Meet our Team
Located in historic Eberhardt Hall, the Office of Development & Alumni Relations works to cultivate the understanding, engagement, and support of alumni and other key NJIT constituencies in order to secure the resources that the university needs to fulfill its mission.
Leadership
Elizabeth S. Kornstein
Interim Vice President, Development & Alumni Relations
President, Foundation at NJIT
973-596-8548
elizabeth.s.kornstein@vbj4.com
Elizabeth DiBlasio
Administrative Director
973-596-3400
elizabeth.diblasio@vbj4.com
Alumni Engagement & Giving
Rebecca Cole Trump
Associate Vice President, Alumni Engagement and Giving
973-596-3444
rebecca.trump@vbj4.com
Kate Matthews-Bray
Director, Alumni Engagement
973-596-3443
kate.matthewsbray@vbj4.com
John Borgese
Associate Director, Alumni Career and Industry Engagement
973-596-3535
john.borgese@vbj4.com
Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement
973-642-7291
ljl8@vbj4.com
Maybell O'Bannon
Administrative Assistant
973-596-3441
maybell.o'bannon@vbj4.com
Margarita Morales Ruales
Associate Director, Next Generation Advancement
973-596-5267
graciela.m.moralesruales@vbj4.com
Ariana Ruggiero
Assistant Director, Annual Giving
973-596-5628
aer24@vbj4.com
Leadership & Planned Gifts
Tracy Elliott
Executive Director of Development, CSLA and MTSM
973-596-3256
tracy.elliott@vbj4.com
Shannon Hardy
Administrative Assistant
973-596-8513
shannon.hardy@vbj4.com
Sean P. Morrison
Executive Director of Development, Athletics
973-596-3440
sean.p.morrison@vbj4.com
Janet A. Robertson
Executive Director of Development, Honors College and HCAD
973-596-3397
janet.robertson@vbj4.com
Donna M. Russo
Executive Director of Development, Special Partnerships and Initiatives
973-642-4064
donna.m.russo@vbj4.com
Director, The Leadership Circle
973-596-3429
shawn.p.brennan@vbj4.com
Donor Relations
Timothy Greene
Director of Donor Relations
973-596-3403
timothy.g.greene@vbj4.com
Katie Halpin Bucco
Associate Director of Donor Relations
973-596-3456
kth25@vbj4.com
Pat Zappone
Donor Relations Coordinator
973-596-2600
pjz4@vbj4.com
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Michael A. Wall
Associate VP, Development & Alumni Relations
973-596-5629
michael.a.wall@vbj4.com
Jennifer Kosakowski
Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
973-596-3402
jennifer.kosakowski@vbj4.com
Melanie Dunn
Assistant Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
973-596-8505
melanie.dunn@vbj4.com
Business Manager
973-596-3404
catherine.c.hansen@vbj4.com
Prospect Research & Management
Mariflor C. Keaton
Director, Prospect Research and Management
973-596-3405
mariflor.c.keaton@vbj4.com
Jenna Vandervort
Prospect Research Analyst
973-596-3098
jenna.vandervort@vbj4.com
Events
Barbara (Owen) Matteucci
Director, Development & Alumni Events
717-460-3459
barbara.owen@vbj4.com
Heather Chernoff
Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Events
973-596-8516
heather.chernoff@vbj4.com
Development Operations
Robert J. Hoffman
Associate Director of Operations
973-596-3211
robert.j.hoffman@vbj4.com
Records Assistant
973-596-3442
tatyana.ostrovsky@vbj4.com
Brandon Robinson
Records and Data Entry Specialist
973-596-4168
brandon.robinson@vbj4.com