{"id":142,"date":"2018-03-13T15:32:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T19:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:31:32","slug":"alumni-and-giving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/our-team\/alumni-and-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-bracket\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving exists to keep you informed, involved, and invested in your Monmouth community. You will forever remain a member of the Hawk family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\">Connect with Us at the Monmouth University Alumni Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" style=\"object-position: 48.248571428571% 28.006428571429%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/01\/AlumniTailgate_20230930_CS_180.jpg\" alt=\"The Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving team posing for a photo on the steps of the Great Hall.\" class=\"wp-image-2764 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/01\/AlumniTailgate_20230930_CS_180.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/01\/AlumniTailgate_20230930_CS_180-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/01\/AlumniTailgate_20230930_CS_180-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/01\/AlumniTailgate_20230930_CS_180-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"779\" height=\"1000\" style=\"object-position: 42.595% 33.08%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Lindsay-Wood-Headshot_20221122_AD_06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Lindsay-Wood-Headshot_20221122_AD_06.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Lindsay-Wood-Headshot_20221122_AD_06-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Lindsay-Wood-Headshot_20221122_AD_06-768x986.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Lindsay-Wood-Headshot_20221122_AD_06-117x150.jpg 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/lwood\/\">Lindsay Wood<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Senior Director for Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">Alumni House, 496 Cedar<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 923-4589\">732-923-4589<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:lwood@monmouth.edu\" title='Email Lindsay'>lwood@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div><span id=\"expander-142\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-sectiontitle sectionheader\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-people alignfull is-style-2022 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-mu-person card wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-vertical person-40802238730 is-style-2022  has-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1120\" height=\"1120\" style=\"object-position: 51.585% 44.7%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Emily-Blaser-Headshot_20200831_AD_05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Emily Blaser\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Emily-Blaser-Headshot_20200831_AD_05.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Emily-Blaser-Headshot_20200831_AD_05-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Emily-Blaser-Headshot_20200831_AD_05-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Emily-Blaser-Headshot_20200831_AD_05-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Emily-Blaser-Headshot_20200831_AD_05-768x768.jpg 768w, 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Blaser<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"title\">Assistant Director of Annual Giving<\/p>   <p class=\"email\"><span class=\"value\">eblaser@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p> <p class=\"phone\"><span class=\"value\">732-923-4680<\/span><\/p>   \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-mu-person card wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-vertical person-40802281921 is-style-2022  has-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"751\" height=\"750\" style=\"object-position: 51.145% 42.43%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2025\/03\/Jamie-Cook_20250327_MG_-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jamie Cook\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2025\/03\/Jamie-Cook_20250327_MG_-11.jpg 751w, 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