- 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 Engagement (IE) is responsible for engaging RISD’s alumni, parents, students and donors in meaningful ways and encouraging them to financially support the college. IE 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 IE and our mission visit the giving section of risd.edu.
Staff
Babette Allina Executive Director of Government Relations 401 454-6317 ballina@risd.eduAlaina Angellis Development Associate 401 454-6776 aangelli@risd.edu
Catherine Best Alumni Relations Associate 401 454-6343 cbest@risd.edu
Emily Blackwell Data Management and Systems Specialist 401 427-3136 eblackwe@risd.edu
Christy Law Blanchard Senior Associate Director of IE Communications 401 454-6525 cblanc01@risd.edu
Lydia Breckon Philanthropy Officer 401 454-6466 lbreckon@risd.edu
Liz Camara Executive Assistant 401 454-6403 lcamara@risd.edu
Justin Connolly RISD Fund Officer 401 454-6476 jconnoll@risd.edu
Katie Cush Alumni Relations Officer 401 277-4986 kcush@risd.edu
Erica Domenico Senior Prospect Development Analyst 401 454-6217 edomenic@risd.edu
Michaela Donnelly Associate Director of Communications (Marketing) 401 427-3121 mdonnell@risd.edu
Rebecca Dupras Senior Planned Giving Officer 401 427-3151 rdupras@risd.edu
Katrina Ellis Assistant Director, Alumni Communities 401 277-4931 kellis@risd.edu
Joanne Ferchland-Parella Senior Executive Director of Development 401 454-6431 jferchla@risd.edu
Evan Gallivan Executive Director, Campaign Planning & Strategies 401 454-6434 egalliva@risd.edu
Ron Geary Analyst, Data Management and Systems 401 427-3115 rgeary@risd.edu
Kelsey Grunstra Development Associate 401 454-6257 kgrunstr@risd.edu
Mariam Han Assistant Director, Special Events 401 277-4813 mhan01@risd.edu
Emily Hayes Data Coordinator ehayes02@risd.edu
Rebecca Henriquez Operations Associate 401 454-6477 rhenriqu@risd.edu
Danielle Kachapis Alumni Relations Special Programs Officer 401 454-6321 dkachapi@risd.edu
Holly Kirkman Advancement Operations Associate 401 454-6791 hkirkman@risd.edu
Serena Livingston Director, Gift Administration & Recording Secretary 401 454-6325 slivings@risd.edu
Misa Lobato Director of Prospect Management & Analytics 401 454-6792 mlobato@risd.edu
Matthew Lynch Associate Director, Donor Relations 401 454-6540 mlynch@risd.edu
Maria Marroquin RISD Fund Officer 401 454-6422 mmarroqu@risd.edu
Andrea Marth Executive Director, Advancement Operations & Systems 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
Chad Nelson Senior Planned Giving Officer 401 454-6189 cnelson@risd.edu
Sanaa Nelson Alumni Relations Volunteer Officer snelso02@risd.edu
Rob Odoardi Data Administrator & Application Specialist 401 454-6340 rodoardi@risd.edu
O’Neil Outar Vice President of Institutional Engagement 401 454-6532 ooutar@risd.edu
Susanna Prull Associate Director of Institutional Engagement Communications 401 454-6399 sprull@risd.edu
Claire Robinson Director of Special Events 401 454-6379 crobinso@risd.edu
Tue Tran Director, Alumni Communities 401 277-6296 ttran@risd.edu
Ellen Walbrun Associate Director of Annual Giving 401 454-6107 ewalbrun@risd.edu
Jonencia Wood Executive Director, Alumni and Family Relations jwood02@risd.edu
Amanda Wright Associate Director of Donor Relations 401 454-6708 awright@risd.edu