Deerfield Academy




Alphabetical Staff List
Aynslie Accomando
Bill Barry '77
Jennifer Bealer
Cheryl Begos
Donna Burbank
Kathy Coughlin
Betsey C. Dickson '94
Debra Diemand
Helen Hicks
Paul Higgins
John Knight '83
Sandy Lively P'95
Linda Minoff P'09, '10
Mimi Morsman P'89
Jean Murphy
David Pond P'92, '98
Jessica Remillard
Ann Romberger
Keith Streeter
Margaret Temesvari '92
Lynn Valle
 
 
Administration
Assoc. Head of School for Alumni Affairs and Development
Admin. Asst. to the Assoc. Head of School for Alumni Affairs and Development
Development, Capital and Planned Giving
Director of Development
Admin. Asst. to the Dir. of Development
Director of Planned Giving
Capital and Planned Giving Assistant
Senior Capital Gifts Officer
Capital Giving Assistant
Stewardship Director
Annual Support
Director
Assistant Director
Special Gifts Officer
Annual Support Assistant
Parent Programs
Director
Assistant to the Director
Alumni Relations
Director
Assistant Director
Assistant to Director
Assistant to Assistant Director
Administrative Services
Director
Manager of Database Services
Programmer/Analyst
Production/Data Coordinator
Gift Coordinator
Alumni Web Services Coordinator and RSVP Coordinator
 

Getting To Know Deerfield's
Alumni And Development Office

Alumni Office Staff 2009Click to view larger image.
Office of Alumni Affairs and Development

DEERFIELD ACADEMY
Ephraim Williams House
Deerfield, MA 01342

413-774-1474 (general inquiries)
413-772-1123 (FAX)
alumni@deerfield.edu (general inquiries)

ADMINISTRATION
David Pond P'92,'98 413-774-1585 or dpond@deerfield.edu
Associate Head of School for Alumni Affairs and Development
David guides the department in carrying out the goals of the Development Committee of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association. He also works with the Head of School and her Senior Staff in carrying out the daily responsibilities of the Academy.
Kathy Coughlin 413-774-1465 or kcoughlin@deerfield.edu
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Head of School for Alumni Affairs and Development.
Kathy assists David with correspondence, scheduling, travel arrangements and communication needs, as well as many other areas of general organization and management of the Alumni Office.
DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL AND PLANNED GIVING
Paul Higgins 413-774-1871 or phiggins@deerfield.edu
Director of Development
Paul is focusing on building a comprehensive plan for significant future capital fund raising initiatives. He is working with all of Deerfield's constituencies including alumni and parent volunteers and friends, as well as faculty, staff and trustees.
Sandra Lively P'95 413-774-1467 or slively@deerfield.edu
Director of Stewardship
Sandy communicates with donors of endowed funds regarding their investment and Deerfield's efforts to honor the intent of their fund. She helps with preparation of the Annual Report, as well as individual reports to donors as needed. She also works with the 50th Reunion on their yearbook.
Linda Minoff P'09,'10 413-774-1872 or lminoff@deerfield.edu
Director of Planned Giving
Linda can answer questions about planned giving, including providing information on bequests, annuities, pooled income funds and trusts. She also coordinates Boyden Society communications.
Jean Murphy 413-774-1638 or jamurphy@deerfield.edu
Administrative Assistant to the Director of Development
Jean assists Paul with correspondence, travel plans, as well as meeting and event scheduling. In addition Jean assists with research, as required.
Jessica Remillard 413-774-1584 or jremillard@deerfield.edu
Parent Programs and Planned Giving Assistant
Jessica assists Linda with correspondence, scheduling and travel arrangements. She also helps develop planned giving proposals and coordinates annuity payments. In addition, Jessica supports the work of the Director of Parent Programs and the parent volunteers.
Ann Romberger 413-774-1468 or aromberger@deerfield.edu
Senior Capital Gifts Officer
Ann works with alumni interested in making a capital gift to Deerfield. Her region includes Boston, New York City, and southern New England.
ANNUAL SUPPORT
John Knight '83 413-774-1411 or jknight@deerfield.edu
Director of Annual Support
John coordinates the Annual Fund with class volunteers, the National Campaign Chair and the Development Committee of the Board of Trustees. John supports volunteers in the classes of '41-'70, '80-'89 and the 45th, 40th, 25th and 20th reunions.
Jennifer Bealer 413-774-1460 or jbealer@deerfield.edu
Annual Support Assistant
Jenn coordinates all communications and reporting to and from Class Volunteers and answers the myriad questions from this group in support of the annual fundraising goals.
Betsey C. Dickson '94 413-774-1469 or edickson@deerfield.edu
Assistant Director of Annual Support
Betsey supports volunteers in the classes of '71-'79, and '91-'08, as well as the 35th, 30th, 15th, 10th and 5th reunion classes in coordinating giving, communication, participation and attendance goals.
Lynn Valle 413-774-1466 or lvalle@deerfield.edu
Special Gifts Officer
Lynn works with alumni who are interested in making a gift in support of Deerfield's long-term capital goals, as well as special gifts to the annual fund.
ALUMNI RELATIONS
Laura "Mimi" Morsman S'55, P'89 413-774-1586 or lmorsman@deerfield.edu
Director of Alumni Relations
Mimi sets the calendar and plans all alumni events on and off campus, especially Reunions and the Summer Institute. She also works with the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association and now coordinates the 50th reunion classes each year.
Donna Burbank 413-774-1461 or dburbank@deerfield.edu
Assistant to the Director of Alumni Relations
Donna coordinates event invitations, responses and other correspondence and communications in support of the many alumni events each year. She also helps coordinate and track all Regional Club and Young Alumni events. Donna is the key contact for all Reunion registrations, housing, travel, and other questions including the 50th reunion.
Aynslie Accomando 413-774-1801 or aaccomando@deerfield.edu
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
Organizes the many activities of the Regional Clubs and Young Alumni, in addition to assisting the Director of Alumni Relations as needed. Aynslie will also be coordinating various campus events such as Parents' Weekends, Commencement and Convocation
PARENT PROGRAMS
Bill Barry '77 413-774-1587 or wbarry@deerfield.edu
Director of Parent Programs
Bill manages fundraising efforts focused on parents and grandparents with the help of over 100 parent volunteers each year. His work also includes major gift relationships and coordination of campus and regional events for parents.
Jessica Remillard 413-774-1584 or jremillard@deerfield.edu
Parent Programs and Planned Giving Assistant
Jessica assists Linda with correspondence, scheduling and travel arrangements. She also helps develop planned giving proposals and coordinates annuity payments. In addition, Jessica supports the work of the Director of Parent Programs and the parent volunteers.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Debra Diemand 413-774-1839 or ddiemand@deerfield.edu
Director of Administrative Services
Debra is responsible for administrative services in support of the fundraising efforts of the academy, including the database, reporting, gift accounting, and technology.
Cheryl Begos 413-774-1455 or cbegos@deerfield.edu
Gift Coordinator
Cheryl is responsible for gift and pledge entry, as well as matching gift processing. She also assists in the maintenance of biographical information.
Diane Lively 413-774-1463 or dlively@deerfield.edu
Production and Data Coordinator
Diane is responsible for the production of donation acknowledgement/receipts and the research, analysis, entry and maintenance of biographical records in the Alumni and Development Office database.
Helen Hicks 413-774-1462 or hhicks@deerfield.edu
Manager of Database Services
Helen supervises data entry and acts as our department information technology liaison. In addition, she focuses on report development and systems training.
Keith Streeter 413-774-1643 or kstreeter@deerfield.edu
Programmer/Analyst
Keith is responsible for computer application and reporting development in support of the fundraising efforts of the Academy.
Margaret Temesvari '92 413-774-1483 or mtemesvari@deerfield.edu
Alumni Web Services and RSVP Coordinator
Margaret is the key contact for the alumni areas of the website. In addition, Margaret coordinates all RSVPs for alumni events.
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