs | Patrick.Burns@cornell.edu 607-255-8266 |
| Lauren Coffey | Associate Director, Class Programs | Lauren.Coffey@cornell.edu 607-255-6582 |
| Lynne Conway | Director, Class Programs | LSW12@cornell.edu 607-255-7085 |
| Corey Ryan Earle '07 | Associate Director, Student & Young Alumni Programs | Corey.Earle@cornell.edu 607-255-3516 |
| Katie Freyer | Associate Director, Class Programs | Katie.Freyer@cornell.edu 607-255-8821 |
| Cathy Hogan '70 | Senior Associate Director, Reunion | Cathy.Hogan@cornell.edu 607-255-1966 |
| Erin Kennedy | Administrative Assistant, Class | Erin.Kennedy@cornell.edu 607-255-2254 |
| Paula Maguire |
Associate Director, Class Programs | Paula.Maguire@cornell.edu 607-255-8683 @PaulaMaguireCU |
| Lauren Morgenstern | Associate Director, Class Programs | Lauren.Morgenstern@cornell.edu 607-255-4850 |
| Margaux Neiderbach '99 |
Director, Student & Young Alumni Programs | Margaux.Neiderbach@cornell.edu |
| Christine Rumsey | Administrative Assistant, Reunion | Christine.Rumsey@cornell.edu 607-255-7085 |
| Jenny Switzer | Assistant Director, Student & Young Alumni Programs | Jenny.Switzer@cornell.edu |
Volunteer Programs
The staff below produce the Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference and the Trustee-Council Annual Meeting. They also work with the President's Council of Cornell Women and Cornell University Council, and can refer you to staff partners for other leadership opportunities.
| NAME | POSITION | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Denbow | Senior Director, Volunteer Programs | Laura.Denbow@cornell.edu 607-254-7253 |
| Trudy Curtis | Administrative Assistant, Volunteer Programs | Trudy.Curtis@cornell.edu 607-254-7115 |
| Rob de la Fuente |
Director, Volunteer Programs | Rob.Delafuente@cornell.edu 607-254-6102 |
| Mary Faber | Program Assistant, Volunteer Programs | Mary.Faber@cornell.edu 607-254-7157 |
| Senior Associate Director, Volunteer Programs | Tina.Gourley@cornell.edu 607-255-7090 @TinaGourley |
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| Beth Hamilton | Associate Director, Volunteer Programs | Beth.Hamilton@cornell.edu 607-255-2960 |
| Staci Kirkland | Administrative Assistant, Volunteer Programs | Staci.Kirkland@cornell.edu 607-255-6624 |
| Carole Quealy | Administrative Assistant, Volunteer Programs | Carole.Quealy@cornell.edu 607-254-7104 |
Metrics+Marketing
Contact the staff below if you're a Cornell volunteer and would like to talk about your class or organization's marketing efforts, post-event surveys, or alumni demographics/psychographics.
| NAME | POSITION | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|
Jennifer Lynham Cunningham '92 |
Senior Director, Metrics+Marketing | Jennifer.Cunningham@cornell.edu |
| Brenda Canniff | Administrative Assistant, Metrics+Marketing | Brenda.Canniff@cornell.edu 607-255-3021 |
| Debby Earl |
Associate Director, Metrics+Marketing | Debra.Earl@cornell.edu 607-255-7088 |
Northeast Corridor
Contact the staff below if you live in the areas between Boston and D.C. and would like to get involved. For a full listing of all the staff who work out of our
New York City office, please visit this contact page.
| NAME | POSITION | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|
Jessica Raha '99 |
Director, Regional Programs, Northeast Corridor |
Jessica.Raha@cornell.edu 212-351-7673 |
| Laurie Brogdon | Associate Director, Regional Programs, Northeast Corridor | Laurie.Brogdon@cornell.edu |
| Ilana Carlin | Administrative Assistant, Alumni Affairs, Northeast Corridor | Ilana.Carlin@cornell.edu 212.351.7685 |
| Kaitlin Dufton '07 |
Associate Director, Regional Programs, Northeast Corridor | Kaitlin.Dufton@cornell.edu 212-351-7684 |
| Calicia Mullings ’98 | Associate Director, Regional Programs, Northeast Region: Maine to Connecticut | Calicia.Mullings@cornell.edu 617-265-2095 |
| John Zelenka ’03 |
Associate Director, Cornell Wall Street | John.Zelenka@cornell.edu 212-351-7664 |
Regional and Affinity Programs
Contact the staff below if you're interested in attending events in your region, if you'd like to volunteer for a regional club board or minority alumni association, or if you'd like to host a Cornell event at your office or home.
| NAME | POSITION | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Mahar | Senior Director, Affinity and Regional Programs | Timothy.Mahar@cornell.edu 607-255-5376 |
Magdalena Kalinka Bartishevich |
Director, Cornell Entrepreneur Network (CEN) |
Magdalena.Kalinka@cornell.edu |
| Ashley Binter '97 |
Associate Director, Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) | Ashley.Binter@cornell.edu 415-812-4865 @CornellNetwork |
| Donna Carl | Administrative Assistant, Regional Programs | Donna.Carl@cornell.edu 607-255-3517 |
| Amanda Christofferson | Assistant Director, Cornell Entrepreneur Network | Amanda.Christofferson@cornell.edu |
| Francine Darling |
Administrative Assistant, International Programs & Regional Programs | Francine.Darling@cornell.edu 607-254-7147 |
Nancy Abrams Dreier ‘86 |
Associate Director, Regional Programs, West Coast | Nancy.Dreier@cornell.edu 310-442-9069 |
| Terry Hahn | Director, Undergraduate Affinity Programs | Terry.Hahn@cornell.edu 607-254-6185 |
| Mindy Hillenbrand | Associate Director, Regional Programs | Mindy.Hillenbrand@cornell.edu 607-254-2955 |
| Sonja Watkins Kelly | Senior Associate Director, Regional Programs | Sonja.Watkins.Kelly@cornell.edu 607-255-1271 |
| Hongnan Ma, MA '01 |
Director, International Programs | Hongnan.Ma@cornell.edu |
| Amanda Massa | Administrative Assistant, Regional & Affinity Programs | Amanda.Massa@cornell.edu |
| Yve-Car Momperousse |
Director, Diversity Programs | YveCar@cornell.edu @YveCar |
| Heather Nichols '80 | Admissions Relations Director, Affinity Programs | Heather.Nichols@cornell.edu 607-255-7035 |
| Eddie Rooker '10 |
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Affinity Programs | Edward.Rooker@cornell.edu |
Kelly Speiser |
Assistant Director, Cornell On The Road | Kelly.Speiser@cornell.edu 607-254-3527 |
| Christina Ulrich |
Administrative Assistant, Regional & Affinity Programs | Christina.Ulrich@cornell.edu 607-255-4173 |
Social Media Strategy
Contact Kim with questions about CornellConnect, our online alumni directory, or Andrew if you're in the digital media industry and would like to connect with fellow Cornellians in that arena.
| NAME | POSITION | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|
Andrew Gossen |
Senior Director, Social Media Strategy | Andrew.Gossen@cornell.edu 607-255-0046 @agossen |
| Kim Barrett | Project Manager, CornellConnect | Kimberly.Barrett@cornell.edu 607-254-1538 @KBarrettCU |
Keith Hannon |
Assistant Director, Social Media Strategy | Keith.Hannon@cornell.edu 607-254-5460 @keithhannon |
