Advancement
The Office of Advancement and External Affairs encompasses the Offices of Advancement Operations, Alumni Engagement, Annual Giving, Leadership and Planned Giving, Partnerships and Institutional Relations and University Communications.
Advancement
Advancement 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.
- Donor Relations is responsible for delivering high quality communication to donors in regards to gift acknowledgment, donor recognition and reporting in order to foster long-term engagement and investment.
- Planned Giving assists those interested in making a bequest to Saint Peter’s or receiving information related to estate planning.
- Corporate and Foundation Relations is responsible for identifying, researching, cultivating and soliciting corporations and foundations.
- Advancement Services maintains the University’s alumni and donor database. If you have you moved, married or received a promotion, please send your new information to advancementservices@saintpeters.edu or call (201) 761-6106.
Annual Giving
Annual Giving works to build and maintain a base of consistent unrestricted support for the University’s operating needs as well as the general scholarship fund.
University Communications
University Communications ensures that the University’s strategic vision and core values are supported and promoted through an organized communication program; messages enhance the profile of the University, its students, faculty, programs and activities.
Alumni Engagement
Alumni Engagement provides programs, services and communications to alumni so that they may become more connected and remain engaged in the life of Saint Peter’s University.
Contacts
Hilsdorf Faculty Hall, First Floor
Leah M. Leto, M.Ed.
Vice President for Advancement and External Affairs
(201) 761-6110
lleto@saintpeters.edu
Hilsdorf Faculty Hall, First Floor
Michael Thunell
Senior Director of Advancement Operations and Analytics
(201) 761-6127
mthunell@saintpeters.edu
Maglinda Perez
Associate Director of Advancement Operations
(201) 761-6118
mperez4@saintpeters.edu
Amarilis Salvador Vargas
Advancement Operations Officer
(201) 761-6119
asalvadorvargas15@saintpeters.edu
Hilsdorf Faculty Hall, Room 105
Claudia Pope-Bayne, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Donor Engagement
(201) 761-6111
cpopebayne@saintpeters.edu
Liliana Huerta
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
(201) 761-6112
lhuerta@saintpeters.edu
Hilsdorf Faculty Hall, First Floor
Jessica Oudhnarine
Director of Annual Giving
Office: (201) 761-6109
Email: joudhnarine@saintpeters.edu
Brandon Rivera ’21
Annual Giving Officer
Office: (201) 761-6107, Cell: (551) 200-3388
Email: bradrivera@saintpeters.edu
Hilsdorf Faculty Hall, First Floor
Linda Moore
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
Hilsdorf Faculty Hall, First Floor
Rolando Lavarro
Senior Director of Institutional Relations
(201) 761-6108
rlavarro@saintpeters.edu
Gerald G. Gabinete ’20
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