Alumni Development Board

Roles and Responsibilities

Title: Member, The Volgenau School of IT& Engineering Alumni Development Board

Term: A board member will serve a three-year term. The number of members on the Development Board shall be no more than 12.

The Director of Development shall serve as a member of this council and the Dean of the Volgenau School of IT& Engineering shall serve in an advisory capacity.

Qualifications: All members of the board must be an alumnus, friend or parent of a student of the Volgenau School of IT& Engineering or the University or have an affiliation thereof.

During the initial year, members will be selected by the Chair and the Director of Development and, thereafter, by the established membership of the council.

Objectives: The primary purpose of the Volgenau School of IT& Engineering Alumni Development Board at George Mason University is to increase the number and size of contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations.

Attendance:

• Attend quarterly committee meetings.
• Attend special fund-raising and alumni outreach events if possible.

Specific Duties:

• Make a personal leadership gift of $1,000 or more annually.

• Solicit at least 5-10 additional individuals (not committee members).

• Work with committee members as well as the Volgenau School of IT& Engineering’s Director of Development to determine prospective individual and corporate donors. Provide introductions as necessary.

• Provide leadership within the committee and in the community on behalf of the school and its programs.

• Serve as an informal advocate for the school in the community.

• Assist in providing advice and counsel to the Director of Development in activities relating to alumni.

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS

Jeff Gravatte , Chair
CEO
CADD Microsystems Inc.
6359 Walker Lane
Suite 110
Alexandria, VA 22310
jeffg@caddmicro.com

William G. Kennedy, PhD
Retired from Department of Energy
703-978-5689
bill@mllab.com

M. Brian Blake , PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
Georgetown University
323 St. Mary's Hall
Washington, DC 20057
202-687-3084
mb7@georgetown.edu

Mohammad Qasim
Capital One Financial Corporation
1680 Capital One Drive
McLean , VA 22102
703-720-3462
mohammad.qasim@capitalone.com

Brian E. Dunbar
President
Dunbar Consulting Inc.
14068 Eagle Chase Circle
Chantilly , VA 20151
703-378-1974
bdunbar@dunbarconsulting.org

Cesar Vallejos
CEO
Network Product Engineering
Enterprise Technology Services
JP Morgan
New York , NY
212-235-5296
cesar.vallejos@jpmorgan.com

Peter J. Farrell
Vice President, Acquisition Transformation
CACI
4114 Legato Road
Fairfax, VA 22033
703-460-1716
pfarrell@caci.com

Marc Willebeek-LeMair , PhD
CTO
TippingPoint Technologies
Austin , TX 78731
512-681-8387
marc@tippingpoint.com

Lisa Jensen
14408 Chantilly Crossing
Suite 605
Chantilly , VA 20151
571-259-8431
lisa.jensen@cox.net