Two new appointments in Advancement/Alumni Relations

Two longtime executives of the university have been appointed to key positions in the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations.

Nicole Saltiel will be Director, Operations, and Sandra-Lynn Spina will report to her as Director, Communications.

Most recently, Saltiel was Director of Employment and Employee Development. In her new role, Saltiel will oversee four Advancement areas: Alumni Relations, Communications for Advancement, Advancement Services, and the Events Unit.

She will administer the day-to-day activities of the central office, coordinating activities with the faculty-based teams and freeing up Vice-President Kathy Assayag to concentrate on strategic issues, financial resource development and direct solicitation of major gifts.

She has been at Concordia since 1982. She was Director of Equity Programs and Advisor to the University on the Status of Women, a member of the Steering Committee for Organizational Reviews, and in Environmental Health and Safety.

Spina is also a Concordia graduate, and has worked at the university since 1977. She became Director of the Marketing Communications Department in 1997. Under her leadership, the department won a number of awards for its work in support of recruitment, retention and fundraising.

In her new role, in collaboration with University Communications and the faculties, she will direct marketing strategies, campaign branding and communication to donors.

She serves on the Concordia Alumni Magazine editorial board and on the Board of Governors’ Communications Committee. She is president of the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE), and a commissioner in communications and marketing for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), an international organization.

She has served on the Board of La Famiglia Bojanese di Montreal and on the board of the Design Management Program of Champlain College (St. Lambert).

Nicole and Sandra, we wish you success.