Meet the Giving Team

Chief Advancement and Strategy Officer

Caroline Karr leads the Office of Advancement at Chicago Booth. 

Phone: +1 773.702.0520

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Senior Director, US and Global Individual Giving

Patricia Gadsen Hill is a member of the senior management team in the Office of Advancement at Chicago Booth, where she serves as a principal gifts officer and oversees the East Coast, West Coast, and Asia major gifts teams.

Phone: +1 212.218.4283

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Senior Director, Operations, Communications, and Events

Lisa Miller is a member of the senior management team in the Office of Advancement at Chicago Booth, where she oversees the operations, communications, and events teams.

Phone: +1 773.702.8525

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Senior Director, Annual and Leadership Giving

Adam Niermann is a member of the senior management team in the Office of Advancement at Chicago Booth, where he oversees the Annual Fund and manages the direct appeals, leadership giving, and reunion and class giving teams.

Phone: +1 773.702.7571

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Senior Director, Advancement Services

Alyson Schumacher is a member of the senior management team in the Office of Advancement at Chicago Booth, where she oversees the analytics, data integrity, research, prospect management, and donor relations teams.

Phone: +1 773.702.7548

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Senior Director, US and Global Individual Giving

Katie Tkach is a member of the senior management team in the Office of Advancement at Chicago Booth, where she serves as a principal gifts officer and oversees the Midwest, Latin America, and EMEA major gifts teams, along with the Boundless Scholarship Initiative.

Phone: +1 773.702.7259

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Senior Director, Alumni Relations

Annie White is a member of the senior management team in the Office of Advancement at Chicago Booth, where she oversees the Alumni Relations team and guides the strategy for alumni engagement.

Phone: +1 773.702.6360

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