Faculty
Matthew Winston Jr.
Matthew M. Winston Jr. is the senior associate vice president for alumni relations at Virginia Tech, where he oversees the university’s alumni engagement programs, the office of special events, and a 29,000 sq ft. alumni center.
Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Winston served as assistant to the president at the University of Georgia since 2000. There Winston provided counsel to university leadership in many critical areas, including community and alumni relations, intercollegiate athletics, student life, institutional diversity, institutional advancement, and campus safety issues. He also worked closely with student groups and organizations, faculty-led programs and university governance, as well as alumni and community organizations. His 17-year tenure at Georgia also included serving as acting director of the university’s Office of Institutional Diversity. Winston began his professional career as a member of his alma mater’s University Relations office, before joining the University of Georgia, initially as news bureau manager.
He is an active member of CASE, having served on its International Board of Trustees from 2010 to 2013, its Commission on Communications and Marketing from 2009 to 2011, and as the faculty chair of the Minority Advancement Institute in 2017.
Winston has received several awards and honors for his service to Virginia Tech and higher education. He received the Influential Black Alumnus Award from Virginia Tech in 2012. He has also received the CASE District III Distinguished Service Award in 2016 and the CASE District III Professional Development Award in 2009. He is also a member of the Council of Alumni Association Executives board of directors.
He is a second-generation alumnus of Virginia Tech. His father, Matthew Winston Sr., graduated in 1959, and he is one of the university's early black graduates.
Christina Chang
Christina Chang is president of Christina Chang Equity Consulting. She provides facilitation to organizations looking to explore multicultural awareness and understanding, and practical talent management expertise to leaders who are ready to transform their institutions’ cultures and policies through an inclusive lens.
Prior to her current position as a race and equity consultant, she headed the Finance, Talent and Administration teams for University of Washington Advancement for 15 years, with responsibility for the stewardship of advancement’s people, finances, and space. At the UW, she developed a race-conscious strategy for the Advancement Talent Management program that was considered a best practice organization.
She speaks about building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive work culture at universities and other nonprofits across the country and works with organizations and leaders to build systems of belonging.
Chang graduated from Georgetown University and holds a master’s degree in public administration from American University.
Angelique Grant
Angelique S.C. Grant, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, and Principal at The Inclusion Firm is a seasoned industry leader with more than 27 years of experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. As a Senior Consultant, she provides counsel on diversity, equity and inclusion practices, fundraising, and nonprofit strategies. Her services include inclusive strategic thought partnership, building and leading effective, diverse teams, recruitment and retention strategies, diversity audits and assessment, and cultural awareness training. She is a certified unconscious bias trainer and certified diversity recruiter, has been an active speaker for countless industry associations over the years, and has chaired and served as faculty for several conferences across the country.
Dr. Grant recently compiled, as co-author, this expertise into the first comprehensive book on DEI in advancement: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Advancement: A Guide to Strengthening Engagement and Fundraising Through Inclusion (CASE 2020). It serves as a guidebook for nonprofit teams seeking to move from awareness of DEI to action and sustained behavioral change. It features interviews with philanthropy leaders across all nonprofit sectors, as well as the "DEI Maturity Model," which she developed.
Throughout her career, Dr. Grant has successfully managed teams and exceeded fundraising goals in several multi-million dollar campaigns, and two separate billion dollar campaigns. Previously, she served as an Assistant Vice President of Development and Assistant Dean of Medical Advancement, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University. Her extensive experience in higher education advancement has also included roles at Princeton University, Washington State University, and the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.
Dr. Grant is a proud Miami, Florida native and a Fulbright Scholar who holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration specializing in Institutional Advancement from Washington State University. She has a M.A. in Communication, specializing in Public Relations and Media Management from Washington State University, and a B.S. degree in Journalism from Florida A&M University.
She is the founder of the South Florida Network of Blacks in Philanthropy and serves on numerous boards, including Our Fund (LGBT) Community Foundation, the African American Development Officers (AADO) Network, and the Advisory Committee for Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC). She has been recognized as one of the 25 Most Influential and Prominent Black Women in South Florida by Success South Florida Magazine, a Lumina 10 in ICABA Honors South Florida 100 Most Accomplished Blacks Healthcare & Law, and selected as a Top Hat Woman of Achievement Award for Community Empowerment.
Mo Cotton Kelly
“Mo,” as she is called by family, friends, and colleagues is the senior vice president for stakeholder engagement and chief of organizational operations (SVP-COO), with responsibility for driving operational and capital campaign strategy, overseeing key administrative functions, and guiding a culture of inclusivity for the UConn Foundation. Mo oversees the departments of alumni relations, marketing and communications, annual giving, stewardship, and board engagement.
Mo was recruited to join the UConn Alumni Association as the Executive Director and Assistant Vice President for alumni relations in 2014. Mo brought with her a national reputation for strong leadership built over two decades in higher education advancement. Mo is known for her ability to lead across departments while building collaborative relationships to enhance the experiences of staff, students, alumni, and friends.
Mo believes that mentorship and sponsorship of not only her staff and colleagues but also those from other institutions is incredibly important. She gives of her time and talent as much as she can and is currently an active member of the Case Board of Trustees. She has been on the faculty for the Case Minority Institute (MAI), Senior Alumni Relations Institute and was a member of the 2018 Case Summit planning committee.
Previously she was executive director of Bowling Green State University’s Alumni Association. Mo received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from BGSU.
Mo has more than 26 years of experience with higher education institutions in the university advancement field where she has developed exemplary leadership, created strategic plans, cultivated organizational change, and is known nationally as a leader in the industry.
Karl Miller Lugo
Karl Miller Lugo is Vice President of Advancement and Alumni Engagement at The University of Texas at San Antonio, where he serves as a member of the President’s Cabinet and University Leadership Council and oversees an operation comprising University and Athletic Development, Corporate and Foundation Engagement, Donor Engagement, Alumni Engagement and the Alumni Association, Operations and Advancement Services.
Prior to joining UTSA, Karl was a Vice President with the international fundraising consulting firm Bentz Whaley Flessner (for four years), where he focused on campaign planning and management, major and principal gifts, advancement assessments, and building processes for comprehensive fundraising strategy and accountability.
Karl spent 10 years at the University of Texas at Austin and finished his UT Austin career as Executive Director for Fundraising, where he oversaw principal, major, and annual giving programs, and led the successful completion of the $3 billion Campaign for Texas in partnership with campus chief development officers. With over thirty-two years in development and higher education, Karl has held senior leadership positions at public and private universities.
An active member of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Karl was a member of the inaugural CASE Minority Advancement Institute class. He currently serves on the US/Canada Council, has chaired three district conferences, served on the CASE Commission on Philanthropy, the CASE Diversity Recruitment Advisory Group, and the faculty of several conferences. He was awarded the CASE Crystal Apple Award for Teaching Excellence and holds the CASE Laureate distinction.
He holds bachelor’s degrees in public relations and Spanish from Western Kentucky University and an MBA from the Gordon Ford College of Business at Western Kentucky University.
Karl is a native of Puerto Rico before relocating to Kentucky for 28 years, then settling in Texas. He is an Ironman triathlon finisher and the proud holder of a Ducktorate Degree from the Disney University. Karl and his wife have two children.
Anita B. Walton
Anita B. Walton serves as the Vice Chancellor of University of Advancement at Hollins University.
Walton came to Hollins from Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) in North Carolina, where she served as vice chancellor for university advancement and executive director of the ECSU Foundation, Inc., since March 2020. In that capacity, she was the university’s chief development officer, creating an infrastructure of high-performing staff, volunteers, and boards. She developed fundraising and engagement strategies to increase funds and implemented technology upgrades to enhance operations and customer experience.
Previously, Walton was senior director of diversity and talent management at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). She provided leadership for initiatives designed to engage and serve selected CASE constituencies including minority serving institutions, professionals of diverse backgrounds, and students, with significant emphasis on efforts to diversify the advancement profession. Prior to joining CASE, she was North Carolina Central University’s assistant vice chancellor of student affairs, implementing student engagement programming and fundraising for the Division of Student Affairs. Walton also served for many years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in their alumni relations office.
With a master's degree in higher education and 30+ years of experience including program management, volunteer stewardship, strategic and process development and relationship building, Walton was no stranger to CASE prior to joining as staff. She has served in numerous volunteer roles, including chair of CASE III, a member of the Commission on Alumni Relations, an active contributor to CASE's opportunity and inclusion activities serving as the DIII O&I chair from 2007-2011, CASE ASAP activities and has been a frequent CASE speaker. In 2024, she earned CASE's Crystal Apple Award for Teaching Excellence.
She earned her bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her master's degree in education, with a concentration in higher education administration, from North Carolina State University.