Manhattan College Names Thomas Mauriello As New Vice President For Advancement

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan College has named Thomas Mauriello as its new vice president for advancement. Mauriello joins the College from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), where he served as vice president and chief development officer.

In his new role, Mauriello will oversee the College’s advancement office, which also includes the alumni relations and college relations departments. The overall goal of college advancement is to strengthen the College’s education mission through outreach and support.

“I am extremely excited about joining the staff of Manhattan College,” said Mauriello. “I will have the opportunity to work closely with the College’s highly respected administration, in addition to leading an extremely talented group of individuals within the advancement department.”

Mauriello brings more than two decades of experience in fundraising and education to Manhattan College. He re-engineered the development and operations at NYIT, engaging a base of 60,000 alumni to dramatically increase giving, while also expanding alumni chapters to include international locations. He also was responsible for corporate and government outreach.

A proven and effective fundraiser, Mauriello is familiar with all the activities and special events conducted by advancement, and he has built relationships with community leaders, government officials, corporate executives and media representatives.

Prior to joining NYIT in 2003, Mauriello was the vice president for institutional advancement at Mercy College. The Rye Brook, N.Y. resident has also held positions at St. Lukes LifeWorks, White Plains Hospital, Xavier High School and Fordham University.

During his career, Mauriello also has been an active community member who has worked as a paid and pro bono consultant in education, health care, human service and community organizations in New York City, Westchester, Long Island, Connecticut and San Diego, Calif.

Mauriello earned his bachelor’s degree in English and his master’s in administration and supervision from Fordham University. He serves on the board of several local academic institutions and is a founding member of the New York Archdiocese Task Force for Development in Secondary Education.

Founded in 1853, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of undergraduate study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science, along with graduate programs in education and engineering. For more information about Manhattan College, visit www.manhattan.edu.