Discover how to become a Penn volunteer and support undergraduate students through The Penn Fund.
These volunteers help share The Penn Fund’s mission, ensuring current and future Quakers benefit from the same transformative experiences. Along the way, you can grow your network by collaborating with alumni from diverse fields and gain insight into the lives of today’s students, seeing firsthand the impact of your efforts.
The Penn Fund Executive BoardPenn volunteers play a vital role in helping The Penn Fund reach our ambitious annual goals and uphold our promise to support undergraduate students. Our Executive Board provides the guidance and leadership needed to ensure we are successful, year after year.
Sydney N. Acquaye, C’19, GR’23, L’23
Juan E. Alva, ENG’92, W’92, PAR’28
Archita Banerjee, C’08, W’08, WG’13
Samuel A. Colangelo, W’18
Carly E. Crist Hutchison, W’16, WG’22
David P. France, C’89
Jared B. Friedberg, C’94, PAR’29
Robert S. Graham, Jr., W’70
Matthew J. Greenberger, C’99
Carin H. Gribetz, MD, C’96, PAR’27, PAR’29
Marcus Darnell Henderson, Nu’17, GNu’20
Naiel Iqbal, W’06
Carmen Jap, W’99
Michael B. Krone, C’19, L’24 WG’24
Carlos Lopez-Ona, W’94, PAR’29
Hanli Mangun, ENG’01, W’01
Breanne K. Mastromarino, Nu’19, GNu’25
Kaitlin Milich, C’10
Brett A. Perlmutter, C’09
Rahul Prakash, C’01
Andrew Quinn, C’13
Peter J. Rogers, Jr., C’77
Shari Safra, C’97
Karina M. Shah, W’20
A. Lloyd Thomas, C’06, W’06
Reunion VolunteeringReunion Volunteers reconnect with classmates, inspire them to come back and give back, and celebrate milestone reunions at Alumni Weekend. Roles include:
The Reunion Giving Chair(s) serves as the champion(s) for their Class Giving Committee. In partnership with the Class Giving Director, the Chair(s) recruits volunteers, strongly encourages classmates to join them in giving back, develops solicitation strategies, mobilizes or hosts Pre-Reunion events, and leads committee meetings.
The Benjamin Franklin Society (BFS) Chair(s) serves as the champion for leadership annual giving solicitations and multi-year commitments. The BFS Chair(s) facilitates solicitations of classmates at the BFS level or above and ideally makes a leadership-level, multi-year commitment of their own.
The Scholarship Chair serves as the champion for scholarship giving, and identifies and solicits classmates to create or enhance gifts of Endowed Scholarships.
The Participation Chair leads efforts to secure gifts of any size to support reunion fundraising efforts. The Chair will reach out to classmates through social media, phone calls, and emails to secure gifts at all levels.
Most committee members will encourage their classmates to come back and give back in whatever way feels most comfortable. Members attend committee meetings, may host Pre-Reunion events, and champion for the class gift during their reunion year.
Penn volunteers don’t have to wait for a reunion year to get involved. Opportunities include:
Penn Fund Class Ambassadors encourage classmates to participate in annual giving.
Regional Loyal Donor Ambassadors connect with young alumni in their region to recruit and maintain loyal donors to The Penn Fund including the Ivy Stone Society and Perfect Donor Society. Learn more about our Loyal Donor Community.
Regional BFS Representatives reach out to young alumni in their area to encourage donations and build a community of annual leadership donors.
As a volunteer for The Penn Fund, you are an ambassador and you lead by giving back, reflecting on your ‘why’ and sharing your Penn story to make connections with fellow alumni. Volunteers also stay connected by promoting key dates like Homecoming, Giving Red & Blue Day, Alumni Weekend, and Commencement; staying informed through Penn publications; and knowing giving opportunities to The Penn Fund.
Want to support Penn students and make a lasting impact? Learn how you can become a Penn volunteer through The Penn Fund.
Interested in getting involved as a recent graduate? See how young alumni across the country are giving back and leading with pride as Penn volunteers.
The Penn Fund Executive Board
