​​Tracks Key
  • DoA/D = Directors of Advancement or Development
  • AR = Alumni Relations
  • AF = Annual Fund
  • D = Data
  • E = Events
  • MG = Major Gifts
  • M/C = Marketing / Communications

9:15 - 10:15am

Women in the Philanthropic Driver's Seat: How to Steer Funds to Your School, Tracks: DoA/D, AF, MG, Location: Parlor
  • Elizabeth Zeigler, President and CEO Graham Pelton
Digital Media Crash Course: Tools, Tips, and Tricks, Tracks: M/C, Location: Sunset 1
  • Stephanie Long, Assistant Director of Development, Buckley Country Day School
Milestones and Memories: Planning Your School's Anniversary Celebration, Tracks: DoA/D, E, Location: Mountain View
  • Karen Edelman, Director of Advancement, Brooklyn Friends School and Emily Cowles, Special Events and Digital Marketing Manager, Brooklyn Friends School
Turning Big Ideas into Action: The Intensive Strategic Plan Process and a Feasibility Study, Tracks: DoA/D, Location: Sunset 2
  • James Kennedy, Director of Development, Regis High School, and Eric Javier, Principal & Managing Director, CCS Fundraising
Better Together: Collaboration Between Admissions, Development, Alumni, and Communications Offices, Tracks: DoA/D, M/C, AR, D, Location: Laurel
  • Panel Discussion: Linda Shuffman, Director of Admissions and Melissa Bauman, Director of Advancement at The Town School with David L. Smith, Director of Development, Saint Ann’s School, Diana Lomask, Director of Admissions, Saint Ann’s School

10:30 - 11:30am

Volunteer Victories: Expanding your Volunteer Efforts and Achieving Ambitious Goals, Tracks: AF, DoA/D, Location: Parlor
  • Jemima Attanasio, Director of Leadership Gifts and Annual Fund, The Spence School
Empowering Parents of Color in Your School’s Fundraising Culture, Tracks: DoA/D, MG, AF, Location: Sunset 1
  • Courtney Archer-Buckmire, Director of Major Gifts at Poly Prep Country Day School, Erica Corbin, Director of Diversity and Community Life at The Chapin School
Spread Love, It’s the Brooklyn Way: Creating Meaningful Engagement through Cross-School Events, Tracks: AR, E, Location: Sunset 2
  • Jamie O'Regan, Director of Alumni Relations and Events, Berkeley Carroll and Hannah Swacker Kurnit, Director of Alumni Relations, Saint Ann's School
Gratitude Is Contagious: Building Genuine Relationships With Donors, Tracks: AF, AR, D, Location: Laurel
  • Deborah Cavalcante, Director of Advancement Services, Lauren Bonaventura, Advancement Services Manager, and Alicia Antonelli, Advancement Associate, Poly Prep
The New Value Proposition: Marketing to Millennial Parents, Tracks: M/C, Location: Mountain View
  • Jan Abernathy, Director of Marketing and Communications, The Elisabeth Morrow School

1:15 - 2:15pm

Start Young! Shifting the Culture of Alumni Giving, Tracks: AR, Location: Rock Reading Room
  • Bart Hale, Director of Alumni Relations, The Calhoun School
The Future of Online and Mobile Giving, Tracks: DoA/D, AF, D, Location: Sunset 2
  • Jordyn Wolking, Advancement Director, Cornelia Connelly Center and Andrew Forman, CEO of Givz
Reinventing and Reimagining an Auction or Gala, Tracks: E, Location: Sunset 1
  • Joyce Doyle, Director of Annual Fund & Alumni Relations, Village Community School, Elisabeth Ingwersen Mendez, Alumni & Special Events Manager, LREI, Sara Shulman, Director of Development, The Packer Collegiate Institute
Recent Changes to US Tax Laws: What Fundraisers Need to Know, Tracks: DoA/D, AF, MG, Location: Parlor
  • Marie Arrigo, Partner, EisnerAmper LLP, and William P. Epstein, Partner, EisnerAmper LLP
Marketing for Admissions Objectives: Design an Effective Approach and Measure Performance, Tracks: M/C, Location: Laurel
  • Marc Rognon, Senior Manager for Digital Media and Marketing, Lycée Français de New York​
Building a Major Gift & Planned Giving Pipeline (pre or post-campaign) through effective stewardship, Tracks: DoA/D, AF, MG, Location: Mountain View
  • Rebecca Holmes, Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving, Friends Seminary, and Vessy Shestorkina, Benefit Director and Stewardship Manager, Friends Seminary​

2:30 - 3:30pm

Navigating Blackbaud & NXT, ​Tracks: D, Location: Sunset 2
  • Kristin Shotland and Julie Wright, Blackbaud​
Unleashing the Treasures of Your Archive Program, Tracks: D, AR, Location: Parlor
  • Yukie Ohta, parent volunteer and Development Chair Board Member at LREI, Ryann Imperioli, Director of Annual Giving at LREI & Jordan Baron from Innovative Document Imaging, moderated by Marjorie Jean-Paul, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Buckley Country Day School 
Case Study: When Your Alumni Make Headlines, Tracks: M/C, Location: Sunset 1
  • Elisabeth King, Director of Communications, Lycée Français de New York​
Building Sustainability and Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders: a look at a compelling case statement in advance of a planning study and capital campaign, Tracks: DoA/D, MG, Location: Laurel
  • Tara Askeland, Director of Development, Portledge School and Tom Kissane, Principal & Managing Director, CCS Fundraising​ 
CANCELLED: Trends and Directions of Independent Schools, All Tracks, Location: Mountain View
  • Mark Lauria, Executive Director, NYSAIS
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