Kerry Gotham has 18 years of experience in higher education and advancement, currently serving as director of alumni engagement and executive director of the Brockport Alumni Association at The College at Brockport, State University of New York. Previously, he served as the director of alumni relations at Nazareth College.

Gotham has presented at multiple CASE and SUNYCUAD conferences, the Northeast Annual Giving Conference and the CASE Summit. He has been recognized as a CASE District II Faculty Star and a Grand Gold winner in the CASE Circle of Excellence awards. Serving in many volunteer capacities for CASE, he is also a member of the CASE District II Board, where he serves as co-chair of the District II Awards Program. Having co-chaired the SUNYCUAD Educational Conference in 2015, he is currently vice president and president-elect of the SUNYCUAD Board of Directors.

He received his master's degree in higher education administration from Syracuse University and a bachelor's degree in biology from Nazareth College.