Meg Weber is the vice president, sales and consulting at Ruffalo Noel Levitz. Prior to RNL, Meg was the executive director of annual giving for Colorado State University from 2011 – 2019. At CSU, she oversaw a centralized, integrated annual giving program targeting a diverse constituent base including alumni, parents, faculty and staff, and grateful clients as well as a recent emphasis on students and young alumni. Under Weber's leadership, CSU implemented several innovative programs and shifted to a data-driven approach to planning and decision-making.

Weber has more than 20 years' experience in the field of advancement, and considers herself a bona fide annual giving nerd. With a career focused on annual giving at large public universities, Weber has held positions with Washington State University, University of North Texas, and University of Texas at Arlington. Weber also serves as an industry adviser for Community Funded.

She is a graduate of Washington State University.

Astria L. Smith is the assistant vice president of annual giving and alumni relations at Southern Methodist University. She provides strategic leadership and direction for efforts that engage, solicit and steward SMU alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends. Her role allows her to integrate several areas of passion and expertise, including front-line fundraising, annual giving stewardship, multi-channel direct marketing, volunteer management and alumni engagement.

Smith holds a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University and master’s degrees from both Amberton University and SMU. She began her development career at Methodist Children’s Home in Waco, TX before joining SMU in 2007. As a compliment to her 18 years in the development field, Astria shares her fundraising knowledge by volunteering in the community and has served as a presenter for several networks including CASE and AGN. She also appreciates the opportunities she has to benchmark with colleagues through her participation in a variety of professional national consortiums, advisory councils and organizations.

Alice Roebuck is a member of the senior administrative team for Concord Academy and leads the Advancement and Engagement office. She provides vision and direction for all aspects of the school’s development efforts and programs, including a $3M annual fund and the Concord Academy Centennial Campaign. She partners with the head of school, trustees, other senior administrators, and key volunteers to nurture relationships with alumnae/i, parents, and friends for the benefit of CA’s students and future.

Roebuck came to Concord Academy in 2016 after a 15-year tenure at Harvard University, where she was executive director for the Harvard College Fund, Reunion and Annual Campaigns. She currently serves as a trustee for The Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City.

Jake Strang is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Annual Giving at the University of Pittsburgh. In this role, he leads a central annual giving team that engages alumni constituents and secures sustainable funds for Pitt’s highest priorities. Jake is a resource and convener for annual giving staff at Pitt’s regional campuses and has primary responsibility for the operations and staff of Panthers Forward, a signature student debt relief program.

Prior to joining Pitt, Jake was the director of annual giving and alumni engagement at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. While there, he led a comprehensive annual giving program including reunions, volunteers, graduating class gift campaigns, and the school’s leadership society. In addition to annual giving responsibilities, he also was responsible for alumni marketing including newsletters, social media, alumni webinars, and the semi-annual Tepper Magazine. Jake also worked at Columbia University, where he was the senior associate director for annual fund programs. At Columbia, he served on the core team for the first five Columbia Giving Days and led the direct marketing for multiple annual funds across the university. Before joining Columbia University, he was a program center manager with Ruffalo Noel Levitz. While with RNL, he managed the on-site telefunds for Columbia University and the University of South Carolina.

Jake holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina in Marketing and Management and a master’s degree from Columbia University in non-profit management.