Jana Boniferro NC’s new Director, Alumni Relations
I am very pleased to announce that Jana Boniferro is the successful candidate for the position of Director, Alumni Relations.
This new position supports the commitment to alumni engagement outlined in Niagara College’s Strategic Plan and recognizes the significant growth and diversification of our alumni community, and the opportunities to expand engagement of – and support for – Niagara College graduates.
As Director, Jana will build and lead an integrated team that will develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for engaging NC’s alumni – a community of more than 100,000 Niagara College graduates who are making remarkable contributions to their communities around the world. She will also maintain and enhance the College’s affinity partnerships and identify and grow new revenue streams to support alumni operations and priorities.
Jana brings extensive alumni and development experience to the role, having joined Niagara College in 2018 as the College’s first-ever full-time Alumni Engagement Officer. Since that time she has forged many collaborative engagement opportunities for alumni to connect with the College such as ReuKnighted, webinars and digital Ask an Alumni episodes, while helping to tell the compelling story of our graduates’ outstanding contributions and achievements worldwide. In this role, Jana also oversaw the College’s annual nominees for the prestigious Premier’s Awards – including the College’s first-ever double-win in 2022 (Murray Brewster and Erica Williams).
In 2022, Jana took on additional responsibilities as Interim Manager, Development and Alumni Relations, where she was responsible for negotiating and facilitating philanthropic gifts while providing day-to-day leadership of the Development and Alumni team.
Prior to joining Niagara College, Jana was a Senior Major Gifts Officer at Brock University. She recently earned her Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Fredericton, is a graduate of the Leadership Niagara program, and was the recipient of a 40 Under Forty Business Achievement Award in 2008.
Jana begins her new role on September 5. Please join me in congratulating her, and wishing her well in this new position.
