As a mission-driven fund development and communications executive, Ms. DeCordova has raised millions of dollars to support institutions in building sustainable cultures of philanthropy. Widely recognized for her innovative community engagement and outreach initiatives, she has designed and executed a wide array of successful comprehensive fundraising and marketing-communications programs in the higher education and non-profit arenas.

Ms. DeCordova recently joined Rutgers University Foundation to serve as the Vice Chancellor for Advancement for Rutgers-Camden. In this role, Ms. DeCordova is the chief development officer for Rutgers-Camden and will serve as a member of the Chancellor’s Senior Leadership Team and on the Foundation President’s Executive Leadership Team. She will lead a comprehensive fundraising and alumni engagement program for Rutgers-Camden. Formerly, Ms. DeCordova served as the Assistant Vice President for Development at the University of Connecticut (UConn) Foundation. She led the major gifts fundraising team for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Business, and the Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. During her tenure, she launched a new advancement program supporting the Office of the Provost, and its interdisciplinary Academic Centers & Institutes, Honors and Enrichment, the Office of Global Affairs, and Cultural Centers. She also served as the Director of Development for Strategic Initiatives, at the UConn Foundation. Previously, she served as Vice President of Advancement at Mitchell College in New London, Conn., and the Assistant Vice President of Development for Georgian Court University in Lakewood, N.J. She also served as Dean of Institutional Advancement and Community Engagement for Manchester Community College in Manchester, Conn.

Ms. DeCordova is the principal for DeCordova Consulting, LLC., a boutique consulting firm which counsels nonprofit leaders and organizations in developing and sustaining innovative fundraising programs and building organizational capacity. A core focus of their mission includes executive and leadership coaching, as well as organizational development, supporting organizations in refining their strategic vision that inspires giving and create meaningful donor engagement. She is also a motivational speaker and founder of Megandi’s Dream, a girls and young women’s leadership development and empowerment program.

Ms. DeCordova holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Hartford, Barney School of Business, West Hartford, Conn., and a bachelor of science degree in communications from Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD. She has a college-aged son, Jaiden.