Colleen Coppla

Colleen Coppla serves as the Senior Vice President for University Advancement at Fairleigh Dickinson University since April 2024, and concurrently holds the position of Chief Development Officer at the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation since 2022. Previously, Colleen held significant roles at Montclair State University from 2018 to 2022 as Vice President for Development and the Foundation and at Florida Atlantic University from 2017 to 2018 as Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Colleen's extensive career at Fairleigh Dickinson University began in 1998, where roles included Adjunct Professor and Associate Vice President for University Advancement, alongside various early career positions in quality assurance, study abroad programs, and administration. Additional experience includes serving as Director of Major Gifts at Seton Hall University and working as an Internal Communications Specialist at RELX. Colleen holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Scranton.