- Hours
- Mon – Fri
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Key Contact
- Liz Camara
- Phone
- 401 454-6403
- lcamara@risd.edu
- Location
- 123 Dyer Offices
- Floor 4
- 123 Dyer Street
Institutional Advancement (IA) is responsible for engaging RISD’s alumni, parents, students and donors in meaningful ways and encouraging them to financially support the college. IA cultivates and stewards relationships and raises money from a variety of sources—individuals, foundations and corporations—to support the priorities of the college. These priorities are determined by the president, provost and deans and correspond to strategic initiatives and institutional needs.
For more about IA and our mission visit the giving section of risd.edu.
Staff
Becca Bell Data Management + Systems Coordinator 401 709-8671 rbell@risd.eduYousra Bibee Data Coordinator 401 454-6791 ybibee@risd.edu
Abby Bielagus Associate Editor, Alumni Magazine abielagu@risd.edu
Emily Blackwell Assistant Director, Advancement Technology 401 427-3136 eblackwe@risd.edu
Nora Bolinski Senior Philanthropy Officer 401 454-6469 nbolinsk@risd.edu
Maghan Bolles Assistant Director, Corporate + Foundation Relations 401 454-6762 mbolles@risd.edu
Lydia Breckon Philanthropy Officer 401 454-6466 lbreckon@risd.edu
Millie Brown Development Associate, Major + Planned Gifts 401 427-3024 mbrown03@risd.edu
Maggie Burgess RISD Fund Officer 401 454-6583 mburge02@risd.edu
Liz Camara Executive Assistant 401 454-6403 lcamara@risd.edu
Tisha Causeway Data Coordinator 401 277-4810 tcausewa@risd.edu
Celia Contreras Development Associate, Advancement Services 401 427-3057 ccontrer@risd.edu
Kristen Cronin Data Integrity Analyst 401 454-6728 kcronin@risd.edu
Natalia do Couto Philanthropy Officer 401 277-4865 ndocouto@risd.ed
Alvaro Diaz Sanchez Senior Institutional Advancement Reporting + Research Analyst 401 277-4859 adiazsan@risd.edu
Michaela Donnelly Associate Director, Digital Communications 401 427-3121 mdonnell@risd.edu
Deb Dormody Alumni + Family Relations Officer, Affinity Groups + Programs 401 454-6586 ddormody@risd.edu
Carolyn Drew Senior Executive Director, Major + Planned Gifts 401 454-6738 cdrew@risd.edu
Amy Duffell Philanthropy Officer 401 277-4968 aduffell@risd.edu
Rebecca Dupras Senior Planned Giving Officer 401 427-3151 rdupras@risd.edu
Katrina Ellis Alumni + Family Relations Officer, Regional Clubs + Programs 401 277-4931 kellis@risd.edu
Lauren Faria Assistant Director, Institutional Giving + Evaluation 401 454-6793 lfaria@risd.edu
Ashley Foster Volunteer Leadership Coordinator afoste02@risd.edu
Evan Gallivan Executive Director, Donor Engagement 401 454-6434 egalliva@risd.edu
Colleen Glenney Alumni + Family Relations Officer, Reunions 401 454-6740 cglenney@risd.edu
Kristen Hall Data Management + Systems Specialist, BBNC Network 401 454-6331 khall02@risd.edu
Chris Hartley Alumni + Family Relations 401 277-4975 chartley@risd.edu
Emily Hayes Data Coordinator 401 454-6342 ehayes02@risd.edu
Rebecca Henriquez Operations Manager 401 454-6477 rhenriqu@risd.edu
Samantha Heuthorst RISD Fund Associate 401 427-3021 sheuthor@risd.edu
Meghan Hickey Associate Director, Gift Administration 401 454-6765 mhickey@risd.edu
Mike Hill Development Associate, Major + Planned Gifts 401 454-6116 mhill@risd.edu
Kaushal Joshi Talent Associate, Institutional Advancement kjoshi@risd.edu
Emilee Kilburn Development Associate, RISD Fund 401 427-3009 ekilburn@risd.edu
Gillian Kiley Senior Associate Director, Strategic Communications 401 454-6434 gkiley@risd.edu
Erin Lashway Analyst, Data Management + Systems 401 454-6729 elashway@risd.edu
Serena Livingston Director, Gift Administration + Recording Secretary 401 454-6325 slivings@risd.edu
Andrea Marth Executive Director, Advancement Services 401 454-8683 amarth@risd.edu
Aaron McGarry Senior Philanthropy Officer 401 454-6398 amcgarry@risd.edu
Diane Michalowski Freedland Senior Philanthropy Officer 401 709-8669 dmichalo@risd.edu
Suzanne Myer Smith Philanthropy Officer 401 454-6436 smyersmi@risd.edu
Ali Nebel RISD Fund Officer 401 427-3114 anebel@risd.edu
Rob Odoardi Director, Advancement Data Services 401 454-6340 rodoardi@risd.edu
Hannah Ortiz Institutional Advancement Communications Associate 401 277-4942 hortiz01@risd.edu
O’Neil Outar Vice President, Institutional Advancement 401 454-6403 ooutar@risd.edu
Ariane Porter Membership Engagement Coordinator 401 454-6321 aporte01@risd.edu
Dallas Pride Executive Director, Alumni + Family Relations 401 454-6419 dpride@risd.edu
Susanna Prull Associate Director, Visual Communications 401 454-6399 sprull@risd.edu
Brittany Puryear RISD Fund Officer 401 427-3101 bpuryear@risd.edu
Kat Read Associate Director, RISD Fund Class Giving + Student Philanthropy 401 454-6750 kread01@risd.edu
Courtney Reardon Special Events Manager 401 277-4863 creardon@risd.edu
Claire Robinson Director, Special Events 401 454-6379 crobinso@risd.edu
Joaquin Romero Senior RISD Fund Officer 401 427-3015 jromer02@risd.edu
Ellen Scotto-Bourget Campaign Project Coordinator 401 454-6257 escottob@risd.edu
Amee Spondike Senior Executive Director, Museum Advancement 401 454-6316 aspondik@risd.edu
Amber Stout Associate Director, Donor Relations 401 454-6120 astout@risd.edu
Lauren Thacker Senior Associate Director, Strategic Communications 401 454-6217 lthacker@risd.edu
Ellen Walbrun Associate Director, RISD Fund 401 454-6107 ewalbrun@risd.edu
Edward Weinman Editor, RISD Alumni Magazine 401 427-3016 eweinman@risd.edu
Bridget Wiffin Executive Director, Corporate + Foundation Relations 401 454-6432 bwiffin@risd.edu
Tammie Worthington-Witczak Associate Director, Donor Relations 401 454-8659 tworthin@risd.edu
Amanda Wright Director, Donor Relations 401 454-6708 awright@risd.edu