Development & Alumni Relations Staff

Kat has over 3 decades of advancement experience, beginning with fundraising for AmeriCorps and then becoming the Western Regional Executive Director for Jumpstart. She completed 2 capital campaigns for new visual arts centers and served as VP of development at Girls Scouts of Louisiana East. 

Kat began higher education fundraising at Tulane University in 2005. She has held senior positions at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and Reed College. She has been recognized by Yale School of Management for outstanding nonprofit business plan writing, served on the Exec. Comm. of the Engineering Development Forum and received 2 best practices awards from the Corp. for National and Community Service. 

Anna Berman is the Development Assistant for SEAS, where she supports the team with stewardship, NAC activities, project design and management, and overall operational support. Before joining SEAS, Anna worked at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where she provided overall support to the development department’s individual giving program. Her prior work experience includes serving as the corporate and institutional giving coordinator at the National Building Museum. Anna holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the College of William and Mary. 

Stephanie is the Director of Development for SEAS. She previously worked in major gifts at the National Academy of Engineering. Before relocating to Washington D.C., Stephanie worked at New York University’s Stern School of Business to raise funds from alumni and corporate funders, and has also held roles in health and cultural focused nonprofits. She holds a BA in Latin American History from the University of Delaware and an MA in Migration and Political Science from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain.