Meet our Team
Located in historic Eberhardt Hall, the Office of Development & Alumni Relations works to cultivate the understanding, engagement, and support of alumni and other key 麻豆社 constituencies in order to secure the resources that the university needs to fulfill its mission.
Leadership
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Mike Wall
Interim Vice President, Development & Alumni Relations
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michael.a.wall@njit.edu
Elizabeth DiBlasio鈥�
Administrative Director
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elizabeth.diblasio@njit.edu
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Rebecca Cole Trump鈥�
Associate Vice President, Alumni听Engagement and Giving
973-596-3444
rebecca.trump@njit.edu
Kate Matthews-Bray鈥�
Director, Alumni听Engagement
973-596-3443
kate.matthewsbray@njit.edu
John Borgese
Associate Director, Alumni Career and Industry Engagement
973-596-3535
john.borgese@njit.edu
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Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement
973-642-7291
ljl8@njit.edu
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Heather Chernoff
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Associate Director, Next Generation Engagement
973-596-8516
heather.chernoff@njit.edu
Maybell O'Bannon鈥�
Administrative Assistant
973-596-3441
maybell.o'bannon@njit.edu
Ariana Ruggiero
Assistant Director, Annual Giving
973-596-5628
aer24@njit.edu
Leadership & Planned Gifts
Elizabeth S. Kornstein鈥�
Associate Vice President for Leadership and Planned Gifts鈥�
973-596-8293
elizabeth.s.kornstein@njit.edu
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Leanne Kochy
Executive Director of Development for the Newark College of Engineering
973-642-4221
leanne.kochy@njit.edu
Monica Kurpiewski
Executive Director of Development, JHCSLA and MTSM
973-596-3256
monica.kurpiewski@njit.edu
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Sean P. Morrison
Executive Director of Development, Athletics
973-596-3440
sean.p.morrison@njit.edu
Janet A. Robertson
Executive Director of Development, Honors College and HCAD鈥嬧�嬧��
973-596-3397
janet.robertson@njit.edu
Donna M. Russo
Executive Director of Development, Special Partnerships and Initiatives
973-642-4064
donna.m.russo@njit.edu
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Director, The Leadership Circle
973-596-3429
shawn.p.brennan@njit.edu
Donor Relations
Timothy Greene
Director of Donor Relations
973-596-3403
timothy.g.greene@njit.edu
Katie Halpin Bucco
Associate Director of Donor Relations
973-596-3456
kth25@njit.edu
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Pat Zappone
Donor Relations Coordinator
973-596-2600
pjz4@njit.edu
Corporate & Foundation Relations
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Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
973-596-3402
jennifer.kosakowski@njit.edu
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Melanie Dunn鈥�
Assistant Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
973-596-8505
melanie.dunn@njit.edu
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Business Manager
973-596-3404
catherine.c.hansen@njit.edu
Prospect Research & Management
Mariflor C. Keaton
Director, Prospect Research and Management鈥�
973-596-3405
mariflor.c.keaton@njit.edu
Jenna Vandervort
Prospect Research Analyst
973-596-3098
jenna.vandervort@njit.edu
Events
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Director, Development & Alumni Events
717-460-3459
barbara.owen@njit.edu
Development Operations
Robert J. Hoffman
Associate Director of Operations
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Records Assistant
973-596-3442
tatyana.ostrovsky@njit.edu
Brandon Robinson
Records and Data Entry Specialist
973-596-4168
brandon.robinson@njit.edu听