The Office of Alumni Relations and Constituent Engagement is dedicated to fostering relationships that engage alumni, parents, students, and friends with the University of Rochester and each other by providing meaningful, innovative, and ongoing opportunities to celebrate community, to learn and grow together, and to promote the mission of the University.
Alumni Center
Larry and Cindy Bloch Alumni and Advancement Center
300 East River Road, Box 278993
Rochester, NY 14627-8993
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Phone: (585) 273-5888
Toll-Free: 877.MELIORA (877-635-4672)
Fax: (585) 473-5739
General questions or comments? Contact us at alumni@meckitapkirtasiye.com.
Staff directory
Karen Chance Mercurius
Vice President for Alumni and Constituent Engagement
(585) 275-1710
Operations and special programs
Jennifer Linton ’98
Executive Director, Special Programs and Organization Strategy
(585) 273-5928
Michelle Cavalcanti
Senior Associate Director (Alumni Career and Professional Development Programs)
(585) 276-3493
Dhakshani Gunaseelan
Program Assistant
(585) 276-5960
Stacy Mohr
Development Associate
(585) 276-5960
Andrea Monahan
Administrative Manager
(585) 276-5690
Rebecca Picone
Assistant Director Career Programs
(585) 275-3822
Volunteer networks and programs
Megan Thompson
Assistant Vice President of Volunteer Engagement, Networks, and Programs
(585) 273-2333
Lauren McKenna
Associate Director
(585) 273-3531
Affinity networks and equity, diversity, and inclusion programs
Ghislaine Radegonde-Eison
Director
(585) 276-6116
Sarah Heisman
Associate Director, Women’s Network
(585) 275-5880
Regional volunteers and programs
Alyssa Shoup ’10, ’11W (MS), 20W (EdD)
Director (Rochester and International)
(585) 276-4557
Brianna Alicchio
Associate Director (Mid-Atlantic and Southeast)
(585) 276-3859
Justin Bruce
Associate Director (Central & Northeast US and Canada)
(585) 276-4556
Abigail Greene
Program Assistant
(585)-273-2680
Bailey Nixon, ’23S (MBA)
Associate Director (Asia)
Hannah Ramsey, ’11W (MS)
Associate Director (Metro NYC and Europe)
(585) 274-0224
Reunion and class programs
Francine Capaldo Lynch
Director (Classes of 1994 to 2010)
(585) 354-1383 (cell)
Lauren Leunig
Associate Director (Classes of 1982 to 1993)
(585) 275-8017
Tim Sukhenko
Associate Director (Classes of 1970 to 1981 and Medallion Alumni)
(585) 276-4980
Julia Vaccaro
Assistant Director of Class Programs (Classes of 2011 to 2022)
(585) 273-5890
Student and young alumni engagement
Lauren Bradley ’11W (MS)
Executive Director
(585) 276-4561
Ahren Henby
Assistant Director, Student Engagement
(585) 276-3433
Bailey McClellan
Program Assistant, Student and Young Alumni Engagement
(585) 275-2412
Karen Osborn
Associate Director, Student Engagement
(585) 276-3433
Melissa Waughtel
Associate Director, Student Engagement and Giving
(585) 275-5206
University of Rochester Medical Center academic programs
School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Eastman Institute for Oral Health
Melissa Head
Executive Director, URMC Academic Programs
(585) 273-2890
Colleen Brown
Program Specialist
(585) 273-1458
Mia Cannon
Senior Director of Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement, URMC Academic Programs
(585) 273-4105
Stephanie Ripley
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, URMC Academic Programs
(585) 275-3229
Lisa Shepard
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, URMC Academic Programs
(585) 276-4977
Eastman School of Music
Aubrie Willaert
Executive Director
(585) 274-1054
Lindsay Chassé
Director of Alumni Engagement
(585) 274-1044
Taylor Booth
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
(585) 274-1044
Simon Business School
Shane Ryan
Senior Director of Alumni Engagement
(585) 275-2495
Halie Fitzwater
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
Warner School of Education
Preston Faulkner
Senior Director of Development
(585) 276-3636
Zoe Adams Gutzmer
Assistant Director, Advancement & Alumni Relations
(585) 275-7428
Alumni communications
Alina Spezio
Marketing Manager
(585) 276-4559
Amelia Sykes
Marketing Manager
(585) 276-4559
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