March 19,
2007
Key appointments in Advancement
The Office of University Advancement, led by Jim
Thompson, senior vice president and chief advancement officer,
recently made appointments to several key positions in the organization.
Matthew Haag and Kevin Weekley have been named
directors in the Office of Major Gifts and Regional Programs. The two
former Johns Hopkins University development officers will help organize and
implement a new national program designed to increase giving dramatically.
They will manage regional major gift officers based in Rochester who will
be deployed across the country. Haag has 12 years of experience in the
development field. Most recently, he was senior associate director of
development and alumni relations at Johns Hopkins University School of
Nursing during its comprehensive campaign. Weekley has nine years of
successful development experience with an emphasis on forging donor
relationships and soliciting major gifts. His most recent position was
director of major gifts at Johns Hopkins’ Whiting School of
Engineering.
Polly Reeder has been named executive director of
volunteer management and boards. One of Reeder’s primary
responsibilities is to collaborate with key administrators to develop and
expand national advisory councils for each school and major unit at the
University. The councils will be integrated with the University’s
governance structure, advise the deans, and engage in strategic planning.
Reeder also has significant responsibility related to trustee activity with
the University, including supporting the work of a number of board
committees. Prior to joining the advancement division, Reeder worked at the
Rochester Institute of Technology, where she was a primary liaison to the
board chair and one of the country’s largest boards.
Elizabeth Wehle has been promoted to the position of
senior director of donor relations in the University’s advancement
division. In her new position, she oversees the organization and
coordination of events involving President Seligman and key University
supporters with whom he interacts, among other responsibilities. Most
recently, Wehle was director of regional programs and parent relations for
the College, managing all regional events for College alumni and parents
throughout the country. Her responsibilities included the UR Involved
alumni and parent volunteer program as well as the Parents Council.
Kevin Wesley has joined advancement as executive
director of alumni relations. He and his staff will work with a wide array
of offices and individuals at the University to develop an integrated,
centralized alumni relations program on a national scale. This will require
collaboration and coordination with many areas, including events planning,
communications and marketing, technology, and the University annual funds.
Wesley has more than nine years of experience in both alumni relations and
public affairs at Bowdoin College and most recently at Carnegie Mellon
University, where he was assistant vice president for university
advancement and deputy director of alumni relations.
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