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'Brilliant, shining memories': The life and careers of the inimitable Marylouise Oates

October 1, 2021
By Lauren Yanks ‘19 M.Div. Born in Philadelphia in 1943, Marylouise Oates ‘73 M.Div. has spent her life breaking barriers and helping those in need. These values were planted...

YDS donor support rebounds strongly in 2020-21

September 22, 2021
A nearly 31 percent jump in gifts, including substantial new support for the Living Village. A significant increase in dollars given for the Annual Fund. Twelve new endowed...

Yale grad chooses YDS for scholarship initiative

June 21, 2021
By Pressley Peters A significant new scholarship underwritten by the MRW Education Fund and partially matched by the Divinity School Scholarship Challenge Fund honors the...

Bamiduro scholarship surpasses $50,000 mark; donor honors mother and YDS mentor

May 14, 2021
By Pressley Peters Ademuyiwa Bamiduro ’13 M.Div. had two reasons for starting a fund to help YDS students pay for their divinity education, both learned through personal...

Donation from onetime Quonset-hut resident supports 21st century student housing

February 9, 2021
By Pressley Peters   The Rev. James K. Donnell ’58 B.D., a retired Presbyterian minister from Pennsylvania, had such confidence in his alma mater that he contributed over $1...

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Barbara Sabia

Senior Director of Alumni Engagement and Development
(203) 432-4791
barbara.sabia@yale.edu

Deborah Jagielow

Director of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving
(203) 4323871
deborah.jagielow@yale.edu

Rod Lowe

Senior Associate Director for Major Gifts
(203) 432-8127
rodwin.lowe@yale.edu

Pamela Wesley-Gomez

Director of Development and External Church Affairs, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
(203) 432-9297
pamela.wesley@yale.edu

Ned Parker

Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement, Andover Newton Seminary at YDS, Lecturer in Homiletics
(203) 464-2287
ned.parker@yale.edu

Emily Reid

Program Coordinator
(203) 432-5359
emily.reid@yale.edu

Diana Empsall

Development Services Officer Coordinator
(203) 432-5466
diana.empsall@yale.edu

Kira Wishart

Senior Administrative Assistant
(203) 432-9312
kira.wishart@yale.edu

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Alumni Engagement and Development

(203) 432-5359
emily.reid@yale.edu
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