Cornell University Athletics

Joined Cornell Athletics Staff: 2023

At Cornell: As Associate Director of Annual Giving for Athletics and Student & Campus Life at Cornell University, Jon oversees Cornell's two largest college based annual giving operations. He brings thought leadership in the areas of digital fundraising, giving days and crowdfunding, front-line annual giving strategies, college and unit partnerships, and normalizing giving through strategic engagement.

In his previous role of Associate Director for Donor Participation and College & Unit Partnerships within Cornell's central alumni affairs and development team, Jon led coordination of strategic partnerships throughout Cornell 's seventeen college/unit partners. He served as the project manager for Cornell’s annual Giving Day, leading the strategy and refinement of Cornell’s flagship integrated marketing campaign which resulted in as many as 15,000 donors and $10 million raised in one day. He spearheaded the piloting of innovative initiatives that increased donor participation and led the integration of new efforts making them scalable for college/unit partners. 

Prior to Cornell: Prior to joining the Big Red, Jon started his career in athletic administration at his alma mater and served as an Assistant Athletic Director at Johns Hopkins University before returning to Ithaca College as a member of the alumni engagement and philanthropy team. At Hopkins, he oversaw facilities and capital projects, serving as tournament manager for multiple NCAA Championship events, where he also helped lead negotiations for Johns Hopkins Under Armour sponsorship deal. At Ithaca, he led project and in-game operations for the largest NCAA Division III game in history (Cortaca Jug 2019 at MetLife Stadium). 

Education: Ithaca ‘10, Southern New Hampshire (Masters) ‘14

Of Note: Jon serves as a Faculty Member for annual CASE Annual Giving Workshop, and planning member for the Northeast Annual Giving Conference. He was a 2008 NCAA-American Wrestler for Ithaca College.

Personal: Jon lives in Trumansburg with his wife Sarah, and two daughters, Rya and Sage.