Leadership
David L. Unruh
Vice President for University Advancement
David joined GW in August 2025 from Drexel University, where he served as the Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement for over 10 years. During his tenure at Drexel, David conceived of and led a comprehensive campaign which exceeded goals, established over 300 new endowed funds, and rejuvenated and enhanced partnerships with academic leadership on fundraising. He also championed early engagement with young alumni and established new international advancement initiatives for the university.
With a career spanning more than 30 years in higher education, David has also held notable advancement leadership roles at Temple University and the University of Chicago, as well as senior fundraising positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University. David has served as a trustee for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), District II. His current philanthropic work extends to serving as a trustee for the St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children and as a trustee and development committee chair for the Willistown Conservation Trust. David earned his bachelor's degree from Colby College and a master's degree from Bowling Green State University.
202-815-7579
david [dot] unruh
gwu [dot] edu
Executive Leadership Council
Patricia Carocci
Associate Vice President, Engagement & Annual Giving
202-994-1969
pcaroccigwu [dot] edu
Andrea Trisciuzzi
Associate Vice President, Principal and Legacy Gifts
202-994-3409
andrea [dot] trisciuzzigwu [dot] edu
Shomari White
Associate Vice President, Advancement Operations and Strategies
202-994-0359
shomariwgwu [dot] edu
Erin Hodge
Associate Vice President, Schools and Units
202-994-2573
erin [dot] hodgegwu [dot] edu
Rachel Teplitsky
Managing Director, Office of the Vice President
202-994-1645
rteplitskygwu [dot] edu
Jessica Towns
Interim Associate Vice President, Health and Medicine
202-313-2488
jtownsgwu [dot] edu
Jennifer Golden
Executive Director, Communications and Marketing
202-994-2040
jgoldengwu [dot] edu
Central Advancement Leadership
Susan Boerstling
Assistant Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Relations
202-994-7384
sboerstlinggwu [dot] edu
Daniel Burgner
Assistant Vice President, Annual Giving
714-864-4336
daniel_burgnergwu [dot] edu
Anne Dean
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Advancement Solutions
202-994-2769
annedeangwu [dot] edu
Sylvia Galen
Assistant Vice President, Advancement Systems & Analytics
202-994-9373
sgalengwu [dot] edu
Jennifer Hilleary
Assistant Vice President, University Events
202-770-7814
jmhgwu [dot] edu
Elizabeth Pritchard
Executive Director, Research and Relationship Management
727-243-8942
elizabeth [dot] pritchardgwu [dot] edu
Dean Regenovich
Assistant Vice President, Planned Giving
202-994-3259
dean [dot] regenovichgwu [dot] edu
Margaret Richard
Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations
202-994-3990
maggiewgwu [dot] edu
Jennifer Riordan
Executive Director, Donor Relations
202-994-9432
jriordangwu [dot] edu
Tracy Sullivan
Assistant Vice President, Central Initiatives
202-578-3502
tsullivangwu [dot] edu
School and Unit Leadership
Ann Baker
Assistant Vice President for Development & Constituent Engagement, School of Business
954-254-7505
ann [dot] bakergwu [dot] edu
Elizabeth Burns
Assistant Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
202-994-1766
elizabeth [dot] burnsgwu [dot] edu
Samantha Cropper
Director, Constituent Engagement & Alumni Giving, College of Professional Studies & Graduate School of Education and Human Development
202-994-1379
samanthacroppergwu [dot] edu
Kat Engleman
Assistant Vice President, Development & Constituent Engagement, School of Engineering and Applied Science
202-994-1009
kat [dot] englemangwu [dot] edu
Joseph Strodel Jr.
Assistant Vice President for Development, Elliott School of International Affairs
202-994-0238
jstrodelgwu [dot] edu
Jessica Towns
Interim Associate Vice President, Health and Medicine
202-313-2488
jtownsgwu [dot] edu
Leah Kuppersmith
Executive Director, Constituent Engagement and Development, Health and Medicine
202-994-2890
leahgwu [dot] edu
Jennifer Montgomery
Executive Director of Development, Athletics
202-994-6771
jmontgo2gwu [dot] edu
Eliza Ward
Executive Director of Development and Assistant Museum Director
202-994-5438
ewardgwu [dot] edu
Evan Zaletel
Assistant Vice President, Development & Constituent Engagement, Law
202-994-1417
evan [dot] zaletellaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu