Staff Directory
The Office of Alumni Relations staff is dedicated to serving the needs of Carnegie Mellon alumni. We strive to develop programs and events that will positively affect the Carnegie Mellon community and foster connections among alumni, current students and the entire university community.
For general information, please send an email to alumni-house@andrew.cmu.edu or call 800-226-8258 or 412-268-2060. You can also reach us by mail at:
Office of Alumni Relations
Carnegie Mellon University
Alumni House
5017 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
For questions or suggestions about the website, email
alumni-online@andrew.cmu.edu
Jay Price (S'66)
Interim Director of Alumni Relations
Jay co-chairs the Awards Committee and serves on the Nominating Committee. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon with a BS in Mathematics and then received an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He worked for Procter & Gamble in Information Technology for thirty-six years, retiring in January 2004. Since retirement, he has devoted much of his time to working with non-profit organizations including the United Way, Cincinnati Hearing, Speech, and Deaf Center and serving as president of the American Jewish Committee, Cincinnati Chapter. Jay is the immediate past president of the Alumni Association Board (AAB).
Assistant to the Associate Vice President for University Advancement and Director of Alumni Relations
Adrian works closely with the Alumni Association Board of Directors. She provides support for the Associate Vice President.
On-Campus Team
Director of On-Campus Programs
Dan directly supervises the On-Campus Programs team. Additionally, he oversees the coordination and planning for alumni events at Homecoming & Reunion Weekend and Spring Carnival & Reunion Weekend. He advises ARSAC (Alumni Relations Student Advisory Council). Dan also coordinates programming for the Platinum Reunion at Homecoming.
Associate Director of On-Campus Programs
Heather coordinates student- and alumni- focused programming, including Dinner With 12 Tartans, the Highland Ambassadors and Slice of Life. She also coordinates programming for the Class of 1984 25th Reunion and Class of 1959 50th Reunion at Homecoming. She is coordinating the Classes of the 1960s and Platinum class reunions to be held at Spring Carnival and serves as the On-Campus Programs team liaison to the Pittsburgh Chapter.
Assistant Director of On-Campus Programs
Laurel manages class communications, including electronic and/or print newsletters and writing/editing of class news for Carnegie Mellon Today (print and online). Laurel also coordinates programming for the 30th and 35th reunions.
Assistant Director of On-Campus Programs
Jahna is the staff liaison to the reunion classes of the 1990s. She also works with Legacy Programs, Family Programs and coordinates educational programming for reunion weekend. Jahna oversees Carnegie Mellon's Alumni Travel Program.
Regions Team
Director of Regional Programs
Our alumni chapters are critical voices and advocates for Carnegie Mellon University, and Mara oversees the national and international alumni chapter program.
Director of International Alumni Relations
Aamir is responsible for building, guiding and managing international regional alumni chapter programs and alumni relations activities with the goal of facilitating active alumni participation around the world.
Assistant Director of Regional Programs
Jessica serves as a liaison to numerous regional alumni chapters including: Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Maryland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rochester and Seattle. Jessica consults with chapter leadership to plan events, recruit volunteers and acts as a conduit to the university. In addition, Jessica is the liaison to the Undergraduate Office of Admission where she assists with developing opportunities to connect alumni to prospective and incoming students in a meaningful way.
Administrative Associate to Regional Programs
Jack provides support for the Regions Team, and he is the point person for all financial issues with Chapter budgets.
Associate Director of College and School Relations
Tina works to build stronger collaboration with alumni relations at the college level. She is also the Director of Alumni Relations for the H. John Heinz, III, School of Public Policy and Management.
Assistant Director of Regional Programs
As a liaison to several regional alumni chapters, Terry consults with chapter leadership to plan events, recruit volunteers and act as a conduit to the university.
Assistant Director of Electronic Outreach
Tim manages the online community and the website to keep alumni around the world connected to their alma mater. He also coordinates all email and print communications for the Regions Program. Tim is a current student at Carnegie Mellon, working on his master’s degree in Public Policy and Management at the Heinz School.
Volunteer Management
Director of Volunteer Management
Lynn works with colleagues across campus to develop strategies associated with volunteer recruitment, training and recognition and oversees the Alumni Awards program and the university’s volunteer leadership weekend, the Volunteer Forum.
Administrative Associate to Strategic Planning and Operations
Lindie is our front-line communication person for the Alumni Relations office. She supports the Director of Volunteer Management and the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations with event planning, volunteer recognition, electronic communications, and manages alumni relations budgets.
Assistant Director of Alumni Interest Programs
Sarah advises and provides continuous support to the developing Alumni Interest Groups (AIGs).
Adrian Massey
Dan Barnett
Heather Andring
Laurel Furlow
Jahna Lamb Steiner (HS’00)
Mara Barker
Jessica Coury
Ian (Jack) Gaines
Martina (Tina) Jacobs
Timothy Seidel
Lynn DeFabio
Melinda (Lindie) Droulia
Sarah McMullen