Office of Vice President – University Advancement
William J. McAvoy
William McAvoy
Senior Vice President of University Advancement
Email: wjmcavoy@wpi.edu
Office: Higgins House, Suite 5
Phone: 508-831-5337
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 is the Executive Director of the Office of Lifetime Engagement for Alumni Parents and Friends. ... View Profile
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
Advancement Events & Communications
Theona K. Scola
Asst Dir Advancement Events
University Advancement
Email: tkscola@wpi.edu
Office: Higgins House
Phone: +1-508-831-5784
Development
Sira Naras
Assistant Director, Donor Relations
University Advancement
Email: snaras@wpi.edu
Office: 85 Prescott St 2nd flr
Phone: +1-508-831-4890
Leadership Giving
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
Global Strategies & Special Projects
Advancement Services & Information Technology
