Alumni

Alumni Team

Michaella Mitchell – Regular Giving Manager

Michaella is responsible for the strategic growth and development of the annual giving programme, through the planning and managing of a year-round programme of fundraising campaigns. Michaella also works closely with other DAO members to develop a regular programme of alumni engagement through communications and events. She is also responsible for the Chancellor's Fund.

✉: Michaella.Mitchell@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #8501

Rosie Simm - Alumni Officer

Rosie works across both the alumni engagement programme and our regular giving initiatives. Rosie supports our alumni volunteers to expand our growing network of global Alumni Associations. She works with alumni groups to deliver our reunions and reunion giving programme and supports the Regular Giving Manager in the delivery of our alumni telephone campaigns.

✉: Rosemary.Simm@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #3631

 

ASBS Alumni Team

Xiang Li –Alumni Manager (ASBS)

Xiang leads the Business School Alumni Team and is responsible for driving the strategic development of alumni relations for the Adam Smith Business School. She works closely with colleagues from External Relations, Careers Service and ASBS to ensure the teams synergize efforts and develop a long-term mutual beneficial relationship with our alumni across the world. She is the first point of contact for alumni in the Greater China region.

✉: Xiang.Li@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #6312

Matt Inglesant – International Alumni Officer (ASBS)

Matt focuses on developing international alumni relations for the School. He leads alumni associations overseas (except the Greater China region) and works with External Relations to support their recruitment and pre-departure events in country. Matt leads various student-alumni engagement events. He is the first point of contact for alumni outside UK and Great China.

✉: Matthew.Inglesant@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #3631

Katie Forsyth – Alumni Officer (ASBS)

Katie focuses on developing alumni relations in the UK. She works closely with the ASBS associated student clubs/societies and leads various student-alumni engagement events, i.e. A Cup of Coffee with... She supports alumni reunions and is the first point of contact for alumni in the UK.

✉: Katie.Forsyth@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #2808

 

Alumni Volunteer Team

Sarah Armour - Alumni Volunteer Coordinator

Sarah is responsible for driving forward the University’s Alumni Volunteer programme.  She reports to Linda Murdoch in the Careers Service but is based in our Office and works closely with the Alumni Team. 

✉: Sarah.Armour@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #8574

Kezia Falconer – Student Alumni Engagement Officer

Kezia joined the office in September 2016 and is responsible for helping to secure the engagement of a range of stakeholders to volunteering activities through digital communications, web based networking platforms and effective data management. 

✉: Kezia.Falconer@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #3210

 

Events Team

Amy-Beth –Events Manager

Amy-Beth joined the team in August 2016 and is responsible for the planning, organisation and management of events both in the UK and overseas. Amy-Beth is also responsible for management of the event team.

✉: Amy-Beth.Jordan@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #5281

Siobhan McDade - Principal's Lodging Manager

Siobhan works one day per week (Wednesday) in the events team and managed mainly events that have a role within the Principal’s Lodging such as lodging dinners etc.

✉: Siobhan.McDade@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #4391

Nicola Smock - Events Co-ordinator

Nicola is responsible for the planning, organisation and management of events both in the UK and overseas.

✉: Nicola.Smock@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #7132

Robert Davies - Events Co-ordinator

Robert is responsible for the administrative management of events (such as financial processing, venue liaison, guest care) and assisting the Event Manager and other Event Coordinators in managements of the events in the UK and overseas.

✉: Robert.Davies.2@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #7566

Danielle McLaughlin- Events Co-ordinator

Danielle works closely with the team to coordinate events throughout the campus and overseas, including conferences, dinners and lectures.

✉: Danielle.McLaughlin@glasgow.ac.uk

☎: Ext. #3593

John Neil-Rice - Events Co-ordinator

John works closely with the team to coordinate events throughout the campus and overseas, including conferences, dinners and lectures.

✉: John.Neil-Rice@glasgow.ac.uk

☎: Ext. #4285

Emma Evans - Events Administrator

Emma provides administrative support to the events team, including the preparation of materials, invitations and registration pages. 

✉: Emma.Evans@glasgow.ac.uk

☎: Ext. #7211

 

Clare Kidd - Campaign Manager 

Clare joined the Development & Alumni Office in 2008 as Events Manager before moving into the fundraising team as College Development Manager in 2015.  In her current role as Campaign Manager, she works with the Deputy Director and Executive Team to develop, coordinate, implement and monitor activities across the office required to support the delivery of the £110M fundraising campaign.

✉: Clare.Kidd@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #4978

Database Team

James Coleman - Database Manager

James is responsible for ensuring the alumni and donor database supports and informs the strategic objectives of the Development and Alumni Office as well as the day-to-day running of our alumni engagement and fundraising functions. Working with colleagues across the office, James develops new information management procedures and strategy and is currently working on developing the office’s data insight capabilities.

✉: James.Coleman@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #8575

Maeve Convery – Database Assistant 

Maeve is principally responsible for day-to-day updates on the databases, processing address and name changes, and other contact and biographical updates.

✉: Maeve.Convery@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #7172

 

Research Team

Morna Black - Research Manager

Morna has worked in development research since 1999, on projects ranging from the University of Glasgow’s 550^th Anniversary, medical school building capital campaign, the university’s field station redevelopment to the recently opened Wolfson Wohl Translational Research Centre. In particular, she has special research responsibility for medical projects, scholarships, alumni, major gift prospects and campaign development, as well as, prospect research strategy for the rest of the Development & Alumni Office's portfolio of projects. In addition, she provides assistance to the Database Manager on Raiser's Edge Issues.

✉: Morna.Black@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #6376

Alison McNaugton- Research Assistant

Alison joined the team in January 2018. Her work focusses on a wide range of prospect research tasks: sourcing, rating and researching prospects, writing biographical and other briefings and well as dealing with a range of ad hoc research queries.

✉: Alison.McNaughton@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #7149

Finance & Administration Team

Ann Logan - Resource & Support Manager

Ann joined the Development & Alumni Office in 2000.  Specific areas of responsibility include administration management, financial management and budget planning.  Ann leads on  departmental preparations and contributions for compliance including internal audit, external audit of University of Glasgow Trust annual accounts and third party audit and statutory returns e.g. HMRC and OSCR, provision of financial management information, analysis, developing and implementing financial and administrative systems and processes to facilitate financial reporting and forecasting including analysis of funds raised.

✉: Ann.Logan@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #2848

Patricia Wood - Senior Finance Assistant

Pat joined the office in September 2011.  Pat is responsible for ensuring that donation income is accurately recorded on the database in accordance with departmental service standards, disbursement of funds from the Trust to the University, reconciliation and processing of gifts from American Alumni of Glasgow University (AAGU).    Pat provides support to colleagues across the office on gift related enquiries, sets up new campaigns, funds and appeals and leads on ensuring that fundraising media e.g. donation forms, gift acknowledgements comply with statutory requirements/legislation.   Pat is currently leading on updating departmental financial procedures and is the departmental fire officer.

✉: Patricia.Wood@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #3290

Hazel Quinn - Personal Assistant

Hazel joined the University in 2013 and is PA to the Chancellor, Professor Sir Kenneth Calman, and to the Director of Development, Cathy Bell.  Hazel has a wide remit that includes her role supporting the Chancellor and Director of Development and is administrator for the University of Glasgow Trust.  In addition Hazel is responsible for key areas of office administration and co-ordination.

✉: Hazel.Quinn@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #8427

 

Ms Catherine Mulgrew - International Development Manager

Catherine joined the Development & Alumni Office in 2018. Based in Glasgow, she leads the international team by setting their fundraising and engagement strategy for alumni and friends of the University. Catherine travels frequently to priority international markets to develop major gift opportunities, build a giving pipeline and strengthen ties with alumni, encouraging them to become more involved in the University and its work.

✉: Catherine.mulgrew@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #5576

Ms Jessica Constable - International Development Officer

Jessica is responsible for major and mid level donor relationships, traveling to priority international destinations to engage alumni and other potential donors and ask them for support. She also oversees the international telephone and direct mail solicitation and ensures they link to mid and major gift programmes.

✉: Jessica.Constable@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #2810

Mrs Caroline Gould - International Development Coordinator

Caroline works primarily on international alumni engagement and building the international donor base. She helps to deliver the international mail and digital appeals and supports international telephone appeals. Caroline is also contributing to the development of our international alumni base by delivering alumni engagement programmes. She helps to devise communications and materials for international alumni.

✉: Caroline.Gould@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #7071

Ms Isabel McNeil-Watson- International Development Assistant

Isabel is the administrator for the International Development team. As purchasing officer for the team, she sources international travel and also manages the team’s itineraries, securing meetings with potential donors and planning travel between appointments and destinations.  As part of her role, she also ensures international gifts and donor relationships are accurately recorded and tracked on the database alongside supporting the team with any other administrative duties.

✉: Isabel.Mcneil-Watson@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #2312

Mrs Fiona Orr - Donor Relations Manager

Fiona leads our Donor Relations team and is charged with engaging major support for the Glasgow World Changing Campaign. As part of this she works with major donors, corporate funders and Trusts and Foundations.

✉: Fiona.Orr@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #2724

Mrs Kirsty Craig - Development Manager, Colleges

Kirsty manages the team who raise funds in support of  the University's four colleges, including  gifts from alumni and friends of the University and also donations from trusts and foundations and corporate supporters. Kirsty is also a member of the Campaign fundraising team.

✉: Kirsty.Craig@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #2503

Mrs Aislinn McVeigh – Development Manager, Stewardship 

Aislinn works across the UK Development team to develop, coordinate and implement the University of Glasgow’s stewardship programme to ensure our supporters receive regular, quality and informative communications about their giving and the impact it is having.

✉: Aislinn.McVeigh@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #2937

Ms Catherine McGrory - Development Officer, Cancer

Catherine’s role is to work with the Institute of Cancer Sciences to develop and support fundraising activity for cancer sciences projects including the Beatson Pebble Appeal and the Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre.

✉: Catherine.Mcgrory@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #8007

Mrs Laura Morton - Development Officer, MVLS 

Laura has responsibility for managing the donations to the Medical Fund and works with the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences in allocating these funds to the priority projects. Laura, along with the MVLS Development Coordinators, is the first point of contact for all medical and dentistry reunions, assisting the reunion organisers with all aspects of planning their event. 

✉: Laura.Morton@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #3878

Ms Lisa Torrance - Donor Relations Officer

Lisa is charged with engaging with major donors and prospective donors to the University.

✉: Lisa.Torrance@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #7235

Mrs Lucinda Keith - Development Officer in College of Arts, Social Science, The Hunterian 

Lucinda acts as liaison between alumni and members of the College of Arts, College of Social Sciences and the Hunterian. She is responsible for increasing alumni support and engagement across these Colleges and for raising funds in the form of major gifts for the Campus Development campaign.

✉: Lucinda.Keith@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #7148

Mr Richard McConnell - Development Officer, College of Science and Engineering, MVLS

Richard acts as liaison between alumni and members of the College of Science & Engineering and the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences. He is responsible for increasing alumni support and engagement across these Colleges and for raising funds in the form of major gifts for the Campus Development campaign.

✉: Richard.Mcconnell@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #4302

Mrs Margaux Achard-Brown- Trust and Foundations Officer

Margaux applies for major gifts from a variety of funding sources, primarily charitable trusts, foundations, lottery and statutory bodies, for University priorities and specific research projects and  is the main point of contact for all enquiries and submissions regarding Trusts and Foundations. 

✉: Margaux.Achard-Brown@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #7085

Mrs Barrie Bryson - Development Officer, Legacies

Barrie is part of the Donor Relations team and co-ordinates the University's bequest programme - managing enquiries about making a gift in a Will and the administration of all legacy gifts received by the University.

✉: Barrie.Bryson@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #6886

Mrs Kate Carlin - Development Officer, Scholarships 

Kate works with alumni, friends and donors who support, or wish to support, UoG students through the provision of life changing scholarships, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

✉: Kate.Richardson@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #1867

Ms Tarnjit Jassal– Development Assistant, Scholarships and Legacies 

Tarnjit provides assistance in the delivery of scholarship and legacies fundraising and stewardship. 

✉: Tarnjit.Jassal@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #5917

Mrs Susanne Hill - Stewardship Coordinator

Susanne devises and coordinates events, works with volunteer fundraisers and develops donor relationships in support of the University's priority campaigns.

✉: Susanne.Hill@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #7235 (shared with Lisa Torrance)

Ms Hilda de Groot - Donor Relations Coordinator 

Hilda provides assistance to the Donor Relations Team and is responsible for coordination, operation and administrative support in the delivery of major gifts.

✉: Hilda.DeGroot@glasgow.ac.uk
☎: Ext. #7143