Team,

I am pleased to share that Patty Kokesh will be promoted to the role of Executive Director, IT and Financial Administration effective Monday, March 3. In this role, Patty will lead the strategy and deployment behind the technology, analytics, and financial resources for our division in support of our fundraising goals. This promotion makes permanent the oversight Patty has provided to the IT and Analytics team on an interim basis since Carleen Quinlan’s retirement in early December. In addition, Patty will continue to provide leadership to the Financial Administration and Strategy team.

We are blessed to have Patty as a member of our Advancement Services and Development leadership teams, and grateful to her for so eagerly taking on this new opportunity. Patty joined University Relations in June 2017 as Associate Director of Data and Analytics in support of the Annual Giving team. Since that time, she has built strong partnerships with leaders throughout the division and the university while taking on roles of increasing responsibility. Patty was promoted to the role of Senior Director of Financial Administration and Strategy in February 2023. She and her husband, Ryan, are the proud parents of two young sons, Marty and Jamie.

Additionally, I’d like to thank the leadership of the IT and Analytics teams (Andrew Yocum, Dean Ernzen, Rose Michalski, Matt LaFlash, Mayuri Changede, and Tracey Mulherin) for their leadership during this interim time and for their input and feedback as we evaluated the future of this critical team and function. They and their teams provide incredibly impactful work for our division and they each will be an asset to Patty as she moves forward in this role.

Please join me in thanking Patty for her continued leadership and congratulating her on her new role!

Brian