Institutional Advancement Staff

Meet Our Staff

Institutional Advancement is comprised of the vice president for institutional advancement's office, alumni affairs and annual giving, advancement services, development, advancement communication, prospect research, and events and coporations and foundations. The Salem State University Foundation staff work in conjunction with institutional advancement to provide the best services possible to our constituencies.

Area staff telephone numbers and email addresses are listed below.

VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT'S OFFICE

Cynthia McGurren '83
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
cmcgurren@salemstate.edu
978.542.7591
Cheryl Crounse
Assistant Vice President, Institutional Advancement
ccrounse@salemstate.edu
978.542.7527
Diane Shahin '80
Staff Assistant 
dshahin@salemstate.edu
978.542.7591 
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, Inc.  
Nicole Bousquet
Foundation Accountant
nbousquet@salemstate.edu
978.542.7588
DEVELOPMENT  
Michael McCarthy
Director, Major Gifts    
mmccarthy2@salemstate.edu
978.542.7596
Michael Randall            
Director, Major Gifts
mrandall@salemstate.edu
978.542.2345
Lisa McFadden
Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
lmcfadden@salemstate.edu
978.542.7554
Jeannie Patch
Assistant Director, Prospect Research
jpatch@salemstate.edu
978.542.6887
Chris Vrotsos
Staff Assistant, Prospect Research
cvrotsos@salemstate.edu
978.542.2611
Joan Gillis
Staff Assistant
jgillis@salemstate.edu
978.542.7594
ANNUAL GIVING, ALUMNI AFFAIRS AND EVENTS  
Eileen M. O'Brien '01, '09G
Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement
eobrien@salemstate.edu
978.542.7529
Jayne O'Leary
Administrative Assistant II
joleary@salemstate.edu
978.542.2657
Lori Boudo
Director, Annual Giving
lboudo@salemstate.edu
978.542.7534
Wendy Davison
Staff Assistant, Annual Giving
wdavison@salemstate.edu
978.542.2603
Jeanne Rankin
Staff Assistant, Donor Relations and Stewardship
jrankin@salemstate.edu
978.542.2264
Mandy Ray
Director of Alumni Affairs and Events
mray@salemstate.edu
978.542.7253
Taylor Shea
Assistant Director, Events
tshea2@salemstate.edu
978.542.7560
Sean Morrow
Staff Assistant, Alumni Affairs
smorrow@salemstate.edu
978.542.7227
Brenna Ruchala
Staff Assistant, Events, Alumni Affairs
bruchala@salemstate.edu
978.542.2642
Maria Rodriguez '01
Administrative Assistant II
mrodriguez@salemstate.edu
978.542.2426 
Alumni Affairs General Line     978.542.7530
ADVANCEMENT SERVICES  
Amy Macione Turcotte
Associate Director, Advancement Services
aturcotte@salemstate.edu
978.542.6975
Donna Wholley
Gift Processor        
dwholley@salemstate.edu
978.542.7551
Susan M. Fountatin
Electronic Operator II
sfountain@salemstate.edu
978.542.7542
ADVANCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS  
Kathleen McDonald '94
Associate Director, Advancement Communications    
kmcdonald@salemstate.edu
978.542.6515
Stefanie Howlett
Staff Assistant, Social Media
showlett@salemstate.edu
978.524.2580