New Leadership Announced for Alumni Relations and Communications

at Trinity College

Hartford, Conn., December 21, 2005—Kathleen O’Connor Boelhouwer, a Trinity graduate in the Class of 1985, has been selected as Trinity College’s new Vice President for Alumni Relations and Communications, effective January 1, 2006.  This new position consolidates the leadership of Alumni Relations and Communications, respectively, under a single position which will report to the Vice President for College Advancement, and will serve as a member of the President’s Group.

An English major as a Trinity student, Boelhouwer has been a long-time member of the Advancement team at Miss Porter’s School in Farmington.  As Director of Institutional Advancement there, she has had day-to-day management responsibility for a wide range of programs including alumnae/parent relations, special events, publications/marketing, web management, public relations and development, including significant experience in three fundraising campaigns.

In announcing Boelhouwer’s appointment, President Jones acknowledged her skills and talents at this strategic moment for Trinity.  “Kathi is a sophisticated professional in the full range of Advancement responsibilities.  At a time when Trinity seeks to elevate its regional and national profile and develop Advancement synergies that will effectively link our fundraising and friendraising programs, we are very fortunate to attract an alumna who knows Trinity well and knows Advancement best practices.”

Boelhouwer will work closely with Ron Joyce, Trinity’s Advancement Vice President, in all phases of the College’s external relations strategies.  “I am quite humbled to have a colleague of such stature and accomplishment join me in leading our Advancement team,” said Joyce.  “She is a seasoned practitioner of the first-order.  She will have a profound impact in virtually every aspect of our Advancement operation.”

Boelhouwer and her husband, Mark, Class of 1983, live with their two daughters in Farmington.

Trinity College is an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college that was founded in 1823 in historic Hartford, Connecticut. The College’s 2,100 undergraduates are drawn from all parts of the U.S. and nearly 30 foreign countries. The faculty includes winners of the Pulitzer Prize, the MacArthur award, Guggenheims, Rockefellers, and other national awards. The College is home to the eighth-oldest chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in the country. With its long history of academic excellence, Trinity is consistently ranked among the country’s top liberal arts colleges.

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