The Alumni and Development Office

David Pond P’92,’98
Associate Head of School for Alumni Affairs and Development
dpond@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1585
David guides the department in carrying out the goals of the Development Committee of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association. He also works with the Head of School and her Senior Staff in carrying out the daily responsibilities of the Academy.

Robert (Guy) Ardrey
Senior Capital Gifts Officer
gardrey@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1592
Guy works with alumni who are interested in making a capital gift to Deerfield. He helps formulate and implement strategies toward the closing of leadership gifts that will assist the Academy in meeting its program goals.

William (Bill) Barry ’77, P’11,’15
Director of Parent Giving
wbarry@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1587
Bill manages fundraising efforts focused on parents and grandparents with the help of over 100 parent volunteers each year. His work also includes major gift relationships and coordination of campus and regional events for parents.

Jennifer (Jenn) Bealer
Administrative Assistant to Annual Giving
jbealer@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1460
Jenn coordinates and produces all communications and reporting to and  from class volunteers. She also has specific oversight of the Grand Classes (post 50th Reunion) and their ongoing annual giving success.

Cheryl Begos
Gift Coordinator
cbegos@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1455
Cheryl is responsible for gift and pledge entry, as well as matching gift processing. She also assists in the maintenance of biographical information.

Suzanne Berger
Senior Capital Gifts Officer
sberger@deerfield.edu / 413.774-1464
Suzanne works with alumni who are interested in making a capital gift to Deerfield. She helps formulate and implement strategies  toward the closing of leadership gifts that will assist the Academy in meeting its program goals.

Kathy Coughlin
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Head of School for Alumni Affairs and Development
kcoughlin@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1465
Kathy assists David with correspondence, scheduling, travel arrangements and communication needs, as well as many other areas of general organization and management of the Alumni Office.

Betsey Dickson ’94
Assistant Director for Annual Giving
edickson@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1469
Betsey works with class volunteers (31-46 years out) to organize alumni solicitation and annual giving participation. Betsey also manages  our general appeals, our online reporting tool, and our phonathons.

Debra Diemand
Director of Administrative Services
ddiemand@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1839
Debra is responsible for administrative services in support of the fundraising efforts of the academy, including the database, reporting, gift accounting, and technology.

Lisa Gaimari
Data Entry Coordinator
lgaimari@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1464
Lisa is responsible for maintaining our constituents’ biographical information.  She also assists in gift and pledge entry.

Jennifer (Jenny) Hammond P’15
Associate Director of Alumni Relations
jhammond@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1801
Jenny oversees the Deerfield Clubs, encouraging broad involvement to create a strong presence in particular geographic areas. She also coordinates reunion programming for the 20th through 45th reunions and assists the Director of Alumni Relations with on and off campus events.

Helen Hicks
Manager of Database Services
hhicks@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1462
Helen supervises data entry and acts as our department information technology liaison. In addition, she focuses on report development and systems training.

Jan Hostage
Director of Information & Stewardship Associate
jhostage@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1591
Jan projects the needs of the external fund raising staff and presents analyses on prospect data using the latest screening results available. Jan also works with the Office of Stewardship to create individual and group stewardship initiatives focusing on alumni and parents donors.

John Knight ’83
Director of Annual Giving and Development Operations
jknight@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1411
John oversees the work of the Annual Giving, Alumni Relations and Administrative Services teams. He also works directly with the Annual Giving National Chair and Steering Committee as well as class volunteers (20-30 years out) to organize alumni solicitation and annual giving participation in their classes.

Jonathan Kunhardt
Alumni Web Services and RSVP Coordinator
jkunhardt@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1483
Jonathan supports the fundraising and alumni relations efforts of Deerfield Academy through coordination of the Alumni website and all department invitations, replies and related reporting.

Diane Lively
Administrative Assistant to Parent and Capital Giving
dlively@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1463
Diane supports the work of William Barry, Director of Parent Giving, and the parent volunteers. She also provides comprehensive administrative support to two Senior Capital Gifts Officers.

Gwen Majercak
Stewardship Manager
gmajercak@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1467
Gwen communicates with donors of endowed funds regarding their investment and Deerfield’s efforts to honor the intent of their fund. She helps with preparation of the Annual Report, as well as individual reports to donors as needed. She also helps with the 50th Reunion yearbook.

Linda Minoff P’09,’10
Director of Planned Giving
lminoff@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1872
Linda can answer questions about planned giving, including providing information on bequests, annuities, pooled income funds, trusts, life insurance, retirement assets and real estate. She also coordinates Boyden Society communications and leads the 50th Reunion fundraising team. In addition, she works with alumni who are interested in making a capital gift to Deerfield.

Robert (Rob) Morgan
Writer
rmorgan@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1595
Rob researches, writes, edits, and proofreads documentation for department and academy-wide use, including brochures, mailings, appeals, invitations, directories, letters and other requested copies. He supports both the Alumni and Development staff and the Office of Communications.

Laura “Mimi” Morsman P’89
Director of Alumni Relations
lmorsman@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1586
Mimi sets the calendar and plans all alumni events on and off campus, especially Reunions and the Summer Institute. She also works with the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association and coordinates the 50th Reunion classes each year.

Jean Murphy
Administrative Assistant for Development
jamurphy@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1638
Jean assists the Director of Capital Giving / Campaign Director with correspondence, travel plans, as well as meeting and event scheduling. She also assists with research.

Terrence (Terry) O’Toole ’02
50th Reunion Capital Gifts Officer
totoole@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1642
Terry works with classes in anticipation of their 5oth Reunion to determine how they would like to support Deerfield in honor of this milestone event. His efforts include solicitation of leadership gifts as well as the coordination of volunteer solicitations for the class gift and annual giving. He also works with the Grand Classes, specifically the 55th and 60th Reunion classes.

Jessica Pleasant
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
jpleasant@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1458
Jessica manages and coordinates college visits to recent Deerfield graduates as well as develops events to keep our newly out of college young alumni involved with Deerfield. In addition, she manages some on-campus events (Convocation, Baccalaureate, etc.) as well as off-campus athletic events.

Jessica Remillard
Administrative Assistant to Planned Giving and 50th Reunion
jremillard@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1584
Jessica assists Linda with correspondence, scheduling, and travel arrangements, and helps her with planned giving proposals. She coordinates annuity payments, and tracks the 50th Reunion fundraising and Boyden Society memberships.

Ann Romberger
Senior Capital Gifts Officer
aromberger@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1468
Ann works with alumni interested in making a capital gift to Deerfield.  She helps formulate and implement strategies  toward the closing of leadership gifts that will assist the Academy in meeting its program goals.

Sabrina Smeltz
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
ssmeltz@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1466
Sabrina works with class volunteers (1-19 years out) to organize alumni solicitation and annual giving participation. She manages the Senior Class Green and White Program and also works with the Associate Director of Alumni Relations to identify reunion programming for the 5^th, 10^th and 15^th reunions.

Keith Streeter
Programmer/Analyst
kstreeter@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1643
Keith is responsible for computer application and reporting development in support of the fundraising efforts of the Academy.

Margaret Temesvari ’92
Administrative Assistant to the Director of Alumni Relations
mtemesvari@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1461
Margaret coordinates events and other correspondence and communications in support of the many alumni events each year. She also helps coordinate and track all Regional Club and Young Alumni events. Margaret is the key contact for all Reunion registrations, housing, travel, and other questions including the 50th reunion.

Timm Zolkos
Director of Capital Giving/Campaign Director
tzolkos@deerfield.edu / 413.774.1871
Working with the capital giving team, Timm manages the program to engage alumni, parents and friends in support of capital fundraising initiatives. As campaign director, he works across the alumni/development department and with school and volunteer leadership to design and execute strategies to help lead the Academy’s efforts to successfully complete a comprehensive fundraising campaign.