Jessica originally joined the dental school in March 2005. She returned to the development team to serve as a gift officer and to oversee the Pacific Dugoni Annual Fund (previously known as the Dean's Fund for Excellence) in October 2007, after spending a year in Manhattan as a gift officer for Fordham Law School.
Jessica enjoys interacting with the diverse population of alumni, staff, faculty, students, volunteers and other friends that make up the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry family.
Jessica began her career in development at her alma mater, Cornell University. Prior to Pacific, she worked at University of California at Berkeley in the fundraising office and on a volunteer basis as an English as a Second Language tutor. After that, she spent a year with the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership in Marin County.
Jessica is an avid runner, having participated in many 10ks and half marathons around Northern California. She and her husband, Brian, live in San Francisco with their daughter, Ava.
Will guides alumni, donors, community members and others interested in supporting the school through philanthropy.
His most recent experience includes serving as Senior Associate Director of development for the University of Chicago, where he was responsible for major gift fundraising and opening a regionally based alumni relations and development office in San Francisco. He worked with alumni and donors throughout the Pacific Northwest region.
Will holds a B.S. degree from University of Massachusetts and brings past sales experience with Apple, Ryland Homes and duPont Publishing. He enjoys opportunities for world travel, as well as many closer-to-home pastimes around the Bay Area. He is an avid fan of baseball, wine, food and the arts. Will and his wife, Felicia, live in San Francisco with their son, Beckett, and dog, Fletcher.
Kate joined the development team in January 2010 and became Donor Relations Manager in March 2011.
Kate is thrilled to be part of the Dugoni School family, where the alumni are not only dedicated supporters of the school they love, but believe in improving the health of all individuals in the community. Kate enjoys helping the school's alums and friends feel good about their philanthropy to the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.
Prior to Pacific Dugoni, Kate worked in journalism and also investor relations. Most recently she worked at University of California San Francisco in the Global Health Sciences department. Kate is a graduate of Brown University.
Originally from the Boston area, Kate sincerely appreciates the opportunity to live and work on the West Coast and enjoys exploring all that the beautiful Bay Area has to offer.
Molly joined the Development team in Sept 2011 to oversee the Pacific Dugoni Annual Fund (previously known as the Dean's Fund for Excellence). She came to San Francisco after spending two years at University of the Pacific's Stockton campus in the Pacific Fund. Molly is excited to be part of a school which holds philanthropy as one of its core values.
Previously, Molly worked in the annual fund unit of her alma mater, the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC Canada. She received B.A. degrees in anthropology and economics. Originally from Oregon, Molly enjoys the vast cultural diversity and cool climate of the San Francisco Bay Area. She spends her free time traveling, at cultural events, skiing, running, and cooking.
Sarah joined the Development team in August 2011 to provide administrative support to the team. She is excited to have the opportunity to be a part of a school with the distinctive core values of humanism and philanthropy.
Sarah previously worked at the International Monetary Fund and various embassies in Washington, D.C. She completed her B.A. degree in International Studies from the De La Salle University in the Philippines, her home country.
Sarah spends her free time traveling, reading books and trying out new restaurants in the Bay Area.
Bridge Builders: Celebrating Diversity at the Dugoni School of Dentistry
Dugoni School of Dentistry Celebrates Inaugural RDAEF Program Course Completion, Honors Students
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry Welcomes Jeff Rhode and Will Hall to Development Team
July 21, 2012
Hospital Dentistry
June 23, 2012
Forensic Odontology: Is it CSI Dentistry?
June 29, 2012
47th Annual Colonel Allyn D. Burke Memorial Dental Symposium
