Kaitlin Colleary is a career fundraiser with nearly a decade of development experience. Since 2016, she has worked as an advancement officer for the UW College of Engineering. She first joined the college as a discovery officer, before moving into her current role of major gift officer in 2017. Today, Kaitlin leads advancement efforts for three academic units in the college, partnering closely with UW leadership, volunteers and alumni to strategically develop and execute fundraising efforts.

Kaitlin grew up in New England and prior to joining the UW, she launched her career in Boston, where she spent five years working in non-profit fundraising, first for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and then for City Year. Her previous roles spanned annual giving, event-based fundraising, board management, peer-to-peer fundraising programs, and junior major gifts. Kaitlin continues her work with City Year in a volunteer capacity in Seattle, where she serves as Chair of the Associate Board. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communications from Elon University, and is proud to credit her start in fundraising to her experience as a student caller in the Elon phone-a-thon office.