We believe a strong Santa Clara Family makes the world a better place.
As members of the Santa Clara University Alumni Office, we foster passion for the University, inspire lifelong connections, and encourage Santa Clara values to live on within the SCU family. We behave with passion, commitment, and in service to others.
Kathy Kale
Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations
Kathy Kale ’86 is responsible for managing the Alumni Relations strategic direction, providing leadership and direction to the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and inspiring the talented and hard-working Alumni Office staff. Every day she feels blessed to work on our beautiful Mission Campus and keep our amazing Bronco Family connected to the University and each other. She also loves spending time with her family and friends, meeting new people, learning new things, and spontaneous trips to The Hut!
Jenny Sullivan
Associate Director, Community Engagement
Jenny (Moody) Sullivan ’07 leads the Community Engagement team, comprised of four directors that oversee our geographic, identity, affinity, and industry-based communities. She is primarily responsible for advancing the strategic priorities of the Alumni Association through the development and coordination of over 100 alumni events and countless alumni relationships. Along with her team, she is responsible for engaging a broad and diverse group of alumni, current parents, and friends while delivering a wide variety of experiences for Broncos all over the world. She enjoys connecting Broncos to one another and back to the University through our shared passion for such a special place that means so much to all of us. Jenny loves spending time with her friends and family, especially her two sons, JT (SCU Class of 2035!) and Liam (SCU Class of 2041!).
Zach Plaza
Senior Assistant Director, Community Engagement
Zach Plaza ’07 works as part of the Community Engagement team, managing regional communities of alumni around the globe. Zach also leads the Alumni Association’s efforts with regards to professional engagement, adding value through engaging alumni around industry knowledge sharing, network building, and virtual and in-person programming. As the Senior Assistant Director, Community Engagement, Zach is responsible for managing the Alumni Association’s , corporate connections, and overall career efforts. Zach believes in the Association’s mantra that "A Strong Santa Clara Family Makes the World a Better Place" and enjoys connecting Broncos all over the world to each other and to the University. Zach enjoys following his favorite Bay Area sports teams and spending time with his friends and family, especially his wife, and their two young sons.
Communities:
Central Coast, San Diego, Orange County, New York, Washington D.C., and Hong Kong
To Be Hired
Assistant Director, Community Engagement – Service & Spirituality
Communities:
Boston, East Bay, Hawai'i, Marin, Phoenix, Reno/Tahoe, Santa Cruz, Manila
Megan Schiel
Assistant Director, Community Engagement—Young Alumni & Graduate Alumni
Megan Schiel '16 leads our graduate and young alumni engagement efforts. (We define young alumni as having graduated within the last 10 years… if that’s you, keep an eye out for opportunities in your area!) She also manages several regional communities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Peninsula, San Francisco, Santa Clara Valley, Seattle, and Guam.
Yesenia Magdaleno-Solis
Assistant Director, Community Engagement—Student & Identity
Vinnie Longo
Associate Director, Marketing & Communications
Vinnie Longo, MBA joined the Alumni Association in fall of 2022 and provides vision and strategic leadership for Alumni Relations' integrated marketing and communications. He aims to drive new and exciting ways for alumni to engage with SCU in person and virtually, to both reminisce about their time in college and build new memories with the alumni community. Vinnie comes to SCU after leading marketing and strategy in nonprofit civic engagement and in sports, most recently for the University of San Francisco. When not working, he loves spending time with his wife, running, seeing live music, and is an avid baseball fan (go Giants!).
Megan Alderete
Director, Digital Engagement
Megan Alderete M.A. ’11 has been with the Alumni Association since 2014 and manages digital engagement for alumni, including the social media program (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Vimeo, and Flickr). She is interested in providing meaningful ways that alumni can engage with each other online, no matter where they live in the world or what life stage they’re in–because sometimes life is too busy to make it to an event in person! Megan is the program manager for SCU Switchboard, and the Alumni Online Directory and hopes to add more online engagement tools in the near future. She is so grateful for the lifelong Bronco friendships she created as a student and continues to create while working in the alumni office. Megan loves spending time with her family and friends and particularly enjoys outdoor activities like beach cruiser bike rides, street festivals, visiting the ocean, and music in the park.
Lindsey Kouvaris
Content Creator, Marketing & Communications
Lindsey Kouvaris ’02 works as a content creator for the Alumni Association’s marketing and communications team. She is responsible for developing content that highlights the incredible work Broncos are doing in the world. Lindsey is continually inspired by the passion and compassion of her fellow alumni and feels privileged to be able to help share their stories. Outside of work, Lindsey enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with her husband and two daughters.
Maureen Muscat
Associate Director, Events
Maureen Muscat ’91, MBA ’99 leads the Signature Events team which is primarily responsible for large alumni events held on campus. The largest of those include Vintage Santa Clara, Grand Reunion, The President’s Dinner, and Grad Bash. She has wonderful memories of her time as a student at SCU and is happy to share that her closest friends today are those she met on campus over 30 years ago! Maureen enjoys good food, good wine, and entertaining family and friends whenever possible - the more, the merrier!
Kate Viso
Senior Assistant Director, Events
Kate Viso '08 is part of the Signature Events team which is primarily responsible for large alumni events held on campus. The largest of those include Vintage Santa Clara (which she leads), Grand Reunion, The President’s Dinner, and Grad Bash. When she is not working, Kate loves spending time with her family, reading, being outside - especially at the beach, and enjoying live music.
Kristina Schroeder
Assistant Director, Systems & Technology
Kristina Schroeder ’09 is responsible for providing the Alumni office team event systems and technology support to improve efficiency and deliver consistent and engaging messaging. Kristina enjoys spending her free time hiking, traveling, and chasing around her two little boys in the East Bay.
Melissa Brotherton
Associate Director, Operations and Finance
Melissa Brotherton oversees all internal operations and financial functions for Alumni Relations, including improving internal processes and infrastructure, managing team-wide performance measurements and reporting, leading programs to advance campus partnerships, and overseeing customer service/relations. Melissa enjoys cooking/baking, scrapbooking, arts/crafts, home design, and spending time with her family and friends.
Alma McChesney
Customer Service Manager
Alma McChesney is responsible for key activities and programs that enable SCU alumni, parents, students volunteers, friends, benefactors, colleagues at other institutions, and vendors to be informed, involved, and committed to alumni programs and events, while receiving the highest level of operational support and customer service. Alma loves engaging with alumni and students visiting the Bannan building. She also enjoys being around her family and friends including attending various music series during the summer and dancing.
Cristaldo (Cris) Campos
Finance and Data Specialist, Operations and Finance
Reporting to the Associate Director, Operations and Finance, Cris oversees key Alumni Relations financial and operational transactions. Specific responsibilities include financial/budget operations, event processing, program support, and performance measurement/reporting in support of operational quality and outstanding customer service for our alumni and University constituents. Cris is a graduate of UC Riverside (Go Highlanders!), loves numbers, and enjoys traveling, hiking, dancing, and trying new foods.
Fr. Art Liebscher
Jesuit Alumni Liaison
Fr. Art ’69 assists the Alumni Office with spiritual services deemed important to the University. His many good works include attending to those in special need, representing the University in liturgies, participating on the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and helping build Santa Clara’s Jesuit outreach to younger alumni, special boards, and other constituencies. Fr. Art also currently serves as the Rector for the SCU Jesuit Community.
Paul Neilan
Senior Associate Director
Paul Neilan ’70 joined the Alumni Office in 1978. He assists with several Signature Events such as the Gianera Society Luncheon, Buck Bannan Awards, and Grad Bash. He also supports the Alumni Family Scholarship efforts and other association events and programs as needed. In his spare time Paul enjoys golf, organic gardening, rock climbing and spending time at his Maui vacation home.
Maria von Massenhausen
Associate Director, Program Management
Maria von Massenhausen ’87 is dedicated to providing engagement opportunities that foster the spirit, pride, history & tradition of SCU through unique programming and special projects. She is a point person for the Alumni Family Scholarship, Virtual Alumni Book Club, and Canine Companions to name a few. From a long line of Broncos, Maria loves to hear stories from your Santa Clara days. In her free time she is most happy following the Giants, walking the dogs, or spending time with her family and friends.
