Gretchen Wood, CFRE, is Vice President of Institutional Advancement for Monroe Community College (MCC) and Executive Director of the Monroe Community College Foundation in Rochester, New York.  In addition to overseeing the College’s Community Relations, Institutional Research, Institutional Planning, Effectiveness and Accountability, and Institutional Compliance and Internal Audit departments, she facilitates a comprehensive fundraising program at the MCC Foundation in support of the College led by a volunteer board of 59 business and community leaders. Gretchen has worked in the fundraising field for more than 20 years and holds a Master of Public Administration degree with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from SUNY Brockport and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and English Education from Syracuse University. 

Gretchen is Chair of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Mid-Atlantic District Cabinet and is a Past-President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Genesee Valley Chapter.  She also serves on the American Association of Community College’s Commission on Public Relations, Advocacy and Advancement.  She is a frequent presenter at conferences locally and nationally and is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE). Gretchen received a Rochester Business Journal Women of Excellence Award in 2019, was a Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce 2023 ATHENA International Award Finalist and was named the Association of Fundraising Professionals Genesee Valley Chapter 2023 Robert L. Payton Outstanding Fundraising Professional.