Outstanding New Professional Award

Since joining the alumni relations team, this year’s winner has quickly become an indispensable resource to colleagues, volunteers, and alumni, earning deep trust while supporting multiple volunteer leadership groups with distinct priorities and engagement goals. What distinguishes her work is an instinct to improve processes and elevate experiences—from implementing systems to document leadership discussions to designing creative board member profiles that build community. In just over a year, she has demonstrated exceptional ownership and impact across major institutional initiatives and conferences, consistently approaching challenges with enthusiasm and a solutions-oriented mindset that signals strong potential for leadership in alumni relations.