Meet Our Team

The Office of College Advancement creates and sustains genuine connections and relationships with Washington College’s alumni, parents, and friends, securing their support as donors, volunteers, and advisers to help the president, the Board of Visitors and Governors, the faculty and staff, and our students to implement the mission of Washington College.

Vice President's Office

Susannah Chase ’90 P’21, Vice President of Advancement and Alumni Relations

Christa Blick, Executive Assistant to VP of Advancement and Alumni Relations

Advancement and Alumni Relations

John Beck '05, Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement

Victoria Corcoran, Associate Director, 1782 Society

Marc Dykeman M'07, Director of Advancement Services and Strategy

Sean Flanigan ’15, Associate Director, College Advancement -- Athletics

Nina Fleegle ’06, Associate Director, Alumni and Volunteer Engagement

Trish Hamilton, Administrative Coordinator, College Advancement

L. Josephine Hawn ’08, Assistant Director of Advancement Services

Joseph Holt ’83 M’98, Executive Director, Institutional and Government Giving

Karen M. Jones, Director of Alumni and Donor Communications 

Paula Naegele, Alumni Data and Gift Integrity Specialist

Lindsay Pollock ’04, Associate Director, Research Analyst

Peter Shafer '86, Director of Alumni Outreach

Fannie Hobba Shenk ’84 P’15 P’19, 1782 Society and Alumni Engagement Director

Valerie L. V. Stewart, Associate Director, Institutional and Government Giving

Laura Wilks-Simms P’19 P’20, Data and Reporting Analyst