Mission

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Stephanie McLarty ’03

President, McMaster Alumni Association 2018 - 2020

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Karen McQuigge '90

Director, Alumni Advancement

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People

2018 - 2019

McMaster Alumni Association

Executive Committee of the MAA Board

Don Bridgman '78

Don Bridgman '78

Past President

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Stephanie McLarty '03

Stephanie McLarty '03

President

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Troy Hill BA '07

Troy Hill BA '07

Vice-President

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Mario Frankovich '77

Tom Venner BSC '81, MSC '91

Financial Advisor

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Members at Large

Julia Alleyne BHSC '83 & MD '87

Julia Alleyne BHSC '83 & MD '87

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Ben Diplock BSC '14

Ben Diplock BSC '14

Katrina McFadden MBA '05

Karim Elemam BSC '06

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Tammy Hwang BCOM '05

Tammy Hwang BCOM '05

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Katrina McFadden MBA '05

Katrina McFadden MBA '05

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Milica Radisic BENG '99

Milica Radisic BENG '99

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 Margaret Zanel BCOM, MBA

Margaret Zanel BCOM, MBA

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Board of Governors Representatives

Lisa Brown BENGM '03 & MBA '10

Lisa Brown BENGM '03 & MBA '10

David Feather '85

David Feather '85

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Brad Merkel '85

Brad Merkel '85

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Jennifer Rowe ’88

Jennifer Rowe ’88

Stephanie McLarty '03

Stephanie McLarty '03

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Senate Representatives

Gary Collins ’90

Gary Collins ’90

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Elizabeth Manganelli BPE '78

Elizabeth Manganelli BPE '78

Moira Taylor ’84 & ’86

Moira Taylor ’84 & ’86

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Jim McCaughey '71

Jim McCaughey '71

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Office of Alumni Advancement

Directors

Karen McQuigge '90

Karen McQuigge '90

Director, Alumni Advancement

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Ben Chapdelaine '01

Ben Chapdelaine '01

Associate Director, Annual Giving

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Anne-Marie Middel '90

Anne-Marie Middel '90

Associate Director, Alumni Advancement

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Team Members

Kathleen D'Amico '89

Kathleen D'Amico '89

Alumni Officer, International Outreach

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Dave Dawson ‘15

Dave Dawson ‘15

Alumni Officer, Digital Communications

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Cheryl Earle

Cheryl Earle

Assistant

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Nada Elnaiem

Nada Elnaiem '18

Alumni Intern 2018-2019

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Laura Escalante '97

Laura Escalante '97

Alumni Officer, Reunions & Special Projects

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Kris Gadjanski

Kris Gadjanski

Alumni Engagement Officer

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Christine Kennedy '96

Christine Kennedy '96

Alumni Officer, Special Projects

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Jessica Lounsbury

Jessica Lounsbury

Alumni Officer, Local Programs

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Meggie MacDougall '12

Meggie MacDougall '12

Alumni Officer, Special Projects

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Lori Moulden ’06

Lori Moulden ’06

Senior Development Officer

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Amber Stuckey '14

Amber Stuckey '14

Alumni Officer, Recognition & Awards

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Jenny Thomson

Jenny Thomson

Senior Development Officer, Annual Giving

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Shelley Zhu

Shelley Zhu

Alumni Intern 2019-2021

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Students

Owen Saull

Owen Saull

Alumni Assistant

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Alumni Stats & Facts


199,384

McMaster alumni


26,265

of Alumni live in Hamilton


9,035

advised they’re retired


7,593

Degrees granted to The Class of 2018


42 Years

Average age of alumni


32.7%

alumni engagement


73.9%

alumni engagement renewal rate


6217

Alumni donors


$18.9M

in gifts from alumni

Strategy

2018/19 was a strong year for the alumni program. The alumni engagement index increased to 32.7% from 31.2% - even as our population grew over 6000 alumni. And, alumni come back once engaged as indicated by a strong renewal rate of 73.9% (alumni engaged in 2017 returning in 2018).

Some of the programming that helped us achieve the strong engagement rates include:

  • Focus on increasing digital/online content and experiences to connect alumni to McMaster
    • Online resume review sessions for students and alumni and a Career focused webinar series for the job-seeking or career minded graduate
    • Introduced a new webinar series: A Curious Mind – lecture series and brought a traditional lecture series online too - Lager lecture series
    • MAC in Five: email lessons on theme delivered weekly
    • Life After MAC: Real stories of alumni finding their way- young alumni sharing their unique career paths to inspire others
    • Moved content to an Alumni Medium website – delivering where alumni are visiting digitally
    • Digital engagement opportunities with Good Reads bookclub, and Question of the Week
    • Introduced digital volunteerism with Alumni Voices – sharing opinions through a series of surveys to help guide the university and the alumni association
    • Launch of digital version of MAC magazine, expanded content and metrics for readership
  • Showcased our researchers in new ways
    • Answering alumni questions – shared videos of researchers answering questions posed by alumni through Question of the Week
  • Continuing to foster lifetime connections to McMaster and ongoing support for the University through volunteerism, advocacy and giving
  • Support Support McMaster University
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  • Engage Engage McMaster's evolving and shifting alumni constituencies
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  • Foster Foster high quality, distinctive, educational and service opportunities
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  • Make connections Make connections between alumni and students
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  • Celebrate Celebrate McMaster and alumni milestone, accomplishments and traditions
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  • Communicate Communicate a clear, consistent, and distinctive McMaster message
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  • Develop Develop the resources, data and funding
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Connect


1,952
online event registrations


226,752
website visits


188
countries website visitors are from


400,624
total views


3:08
average view duration


955
New Mentors in Alumni Network


5%
increase in likes


41.5%
increase in Instagram comments


2.1%
increase in followers


11.1K
total followers


36.3%
increase in Facebook engagement


9,349
total Facebook fans


3,339
Instagram followers


18,452
Instagram Engagements


161,517
McMaster Alumni on LinkedIn


271
Alumni Advisor consultations


2216
registrations for online networking events


125.4%
increase in LinkedIn engagement


1030
1:1 online chats


10,000+
views on Answering Alumni Questions series

Events

Event Highlights

For the Curious Mind

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Social Sciences turns 50

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Hello Grimsby!

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Archives Unshelved

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We visited alumni in these cities in 2018/2019:

 

Recognition

Each year we recognize the tremendous talents and contributions of McMaster alumni through the Alumni Gallery and Association Awards. The annual ceremony presenting these awards always leaves participants feeling inspired and proud of their common connection to McMaster.

Benefits

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Support for McMaster University and our Students

McMaster Students are creative, service-oriented, fun-loving and productive members of the McMaster community and continue to strive for excellence in their learning and student experience. The McMaster Alumni Association is proud to support the following groups deliver unique learning, service and community building experiences.