Development Staff

Green Hall

Contact Us

The fundraising team in the Wellesley College Development Office works in support of the College’s mission to educate women who will make a difference in the world. Staff members are happy to answer any questions about giving to Wellesley.

Phone: 781.283.3589

Fax: 781.283.3637

Email: giving@wellesley.edu

Mailing Address:

Wellesley College

Development Office

106 Central Street

Wellesley, MA 02481

Development Staff

Office of the Vice President

Crystal Daugherty
Vice President for Development
781.283.2221 | cd110@wellesley.edu

 

Marisa Jaffe ’95
Associate Vice President for Development
781.283.3846 | mjaffe2@wellesley.edu

 

Samantha Katzen
Assistant Vice President, Information Strategy and Operations
781.283.2570 | sk123@wellesley.edu

 

Leah Cessna
Project Manager and Assistant to the Vice President for Development
781.283.2223 | lc116@wellesley.edu

 

Annual Giving Programs

Amber Bhatnagar
Assistant Director, Digital Philanthropy Officer, The Wellesley Fund
781.283.1841 | ab134@wellesley.edu

 

Mimi Brinkhaus
Development Assistant
781.283.2228 | mbrinkhaus@wellesley.edu
 

Amy Burke
Senior Director of Annual Giving Programs
781.283.3366 | ab109@wellesley.edu
 

Emily Chilton
Senior Associate Director, The Wellesley Fund
781.283.3335 | ec125@wellesley.edu

 

Barbara Colonna
Development Assistant
781.283.2222 | bcolonna@wellesley.edu

 

Sara Lehane
Senior Associate Director, The Wellesley Fund
781.283.2383 | sl127@wellesley.edu

 

Corporate & Foundation Relations

Jennifer Banks
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
781.283.2661 | jb121@wellesley.edu

 

Leadership Giving

Laura Adamczyk ’87
Senior Development Officer
781.283.2845 | ladamczy@wellesley.edu

 

Eleanor Campe
Administrative Assistant
781.283.2057 | ec133@wellesley.edu

 

Elizabeth Dustin ’85
Senior Director of Individual Giving
781.283.2161 | edustin@wellesley.edu

 

Dena Getzie
Principal Gifts Officer
781.283.3508 | dgetzie@wellesley.edu

 

Sarah Mandelblatt
Development Associate
781.283.3453 | sm100@wellesley.edu

 

Elizabeth Scholl
Senior Development Officer
781.283.3442 | escholl2@wellesley.edu

 

Phoebe Slanetz
Senior Development Officer
781.283.3345 | ps102@wellesley.edu

 

Donor Relations

Julia Benner
Administrative Assistant  
781.283.2329 | jb130@wellesley.edu

 

Kirsten Burch
Director of Donor Relations
781.283.2614 | kb107@wellesley.edu

 

Stephanie Mendelson
Associate Director of Donor Engagement
781.283.2356 | sf108@wellesley.edu

 

Maureen Whelan
Assistant Director of Donor Relations
781.283.2901 | mwhelan@wellesley.edu

 

Office of Gift Planning

Debra DeVaughn ’74
Senior Director of Gift Planning
781.283.2657 | ddevaughn@wellesley.edu

 

Lia Hempel
Assistant Director of Gift Planning
781.283.2872 | lh2@wellesley.edu

 

Alleather Toure
Associate Director of Gift Planning
781.283.2758 | atoure@wellesley.edu

 

Development Operations

Ester Duggan
Coordinator for Gifts and Records Administration
781.283.2802 | eduggan@wellesley.edu

 

Gina Gentile
Assistant Director of Development Marketing, Digital
781.283.3585 gg101@wellesley.edu
 

Allison Knee
Director of Development Marketing
781.283.3654 | ak100@wellesley.edu

 

Jennifer Martinez
Director of Research and Prospect Management
781.283.3773 | jm105@wellesley.edu

 

Amy Michelson
Director of Fundraising Analytics
781.283.2213 | amichelson@wellesley.edu

 

Deborah Mulno
Director of Gifts and Records Administration
781.283.3791 | dmulno@wellesley.edu

 

Kerry Stokes
Senior Coordinator for Gifts Administration, Securities Administrator
781.283.3349 | kstokes@wellesley.edu

 

Ann Stout
Associate Director of Development Operations
781.283.2652 | astout@wellesley.edu