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’20, Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Relations

Christa Blick, Executive Assistant to VP of Advancement

Advancement & Alumni Relations

John Beck '05, Director of Annual Giving

Victoria Corcoran, Leadership Giving Officer

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

Sean Flanigan ’15, Athletics Gift Officer

Nina Fleegle ’06, Associate Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement

Trish Hamilton, Administrative Coordinator, College Advancement

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

Joseph Holt ’83 M’98, Director of Institutional Giving

Karen M. Jones, Assistant Director of Communications 

Paula Naegele, Data and Gift Integrity Specialist

Lindsay Pollock ’04, Development Researcher

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

Emily Kate Smith ’10, Director of Development

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

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