Aubrey Rakoski

Associate Director of Advancement, Alumni Relations & Planned Gifts @Campbell Hall

Los Angeles, CA, US

Developed and implemented a comprehensive Alumni Strategic Plan.Provide management, leadership, and strategic guidance to the volunteer Alumni Board to support theirefforts to build an active and engaged Alumni Association. Initiatives include fundraising, scholarships,student engagement, alumni and student events, and team development.Execute all alumni communications, including monthly newsletters, special interest e-blasts, social media, and one-to-one correspondence.Track and research alumni contacts for alumni spotlights that highlight the success of Campbell Hallgraduates.Conceptualized and executed the annual Alumni Week, a five-day engagement experience where graduates share their insights and experiences with current students by speaking in classrooms, addressing Chapel, and hosting panels for affinity groups.Assist with donor identification, cultivation strategies, and stewardship.Increased alumni participation and retention in the Campbell Hall Annual Fund and endowment campaign.Expanded alumni network, increased engagement, and improved data reliability.Launched the College Mentor Program to connect current upperclassmen with college-age alumni to help with the college selection process. Launched CH Connect to pair alumni who have mentorship, internship, and job opportunities with recent graduates.Worked with alumni to establish affinity spaces, including the Black Alumni Collective, Alumni for Action, and Jewish Alumni Council, and worked with alumni in the mental health profession to create the Mental Health Committee, which assists the school on a pro bono basis.Plan, organize, and execute all alumni events, including the annual reunion, social and networking gatherings, regional events across the country, and parent-of-alumni mixers.Expanded and strengthened the Alumni Class Captains program.

Buffalo State University

Master of Science (MS), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

SUNY Oneonta

Bachelor's degree, Psychology