Meet the Advancement Team

Bernadette Wade

Bernadette Wade

Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Office: (914) 674-7596
Cell: (914) 357-3883
bwade@mercy.edu 

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Tara Alfano, CNR SAS ’02, GS ’04

Director, Development – CNR

Office: (914) 888-5172

Cell: (914) 446-0207

talfano1@mercy.edu

Heather Apollonio

Heather Apollonio, M.B.A. '23, CFRE

Director, Advancement Services & Prospect Management
Office: (914) 674-7493
Cell: (914) 418-4796
hapollonio@mercy.edu

Jessica Baily

Jessica Baily

Director, Donor Relations
Office: (914) 674-7611
jbaily@mercy.edu

Leanne Bloom

Leanne Bloom

Development Officer
Office: 914-888-5218
Lbloom2@mercy.edu

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Stephanie Blum, M.B.A. '23

Associate Director, Annual Giving
Office: (914) 674-7812
sblum2@mercy.edu

Tynesha Frazier

Tynesha Frazier

Office Manager, Institutional Advancement
Office: (914) 674 7415
tfrazier4@mercy.edu

Hanna Gyory

L. Hanna Gyory

Philanthropy Officer
Office: (914) 674-7385
Cell: (914) 306-1559
lgyory@mercy.edu

Sonia Martinez

Sonia Martinez

Director, Community Relations & Government Affairs
Office: (914) 674-7640 
Cell: (914) 267-6669
smartinez76@mercy.edu

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Alexis McGrath Rothenberg, M.B.A. ‘17

Executive Director, Alumni Relations, Annual Giving and Special Events
Office: (914) 674-7607
Cell: (914) 330-1085
arothenberg@mercy.edu

Jennifer Miller

Jennifer Miller

Executive Director, Development
Office: (914) 674-3073
Cell: (914) 806-0962
jmiller59@mercy.edu

Scorpio Rogers

Scorpio Rogers

Vice President, Community Relations & Government Affairs
Office: (718) 678-8462 
Cell: (914) 999-0312  
srogers5@mercy.edu

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Valerie Zygmont

Assistant Director, Development Operations
Office: (914) 674-7323
vzygmont@mercy.edu