Giving Staff

Development Staff Directory

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Office of the Vice President

Fax (860) 297-2438

Vice President for College Advancement
(860) 297-2361
 
 
Carol Fiske
Schedule Coordinator for the Vice President
for College Advancement
(860) 297-2369 
 

Requita Furlow
Assistant to the Vice President for College Advancement
(860) 297-2134 
 





Development Office

Fax (860) 297-2438
 

Gretchen Orschiedt
Director of Development
(860) 297-4123
 
 

Peter M. Burns, Jr. '97
Director of Principal Gifts
(860) 297-4209
 
 

Christina White
​Administrative Assistant, Development Office
(860) 297-4214

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Annual Giving

Fax (860) 297-2021

Katherine E. DeConti ’98
​Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving
(860) 297-2366
Noelle Beach
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
(860) 297-2363
IDP and Masters
Alumni classes: 1968-1999, excluding Reunions
 

Whitney Bucci
Senior Associate Director of Parent Giving
(860) 297-2165

Jane E. Clark
Associate Director of Reunion Giving
(860) 297-2586
Manages the Annual Fund for Reunion Classes from 1937-1997
    and 1963-1966, and also the Class of 1956.
 

Matt Glasz '04
Senior Associate Director of Annual Giving
(860) 297-5334
Manages the Annual Fund for the Classes of 2000-2011
 

Assistant Director of Parent Giving
(860) 297-5336


Karen Paluso
Office Coordinator for Annual Giving

(860) 297-4126

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Monica Parker IDP’11​ ​
Annual Giving Office Assistant
(860) 297-5312

Matthew Sahlin '08
Associate Director of Annual Giving and
    Long Walk Societies Program Director
(860) 297-4284

 Amye Waterhouse '10
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
(860) 297-4162
Classes of 1933-1961, excluding 1956 and Reunions, 
    and also manages Senior Class giving
 
Institutional Support
Fax (860) 297-4238

Amy F. Brough
Director of Institutional Support
(860) 297-5315 

​Amanda Buhrer
Coordinator of Institutional Support
(860) 297-4148
 
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Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR)

 

  Assistant Director, Corporate, Foundation and
    Government Relations
(860) 297-4287
 

Emily Gresh '03
Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
(860) 297-2339 
 

Kristin Bierly Magendantz
Director of Faculty Grants and Sponsored Research
(860) 297-5347 
 



Development Services

 


Jessica German
Director of Advancement Information Services
(860) 297-2495 
 

Joanne G. Biancamano
Manager of Data Maintenance
(860) 297-2368  
 

Lois M. Derrickson
Gift Recording and Data Maintenance Specialist
(860) 297-5167  
 

Nelida Perez
Gift Recording and Data Maintenance Specialist
(860) 297-2338
 
 

Ana Venero
Gift Recording and Data Maintenance Specialist
(860) 297-2404 
 

Cynthia Webber
Gift Recording and Data Maintenance Specialist
(860) 297-4231 
 



Donor Relations 


Christine N. Foote
Director of Donor Relations
(860) 297-4246 
 
 

Dorothy Thompson
Assistant Director of Donor Relations
(860) 297-2316 
 
 


Research 


Diana Dienavs
Director of Development Research and Prospect Management
(860) 297-4245 
 
 

Rachel Koladis
Research Analyst
(860) 297-4226 
 



Leadership Giving

Fax (860) 297-4215 

Linda Massaro
Director of Leadership Giving
(860) 297-2329
 
 

Paul D. Assaiante P'06
Director of Athletic Development and College Relations
(860) 297-2121
 
 

James Ebert
Associate Director of Leadership Giving
(860) 297-2592 
 

​​Christopher French
Associate Director of Leadership Giving
(860) 297-5204

Julie Ann Grant
Assistant Director of Leadership Giving
(508) 277-4378 
 

Heidi Green
Assistant Director of Leadership Giving
(860) 297-4059 
 

May Thoong '08
Leadership Giving Assistant
(860) 297-4164 
 



Planned Giving

Fax (860) 297-4215

Eve Forbes

Director of Gift Planning
(860) 297-5353
 
Administrative Assistant for Planned Giving
(860) 297-2006


Andrew Miller
Associate Director of Gift Planning and
    Director of Quest
(860) 297-5396



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