Alyssia Coates
Alyssia Coates, Ph.D. (she/her), Senior Consultant, is the Senior Director of Development, Inclusive Philanthropic Engagement at Brown University. In her current role she serves as the Academic Advancement Liaison to administrative and faculty leadership for the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED), the Centers for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, and the Ruth J. Simmons Study of Slavery and Justice to advance the University’s campaign priorities. She also oversees Advancement’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategic plan and is responsible for the coordination and collaboration across various units within the division and with University campus partners.
Alyssia formerly served for 24 years at the University of Notre Dame in several leadership roles, including the regional director of development, senior leader for the enrollment management team, and professor for the College of First Year of Studies. She started a national early outreach recruitment model and established a Notre Dame presence across the United States to identify and recruit 7th-10th grade students to cultivate a pipeline of highly talented students for selective colleges and universities. Alyssia’s administrative experience includes success in fundraising, strategic planning, staff development, grant management, organizational leadership, event planning, and stewardship.
She received a B.A. and M.A. from Binghamton University, was a Doctoral Fellow at Eastern Michigan University, and received a Specialist in Educational Leadership, Alyssia earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Andrews University.
She is a certified Maxwell Leadership coach and trainer, and an active member of Fabulous Female Fundraisers, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy, the National Association for Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE), and presents annually for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). She is a member of the National Consortium of Doctors, LTD, and Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated.
