Meet our Team
Located in historic Eberhardt Hall, the Office of University Advancement works to cultivate the understanding, engagement, and support of alumni and other key NJIT constituencies in order to secure the resources that the university needs to fulfill its mission.
Leadership
Alan J. Kelly, CFRE
Senior Vice President of University Advancement
President of the Foundation
973-596-8293
alan.kelly@njit.edu
Michael A. Wall
Associate Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations
973-596-5629
michael.a.wall@njit.edu
Administrative Director
973-596-3400
elizabeth.diblasio@njit.edu
Cathy C. Hansen
Business Manager
973-596-3404
catherine.c.hansen@njit.edu
Alumni Engagement & Giving
Rebecca Cole Trump
Associate Vice President, Alumni Engagement and Giving
973-596-3444
rebecca.trump@njit.edu
John Borgese
Associate Director, Alumni Career and Industry Engagement
973-596-3535
john.borgese@njit.edu
Luke Longo
Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement
973-642-7291
ljl8@njit.edu
Heather Chernoff
Associate Director, Next Generation Engagement
973-596-8516
heather.chernoff@njit.edu
Maybell O'Bannon
Administrative Assistant
973-596-3441
maybell.o'bannon@njit.edu
Levi F. Dillon
Director, Annual Giving
973-596-5677
levi.dillon@njit.edu
Assistant Director, Annual Giving
973-596-5628
aer24@njit.edu
Leadership & Planned Gifts
Leanne Kochy
Executive Director of Development for the Newark College of Engineering
973-642-4221
leanne.kochy@njit.edu
Monica Kurpiewski
Executive Director of Development, JHCSLA and MTSM
973-596-3256
monica.kurpiewski@njit.edu
Sean P. Morrison
Executive Director of Development, Athletics
973-596-3440
sean.p.morrison@njit.edu
Janet A. Robertson
Executive Director of Development, Honors College and HCAD
973-596-3397
janet.robertson@njit.edu
Kate Matthews-Bray
Executive Director of Development, Ying Wu College of Computing
973-596-3443
kate.matthewsbray@njit.edu
Donna M. Russo
Executive Director of Development, Special Partnerships and Initiatives
973-642-4064
donna.m.russo@njit.edu
Director, The Leadership Circle
973-596-3429
shawn.p.brennan@njit.edu
Donor Relations
Timothy Greene
Director of Donor Relations
973-596-3403
timothy.g.greene@njit.edu
Katie Halpin Bucco
Associate Director of Donor Relations
973-596-3456
kth25@njit.edu
Pat Zappone
Donor Relations Coordinator
973-596-2600
pjz4@njit.edu
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Jennifer Kosakowski
Senior Executive Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
973-596-3402
jennifer.kosakowski@njit.edu
Melanie Dunn
Assistant Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
973-596-8505
melanie.dunn@njit.edu
Prospect Research & Management
Mariflor C. Keaton
Director, Prospect Research and Management
973-596-3405
mariflor.c.keaton@njit.edu
Jenna Vandervort
Prospect Research Analyst
973-596-3098
jenna.vandervort@njit.edu
Events
Barbara (Owen) Matteucci
Director, Development & Alumni Events
717-460-3459
barbara.owen@njit.edu Nicole Leuzzi
Assistant Director, Development & Alumni Events
973-596-5267
nel6@njit.edu
Development Operations
Jim Rude Executive Director of Operations & Analytics
973-596-6519
jim.rude@njit.edu
Chris Bush
Director of Advancement Analytics
973-596-3410
chris.r.bush@njit.edu
Robert J. Hoffman
Associate Director of Operations
973-596-3211
robert.j.hoffman@njit.edu
Tatyana Ostrovsky
Records Assistant
973-596-3442
tatyana.ostrovsky@njit.edu
Advancement Records and Data Entry Specialist
973-642-4168
xyasia.cook@njit.edu