I am excited to announce the latest addition to the East Regional Team! Alyssia Coates is joining our team as a Director of Development, based in South Bend.  She will serve our benefactors in both New York City and Philadelphia.

 At Notre Dame, Alyssia established the Outreach and Engagement Recruitment Office in the Enrollment Division – a national early outreach initiative to identify and recruit students from grades 7 through 9 to cultivate a pipeline of highly talented students for highly selective institutions. She also served as the Director of the Office of Pre-College Programs.  Her administrative experience includes over 10 years of success in strategic planning; grant management, and organizational leadership as director of the Notre Dame’s Trio Programs – Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search.  In addition, Alyssia is an assistant professional specialist in the First Year of Studies and teaches Personal Leadership Development and Moreau First Year Experience, along with Core Conditioning and Strengthening for the Office of Recreational Sports.

Alyssia is a graduate of Binghamton University with a bachelor’s in rhetoric and literature, and a master’s in education and counseling.  She also attained her educational specialist degree in educational leadership from Eastern Michigan University. Alyssia earned her doctorate in leadership from Andrew’s University.  She is married to Jua Coates and they have two amazing children, Ashley (an incoming freshman at Saint Mary’s) and Ian.

Alyssia will transition to Development on September 8. Please join me in welcoming Alyssia to our team!