Advancement and External Affairs
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Hilsdorf Hall, 1st Floor
(201) 761-6122
Who We are
The Office of Advancement and External Affairs is charged with creating, strengthening and stewarding relationships with alumni, friends, corporations, foundations and other members of the community for the purpose of developing increased involvement in and financial support of the University and its strategic vision.
Our mission is to promote Saint Peter’s University and support its strategic vision, enhance its reputation as an institution committed to Jesuit ideals and academic rigor, and foster volunteer involvement and philanthropic support by creating and stewarding meaningful relationships between the campus community and alumni, friends, corporations, foundations and other organizations.
The Office encompasses Advancement Services, Alumni and Donor Engagement, Annual Giving, Institutional Relations and Leadership and Planned Giving.
Help Make an Impact
Learn more about the various ways to support the students of Saint Peter's University.
All staff members are located in Hilsdorf Faculty Memorial Hall, 1st floor.
Leah M. Leto, M.Ed. '05
Vice President for Advancement and External Affairs
(201) 761-6110
lleto@saintpeters.edu
Maglinda Perez
Associate Director of Advancement Operations
(201) 761-6118
mperez4@saintpeters.edu
Amarilis Salvador Vargas, M.S.F. '20, '21
Advancement Operations Officer
(201) 761-6119
asalvadorvargas15@saintpeters.edu
Claudia Pope-Bayne, Ed.D. '16, '22 Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Donor Engagement (201) 761-6111 cpopebayne@saintpeters.edu
Liliana Huerta, M.B.A. '23 Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement (201) 761-6112 lhuerta@saintpeters.edu
Maeve McNally-Cullum Donor Engagement Officer (201) 761-6113 mmcnallycullum@saintpeters.edu
Melanie Churampi, M.A. '23, '24 Alumni and Donor Engagement Project Coordinator (201) 761-6115 mchurampi19@saintpeters.edu
Jessica Oudhnarine
Director of Annual Giving
Office: (201) 761-6109
Email: joudhnarine@saintpeters.edu
Linda Moore, J.D.
Assistant Vice President for Individual Giving
(201) 761-6128
lmoore2@saintpeters.edu
Christopher Hansen ’04
Assistant Director of Leadership Giving
(201) 761-6104
chansen@saintpeters.edu
Rolando Lavarro
Senior Director of Institutional Relations
(201) 761-6108
rlavarro@saintpeters.edu
Gerald G. Gabinete, M.S.D. ’20, '23
Institutional Relations Officer
(201) 761-6106
ggabinete@saintpeters.edu
VP/Advancement /Alumni Engagement Fax: (201) 761-6101
University Communications Fax: (201) 761-6241
Please contact us with any questions about alumni events, giving opportunities or media inquiries. For general inquiries, please email advancement@saintpeters.edu.
Office of Advancement and External Affairs
Saint Peter’s University
2641 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07306