Individual Giving
The Development Office is responsible for raising philanthropic support for Alpert Medical School, the Program in Biology, and the Public Health Program. Six fundraisers share responsibility for soliciting support from medical and Brown University alumni, parents of medical school students (MD and PLME), local friends of the Medical School, and corporations and foundations. Biomedical fundraisers work closely with the University's development office.
Development staff facilitate relationships between donors and the area they wish to support. Types of gifts include annual contributions to the Brown Medical Annual Fund and Brown Public Health Annual Fund, endowed funds, such as scholarships and professorships, and capital gifts, which support building projects needed throughout the Division.
Currently, the Development Office is focused on raising funds to support priorities put forth in the Campaign for Academic Enrichment.
Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Advancement
John A. Perry
As the chief advancement officer for the Division of Biology and Medicine, John oversees development as well as stewardship, communication, and alumni and parent programs. John leads all divisional fundraising efforts, including the $20 million initiative to support Brown's first medical education building, $35 million to endow the new School of Public Health and various other efforts to secure significant support for students and faculty. A certified fundraising executive (CFRE), John has 25 years of experience in philanthropy, including community hospitals and academic medical centers. Prior to his appointment at Brown in January 2010, he served as director of development for the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan.
John_Perry@brown.edu
(401) 863-2413
Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
Bethany Solomon Hough
Bethany is responsible for the Brown Medical Annual Fund and all alumni and parent engagement programming, including oversight of the Brown Medical Alumni Association and the Brown Medical Parents Committee. Bethany joined the Division of Biology and Medicine staff in 2004.
(401) 863-1635
Bethany_Solomon@brown.edu
Senior Project Coordinator
Carlen Adler
Carlen is responsible for coordinating a variety of events and activities for the Office of Biomedical Advancement, including Medical Family Weekend and Reunion. Her key responsibilities include stewardship for gifts to the Brown Medical Annual Fund and the planning and coordination of logistics, RSVPs, and budgets for all Biomedical Advancement events. Carlen joined the Biomedical Advancement team in May 2009. She previously served as administrative coordinator for the department, assuming her current role in September 2011.
(401) 863-6030
Carlen_Adler@brown.edu
Major Gifts Officer
Andrew Horgan
Andrew works with Medical School alumni and donors in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Pennsylvania, the Washington DC Metro Area, Florida, and Atlanta. He joined the Office of Biomedical Advancement in September 2010, after serving as a member of the Catholic University of America annual giving team since 2007.
(401) 863-1459
Andrew_Horgan@brown.edu
Alumni Relations Officer
Cailie Burns
Cailie joined the Office of Biomedical Advancement in May 2012. As a development officer, Cailie works with alumni, parents, and friends of the Division of Biology and Medicine which includes the Alpert Medical School and the Program in Biology. Cailie was previously a member of the development team at the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps.
(401) 863-1144
Cailie_Burns@brown.edu
Executive Assistant
Melissa Kimmell
Melissa supports the senior associate dean in the overall activities of the Office of Biomedical Advancement by coordinating administrative and information technology functions. Melissa is responsible for high-level correspondence, prospect research, and technical and logistical support.
(401) 863-6746
Melissa_Kimmell@brown.edu
Development Associate
Amey Blackburn
Amey joined the Biomedical Advancement team in February 2012 , after serving in the Office of Institutional Advancement at the
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Amey conducts research, drafts high-level correspondence and briefings, and provides administrative and logistical support for two major gifts officers and the director of corporate and foundation Relations.
She also coordinates the Biomed major gifts and grants pipeline and prospect strategy sessions.
(401) 863-6746
Amey_Blackburn@brown.edu
Administrative Coordinator
Ruth Nolan
Ruth joined the office of Biomedical Advancement in April of 2012 and is responsible for providing administrative, technical and logistical support to the Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations.
(401) 863-3231
Ruth_Nolan@brown.edu