Office of Vice President – University Advancement
William J. McAvoy
William J. McAvoy
Senior Vice President of University Advancement
Email: wjmcavoy@wpi.edu
Office: Higgins House, Suite 5
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5337
Bill McAvoy joined WPI in 2012 as vice president for university advancement, working closely with WPI’s president and the board of trustees to support strategic institutional priorities. He is responsible for all advancement activities, including fundraising and relations with individual donors, foundations, government, and WPI’s 38,000 alumni in 104 countries. Under his leadership, WPI recently completed a $248 million campaign, surpassing the goal of $200 million. ... View Profile
Office of Lifetime Engagement
Peter A. Thomas
Executive Director Lifetime Engagement
Email: pthomas@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6074
Peter is the Executive Director of the Office of Lifetime Engagement for Alumni Parents and Friends. ... View Profile
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
Maureen E. Maynard
Associate Director Alumni Relations
Email: mmaynard@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5606
Brianne Shay Ross
Associate Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving
Email: bsross2@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8316751
Advancement Events & Communications
Theona K. Scola
Asst Dir Advancement Events
Email: tkscola@wpi.edu
Office: Higgins House
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5784
Development
Lisa Corinne Maizite
Assistant VP for Development
Email: lmaizite@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5073
Sira Naras
Assistant Director, Donor Relations
Email: snaras@wpi.edu
Office: 85 Prescott St 2nd flr
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4890
Leadership Giving
Tracy Baldelli
Associate Director-Advancement
Email: tmbaldelli@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6021
Pamela J. Cummings
Administrative Assistant VI
Email: pjcummings@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4965
Volunteer Engagement
Stephanie Pasha has been working at WPI since 2004, and joined the Office of the President as assistant vice president, chief of staff, and secretary of the corporation in 2014. She has worked with the university leadership team and the rest of the WPI community on a number of institutional initiatives and major campus events, including two presidential inaugurations. She was a lead on developing TouchTomorrow, WPI’s signature event promoting science and technology to a broad, public K-12 audience. ... View Profile
Government & Community Relations
Linda Carre Looft
Asst VP of Gov&Comm Relations
Email: lclooft@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5570
Global Strategies & Special Projects
Advancement Services & Information Technology
Christina L. DeVries
Exec Dir Advancement Services
Email: cdevries@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6716
