QUIET HEROES The Campaign Committee has been led by Chair Marla Schaefer (center) and Vice Chairs Leslie Nelson and Bill Rueckert.
Led by campaign chair and trustee and Vice Chairs (TC Board Chair) and (TC Board Vice Chair), TC鈥檚 Campaign Committee has worked to capitalize on opportunities and bolster fundraising from alumni who had not yet participated in the cam颅paign. Its forte has been the creation of fund颅raising initiatives focused on parents, interna颅tional families, crowd-funded scholarships and select academic programs.
For example, Helen Pennoyer, whose daughter, Margaret, earned a in 2013, led the creation of the Smarter Parenting Series, in which TC faculty and alumni have provided evidence-based advice to help parents and grandparents navigate challenges that arise during the critical years of child development.
鈥淚n a world where there is so much information on parenting, it can be difficult for parents to distinguish fact from fiction,鈥� Pen颅noyer says. Since the series began in 2016, TC has hosted seven parenting seminars that are open to the TC Community. Podcasts of the sessions are available online at tc.edu/smarterparenting.
CONCERTED EFFORT Maryalice Mazzara (Ed.D. 鈥�84) hosted a reception at the Chinese consulate in New York City, highlighting the longstanding relationship between TC and China.
Nelson kicked off the first-ever TC Parents Dinner. Thanks to her efforts, TC Parents have significantly advanced the College鈥檚 scholarship efforts.
More broadly, the committee鈥檚 members have hosted more than 40 events around the world, meeting with more than 1,600 TC alum颅ni and friends encouraging them to reconnect with TC.
Maryalice Mazzara (Ed.D. 鈥�84) hosted a reception at the Chinese consulate in New York City, highlighting the longstanding relationship between TC and China.
Californians Camilla Smith (M.A. 鈥�72) and Reveta Bowers, each of whom is also a TC Trustee, hosted multiple events in the Bay Area and Los Angeles respectively. Joshua Solomon (Ed.D. 鈥�10), also a Trustee, kicked off a new alumni chapter for TC鈥檚 Education Leadership program, hosting alumni at the CORE Club last fall. Rebecca Binder (M.A. 鈥�00) helped with regional fundraising in both Boston and Pennsylvania.
Efforts by Lin Lougheed (Ed.D. 鈥�77) and resulted in a new alumni chap颅ter in .
And a series of faculty-focused salons were inspired and hosted by Binder, , Dailey Pattee (Ph.D. 鈥�04), who is also a Trustee, and Julie Ratner (Ed.D. 鈥�96).
鈥淭his group is so talented and so commit颅ted to TC,鈥� says Schaefer. 鈥淭heir efforts have made a powerful direct impact 鈥� and they have inspired so many others. We couldn鈥檛 have done it without them.鈥�