College Advancement
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College Advancement at F&M is dedicated to engaging with our alumni, parent and volunteer community; organizing and promoting programs that bring the F&M community together; securing and celebrating philanthropic support for F&M’s students, faculty, programs and initiatives; working with foundations, businesses and community organizations to pursue shared goals and to better our communities; and welcoming F&M students as they become alumni and begin a lifelong relationship as Diplomats Forever.
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Contact Us
Cynthia Gorman
Vice President for College Advancement
Phone: 717-358-4144
Cecelia L. Fritchman
Assistant to the Vice President for College Advancement
Phone: 717-358-4144
Anna Baldasarre
Associate Director of Annual Giving, Marketing
Phone : 717-358-4560
Cathy Belser '90
Major Gifts Officer
Phone: 717-358-3834
Bec Blimline
Advancement Operations Coordinator
Phone : 717-358-4781
Barbara Boben
Gift Planning Officer
Phone: 717-358-4073
Madelaine Breimhurst '13
Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Phone: 717-358-4785
Fred Brown
Executive Director of Development and Campaigns
Phone: 717-358-4796
Mary Ann M. Cooke, Esq.
Senior Director of Trusts, Estates, & Gift Planning
Phone: 717-358-4821
Jessica Cooley
Associate Director of Stewardship
Phone: 717-358-4267
Deirdre Coup
Manager of Email Marketing and Online Services
Phone: 717-358-4061
Neeta Dedhia
Associate Director of Annual Giving for Individual Giving
Phone: 717-358-4272
Carole D'Ettorre P'99
Development Assistant
Phone: 717-358-5916
Becky DeMatty
Associate Vice President for Advancement Operations
Phone: 717-358-4330
Aimee Fasnacht
Director of Advancement Initiatives
Phone: 717-358-4719
Jenn Gallagher
Associate Director of Alumni Engagement
Phone: 717-358-4792
Megan Gallagher '95
Director of Donor Relations
Phone: 717-358-5800
Nathan Gismot
Director of Corporate, Foundation and Community Partnerships
Phone: 717-358-6007
Justin Herbert ’09
Director of Prospect Management & Research
Phone: 717-358-6005
Kim Hocker
Staff Coordinator
Phone: 717-358-3975
Bill Keller
Assistant Vice President of Advancement Marketing & Communications
Phone: 717-358-4187
Christine L. Kmieczak
Director of Class and Affinity Giving
Phone: 717-358-4795
Kristen Krista
Director of Major Gifts
Phone: 717-358-7152
Amy T. Layman
Associate Vice President of External Engagement
Phone: 717-358-5800
Abigail Thompson
Staff Coordinator for Donor Relations
Phone: 717-358-3983
Trish Manferdini P'15
Gifts and Records Specialist
Phone: 717-358-4680
Xander Mansberger
Major Gifts Officer
Phone: 717-358-6008
Pamela Panarella
Director of Alumni Engagement
Phone: 717-358-4266
Alysa Poindexter
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
Phone: 717-358-3847
Addison Pumphrey
Major Gifts Officer
Phone: 717-358-6010
Kirsten Richter '03
Major Gifts Officer
Phone: 717-358-5933
Kristopher Ruth
Assistant Director of Advancement Services
Phone: 717-358-4273
Angela Sepela
Director of Annual Giving
Phone: 717-358-4757
Katie Crowe Wood
Director of Parent and Athletic Advancement
Phone: 717-358-4834
Dan Zenzel
Director of Advancement Information Systems and Services
Phone: 717-358-4728
Dani Zinn
Associate Director of Donor Stewardship & Event Services
Phone: 717-358-4275
News Feed
May 15, 2025
Williamson Medalist Learns “Growth Doesn’t Happen When We’re Comfortable”
Shayra Nunez, of New York City, is the 2025 recipient of the Williamson Medal, the College’s most prestigious award for student achievement. It has been awarded annually since 1922. She graduated summa cum laude as a joint major in business, organizations & society, and government. She received the medal at Franklin & Marshall’s Commencement May 10.
May 13, 2025
F&M Professor Awarded $500,000 Mellon Grant to Amplify Local Grower Voices Amid Climate Change
Franklin & Marshall College Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Eric Hirsch is the recipient of a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to lead a transformative three-year research initiative titled, “The Agricultural Futures Archive: Rural and Urban Growers in the Shadow of the Solar Panel.”
May 12, 2025
‘The Door is Inside You,’ Speaker Tells Class of 2025 at Commencement
As F&M graduates find their footing beyond campus, they need only to look inward. “The door is inside you,” said speaker Sandra Cisneros, addressing members of the Class of 2025 at their Commencement May 10.