Meet our Team
Located in historic Eberhardt Hall, the Office of Development & Alumni Relations works to cultivate the understanding, engagement, and support of alumni and other key NJIT constituencies in order to secure the resources that the university needs to fulfill its mission.
Leadership
Elizabeth S. Kornstein
Interim Vice President, Development & Alumni Relations
President, Foundation at NJIT
973-596-8548
elizabeth.s.kornstein@aosm-aa.org
Elizabeth DiBlasio
Administrative Director
973-596-3400
elizabeth.diblasio@aosm-aa.org
Alumni Engagement & Giving
Rebecca Cole Trump
Associate Vice President, Alumni Engagement and Giving
973-596-3444
rebecca.trump@aosm-aa.org
Kate Matthews-Bray
Director, Alumni Engagement
973-596-3443
kate.matthewsbray@aosm-aa.org
John Borgese
Associate Director, Alumni Career and Industry Engagement
973-596-3535
john.borgese@aosm-aa.org
Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement
973-642-7291
ljl8@aosm-aa.org
Maybell O'Bannon
Administrative Assistant
973-596-3441
maybell.o'bannon@aosm-aa.org
Margarita Morales Ruales
Associate Director, Next Generation Advancement
973-596-5267
graciela.m.moralesruales@aosm-aa.org
Ariana Ruggiero
Assistant Director, Annual Giving
973-596-5628
aer24@aosm-aa.org
Leadership & Planned Gifts
Tracy Elliott
Executive Director of Development, CSLA and MTSM
973-596-3256
tracy.elliott@aosm-aa.org
Shannon Hardy
Administrative Assistant
973-596-8513
shannon.hardy@aosm-aa.org
Sean P. Morrison
Executive Director of Development, Athletics
973-596-3440
sean.p.morrison@aosm-aa.org
Janet A. Robertson
Executive Director of Development, Honors College and HCAD
973-596-3397
janet.robertson@aosm-aa.org
Donna M. Russo
Executive Director of Development, Special Partnerships and Initiatives
973-642-4064
donna.m.russo@aosm-aa.org
Director, The Leadership Circle
973-596-3429
shawn.p.brennan@aosm-aa.org
Donor Relations
Timothy Greene
Director of Donor Relations
973-596-3403
timothy.g.greene@aosm-aa.org
Katie Halpin Bucco
Associate Director of Donor Relations
973-596-3456
kth25@aosm-aa.org
Pat Zappone
Donor Relations Coordinator
973-596-2600
pjz4@aosm-aa.org
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Michael A. Wall
Associate VP, Development & Alumni Relations
973-596-5629
michael.a.wall@aosm-aa.org
Business Manager
973-596-3404
catherine.c.hansen@aosm-aa.org
Melanie Dunn
Assistant Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
973-596-8505
melanie.dunn@aosm-aa.org
Prospect Research & Management
Mariflor C. Keaton
Director, Prospect Research and Management
973-596-3405
mariflor.c.keaton@aosm-aa.org
Jenna Vandervort
Prospect Research Analyst
973-596-3098
jenna.vandervort@aosm-aa.org
Events
Barbara (Owen) MatteucciDirector, Development & Alumni Events
717-460-3459
barbara.owen@aosm-aa.org
Heather Chernoff
Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Events
973-596-8516
heather.chernoff@aosm-aa.org
Development Operations
Robert J. Hoffman
Associate Director of Operations
973-596-3211
robert.j.hoffman@aosm-aa.org
Records Assistant
973-596-3442
tatyana.ostrovsky@aosm-aa.org
Brandon Robinson
Records and Data Entry Specialist
973-596-4168
brandon.robinson@aosm-aa.org