New Vice President for Alumni Relations and Communications
Kathleen O’Connor
Boelhouwer ’85 has joined the administration as the College’s vice
president for alumni relations and communications. The appointment
consolidates the leadership of alumni relations and communications
under a single position reporting to the vice president for college
advancement. She began her new duties January 1.
“I’m excited to be
back on campus,” says Boelhouwer. “My take on Trinity is that it is
never complacent; that the students, staff, and faculty continue to
care for it deeply—and it shows. Trinity is ‘hot’ and we all need to
keep fanning the flame.”
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 had day-to-day management
responsibility for a wide range of programs, including alumnae and
parent relations, publications, marketing and public relations, and
development, including significant experience in three fundraising
campaigns. She holds an MBA with a focus in marketing from
Rensselaer.
In announcing
Boelhouwer’s appointment, President Jones notes her multifaceted
skills at this strategic moment for Trinity. “Kathi is a
sophisticated professional in the full range of advancement
responsibilities,” he said. “At a time when the College seeks to
elevate its regional and national profile and develop advancement
synergies that will effectively link our fund-raising and
‘friend-raising’ 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, vice president for advancement, 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,” Joyce said. “Kathi is a
seasoned practitioner of the first order. She will have a profound
impact in virtually every aspect of our advancement operation.”
“I am curious to
hear from the women and men who make up the alumni body as to what
has meaning for them,” explains Boelhouwer. “What resonates when
they read an article or consider attending a gathering near them?
Where are they in their lives and how has their education and
experience at Trinity informed who they are today? What can they do
for their college and what can it do for them?”
Boelhouwer and her husband, Mark, Class of 1983, live in Farmington
with their two daughters, Alexandra and Clare, two orange tabby
cats, and two goldfish.
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