Director of Gift Planning, Office of Major Gifts
damianis@stjohns.edu
Tel (718) 990-7562
Susan is responsible for the management of planned gifts that
incorporate the University into the estate and financial plans of
alumni and friends. She reaches out to graduates from our historic
Schermerhorn Street and Lewis Avenue campuses, hosting events
designed to keep them connected to St. John’s and to each other.
Susan also handles marketing, solicitation and cultivation efforts
for The McCallen Society whose members have included the University
in their will. She also focuses on the stewardship of all
activities and initiatives pertaining to the Notre Dame College
alumnae.
Susan, formerly an Associate Director with the Futures in
Education Foundation/R.C. Diocese of Brooklyn, comes to St. John’s
with more than 15 years of fundraising and marketing experience.
She holds a B.S. in Marketing from St. John's.
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