Staff Directory
For general inquiries, please call the Alumni Engagement central office at 848-932-7061.
Central Office
New Brunswick Office
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Office
Newark Office
Camden Office
Central Alumni Office
Josh Harraman Ph.D.
Vice President for Alumni Engagement, Annual Giving, and Advancement Communications
848-932-1994
josh.harraman@ruf.rutgers.edu
Elijah Rosenthal
Senior Alumni Engagement Associate
848-932-1994
elijah.rosenthal@ruf.rutgers.edu
Roberta O’Hara RC’84
Interim Associate Vice President for Alumni Engagement
848-932-6948
roberta.ohara@ruf.rutgers.edu
Joy Awadalla
Administrative Assistant for Alumni Engagement
848-932-2331
joy.awadalla@ruf.rutgers.edu
Alumni House Operations
Patrice Jaskiewicz
Alumni House Manager
848-932-2265
patrice.jaskiewicz@ruf.rutgers.edu
Events
Kara Cafasso
Senior Director for Advancement Events
848-932-7183
kara.cafasso@ruf.rutgers.edu
Ashley Kodopidis
Associate Director for Advancement Events
848-932-2283
ashley.kodopidis@ruf.rutgers.edu
Lindsey Stanton
Assistant Director for Advancement Events
848-932-7783
lindsey.stanton@ruf.rutgers.edu
Lauren Tarullo SAS’11
Assistant Director for Advancement Events
848-932-2268
lauren.tarullo@ruf.rutgers.edu
Caitlin Quinn
Advancement Events Specialist
848-932-7732
caitlin.quinn@ruf.rutgers.edu
Marina Costa
Advancement Events Specialist
848-932-7789
marina.costa@ruf.rutgers.edu
Steffanie Bicskei SCI’13
Advancement Events Specialist
848-932-2269
steffanie.bicskei@ruf.rutgers.edu
Volunteer Engagement
Yvette R. (Choma) Martinez UCNB’03, RBS’03
Senior Director for Volunteer Engagement
848-932-1960
yvette.martinez@ruf.rutgers.edu
Dana Shapiro
Associate Director for Volunteer Engagement
848-932-1968
dana.shapiro@ruf.rutgers.edu
John Borgese
Director for Alumni Workplace Engagement
848-932-7117
john.borgese@ruf.rutgers.edu
Colin von Liebtag
Assistant Director for Alumni Career Development
848-932-0137
colin.liebtag@rutgers.edu
Samantha Barrette
Assistant Director for Regional Engagement, Southeastern U.S.
813-433-0628
samantha.barrette@ruf.rutgers.edu
Diane Nagy DC’87, RBS’87
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
848-932-2251
diane.nagy@ruf.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Alumni Office
Hilary Cohen, CMP
Senior Director for Alumni Engagement, New Brunswick
848-932-2281
hilary.cohen@ruf.rutgers.edu
Michael Rutkowski UCNB’96, SCILS’96, SPAA’18
Director for Alumni Engagement for New Brunswick Academic Units
848-932-2297
michael.rutkowski@ruf.rutgers.edu
Tara Kissenberth DC’04
Associate Director for Student-Alumni Engagement
848-932-2284
tara.kissenberth@ruf.rutgers.edu
Cyndy Shersick
Director for Milestones Campaigns
848-932-1969
cyndy.shersick@ruf.rutgers.edu
Donna Valentino
Alumni Engagement Associate
848-932-1970
donna.valentino@ruf.rutgers.edu
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Alumni Office
Karen Moran
Director for Alumni Engagement
848-932-8015
karen.moran@ruf.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University–Newark Alumni Office
Terranze Griffin
Director for Alumni Engagement
973-353-5533
terranze.griffin@rutgers.edu
Alexandra Brown SAS’11
Special Projects Coordinator
973-353-5242
alexandra.brown@rutgers.edu
Rutgers University–Camden Alumni Office
Scott D. Owens CCAS’04, GSC‘10
Acting Vice Chancellor for Advancement
856-225-6028
scowens@camden.rutgers.edu
Mary Clare Venuto CCAS’07, GSC’09
Assistant Director for Alumni Engagement
856-225-6756
maryclare.venuto@rutgers.edu
Margie Brining Berenato CCAS’15
Special Projects Coordinator for Alumni Engagement
856-225-6028
margaret.berenato@rutgers.edu