Office of the Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Executive Director, The Graduate Center Foundation, Inc.
Raymond C. Soldavin

Special Assistant to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Ms. Molly Yin

Director of Major and Special Gifts
Ms. Miriam Capua

Director of Research and Prospect Management
Ms. Nicole Carras

Development Database Specialist
Ms. Lydia Jackson

The Vice President for Institutional Advancement reports to the President of the Graduate Center and serves as the institution’s chief advancement officer with overall responsibility for development, marketing, and public relations operations. The office is responsible for major gift solicitations, the annual appeal, fund raising for special projects, and planned giving through trusts, bequests, and charitable gift annuities. The Vice President serves as Executive Director of the Graduate Center Foundation and works in consultation with the Foundation’s Board of Directors to expand donations and provide financial management of the Foundation’s endowment.

[Student Handbook 07-08; p. 38]