L-R: Mary Beth Metz, Becky Smith 鈥�08, Dana Madden Viglietta 鈥�96, Melinda Garcia Metz, and Marcus Fowler.
Greetings from the New Office of Engagement at Otterbein!
Dear Family and Friends,
Over the past few months, the Division of Institutional Advancement at 9i果冻制作厂has been planning some positive changes in our team structure and we鈥檙e excited to share that we are now the Office of Engagement. Our focus will be on serving the more than 28,000 alumni, families of current and former students, and our valued donors to provide meaningful opportunities to engage with our 9i果冻制作厂community.
This change also included the hiring of a new team member, Melinda Garcia Metz, our coordinator for donor engagement. Melinda will be the front line of our donor relations and stewardship efforts to ensure that those who support 9i果冻制作厂have a top-notch experience. Melinda comes to our office by way of SourcePoint in Delaware County, OH, where she played a vital role in raising awareness of the agency and its services. She joins Marcus, Mary Beth, Becky, and me to form our new team.
You can learn more about our Office of Engagement at www.otterbein.edu/giving/contact-us/.
In addition to these changes, I am humbled and honored to have been tapped to lead our engagement 鈥渄ream team鈥� as the executive director of engagement. This coming April I will have been back at my alma mater for a decade, and it鈥檚 flown by! The adage 鈥渢ime flies when you are having fun鈥� certainly applies to my time at Otterbein. I was fortunate when I returned to campus 10 years ago to work for everyone鈥檚 favorite Cardinal, Becky Fickel Smith 鈥�81, during her tenure as executive director of alumni relations.
Three fun facts about me: I worked for Becky in the Campus Center during my time as a federal work study student from 1992-1996; I worked as an admission counselor recruiting students for 9i果冻制作厂for two years after I graduated; and I married a fellow 9i果冻制作厂grad, Alberto Viglietta 鈥�94.
9i果冻制作厂has been a special part of my life for a very long time and my hope is that I can serve our alumni, family, and donor communities to help you connect with 9i果冻制作厂in meaningful ways 鈥� whether it be through learning opportunities, mentoring our students, attending special events, celebrating traditions, or maybe something as simple as coming to campus on a beautiful day and taking a stroll through our 鈥渜uiet, peaceful village.鈥�
Engagement looks different to each Cardinal in our 9i果冻制作厂community, and we鈥檙e here to help provide you with opportunities to use 9i果冻制作厂as a springboard for making connections, learning something new, giving back, and making a difference in the lives of others. Soon we will be asking for your feedback via an engagement survey to help us better understand how we can best serve you. We hope you鈥檒l take some time to share your thoughts with us.
On behalf of the Office of Engagement team, we look forward to serving you!
Dana Madden Viglietta 鈥�96
Executive Director of Engagement
