Giving Contacts

MIT Sloan Office of External Relations

Mailing address:
77 Massachusetts Avenue, E60-300
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Physical address:
30 Memorial Drive, 3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142-1347

Phone: 617-253-1557 and 617-253-3989
Fax: 617-253-5584 and 617-253-2030
mitsloangiving@mit.edu

Cynthia Albert Link
Executive Director
617-324-6011
cynlink@mit.edu

Major Gifts


Paul Haskell Zernicke, PhD
Director, Major Gifts
617-253-1754
zernicke@mit.edu

Katie Connolly
Associate Director
617-253-5162
kjc@mit.edu

Alexander Dippold
Associate Director
617-452-2700
dippold@mit.edu

Vincent Vittoria
Associate Director
617-253-2556
vincentv@mit.edu

Nora McGunnigle
Administrative Assistant II
617-253-7164
noramcg@mit.edu

Corporate and Foundation Relations


David Weber
Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
617-253-7161
dweber@mit.edu

Jill Soucy
Associate Director
617-253-6306
loren@mit.edu

Joanna French
Associate Director
617-253-8252
jmfrench@mit.edu

Cessy Cook
Senior Administrative Assistant
617-324-6013
crcook@mit.edu

Annual and Reunion Giving


Loren Van Allen
Director, Annual and Reunion Giving
617-452-3474
loren@mit.edu

Kathryn Cotter
Assistant Director, Reunion Giving
617-452-3463
kcotter@mit.edu

Staci DeNigris
Assistant Director, MIT Sloan Annual Fund
617-258-5656
staci@mit.edu

Daniela Jacobson-Fried
Assistant Director, Annual and Reunion Giving
617-253-9301
drjf@mit.edu

Linda DiSilva
Administrative Assistant II
617-452-2370
ldisilva@mit.edu

Alumni Relations


Patricia St. Germain
Director, Alumni Relations
617-452-2369
pstg@mit.edu

Ken White
Alumni Career Advisor
617-253-1557
kenwhite@mit.edu

Elizabeth Laipson
Associate Director, Alumni Relations
617-253-2301
elaipson@mit.edu

Leanne Schnitzer
Associate Director, Alumni Relations
617-253-6158
leannes@mit.edu

Sarah O'Brien
Administrative Assistant II
617-253-3183
obriens@mit.edu

Donor Relations and Global Engagement


Catherine Canney
Director, Donor Relations and Global Engagement
617-253-5588
canney@mit.edu

Kristin LeClair
Associate Director, Donor Relations
617-452-2682
kleclair@mit.edu

Mahua Heath
Associate Director, Global Engagement
617-253-0966
mheath@mit.edu

Eleanor Pessin
Coordinator, Donor Relations and Events
617-253-1454
epessin@mit.edu

Jessica Kraus
Coordinator, Global Engagement and Events
617-253-6380
jkraus@mit.edu

Grace Benson
Administrative Assistant II
617-324-6014
gdbenson@mit.edu

Alumni Communications and Online Services


Thomas Witkowski
Director, Alumni Communications and Online Services
617-253-3602
tpw@mit.edu

Jed Shireman
Coordinator
617-253-6431
jshire@mit.edu

Eric Jacobsen
Administrative Assistant II
617-253-3464
ericpj@mit.edu

Administration and Operations


Eliana Runyon
Office Administrator
617-452-3870
erunyon@mit.edu

Kristine Acevedo
Administrative Assistant II
617-324-6012
kacevedo@mit.edu

Tammy Holmstrom
Administrative Assistant II
617-253-6099
tholmstr@mit.edu

Special Projects/International Initiatives


Nathaniel H. Mayes
Director
617-253-9650
nmayes@mit.edu

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