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Jennifer Destefani
Executive Director, CCSU Foundation, Inc.
Institutional Advancement
860.832.1767
jdestefani@ccsu.edu
Lisa Bigelow
Director
Institutional Advancement
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Finance
Lawrence J. Davidson Hall
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860.832.0105
bigelow@ccsu.edu

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55 Paul Manafort Drive
New Britain, CT 06053-2150

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Meet the Team

Melody Avery
Melody Avery
Associate Director of Leadership Giving
Institutional Advancement
(860) 832-3471
Lisa Bigelow
Lisa Bigelow
Director
Institutional Advancement
(860) 832-0105
Elise Bishop
Administrative Assistant
Institutional Advancement
(860) 832-2193
Jennifer Destefani
Jennifer Destefani
Executive Director, CCSU Foundation, Inc.
Institutional Advancement
(860) 832-1767
Tia Giansiracusa
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
Institutional Advancement
(860) 832-1766
Kristen Gordon
Kristen Gordon
Director of Alumni Relations
Institutional Advancement
(860) 832-2587
Mary Beth Papallo
Mary Beth Papallo
Associate Director of Leadership Giving
Institutional Advancement
(860) 832-3513
Alison Welcome
Financial Assistant
Institutional Advancement
(860) 832-0712