Matthew R. Manfra

Veteran development and alumni relations expert Matthew Manfra brings decades of experience and innovation to his role as vice president for institutional advancement at Georgian Court University. He has worked in wide-ranging development and advancement roles throughout his career. His early years were spent as an alumni affairs director, and later in human resources, at the College of New Jersey (TCNJ). He also worked at Syracuse University as their first assistant vice president for annual giving and alumni relations—two operations that were historically separate there. He also worked at Rutgers University, where he was charged with engaging alumni leaders and donors around the world.

Prior to Georgian Court, Mr. Manfra served as interim vice president of development and alumni relations at the George Washington University, the largest higher education institution in the nation’s capital. There, he led the team that completed GW’s largest campaign—$1 billion—in collaboration with an exceptionally strong development staff and by incorporating data and predictive forecasting into the campaign strategy.

Mr. Manfra holds a B.A. in Political Science from TCNJ. He is a board member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II and former secretary of the Association of Private College and University Alumni Directors.