Members of the Office of Institutional Advancement
Kathleen NaughtonKathleen Naughton
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
(716) 881-6262 Ext. 1110
e-mail: knaughton@nardin.org
Katie was promoted to Vice President of Institutional Advancement. She was formerly associate vice president of institutional advancement. The vice president is expected to communicate a clear and consistent message about Nardin's accomplishments and capacity for future excellence. Strong relationships with its many constituents are an essential element for the school's culture of excellence. Katie's work with alumni affairs, annual giving, lower school admissions, special events, communications, marketing, and public relations must build and maintain strong constituent relationships. She has also assumed leadership responsibilty for The Campaign Today for Nardin Tomorrow, Expanding Excellence. Katie has a degree in nursing and enjoyed a career in her field for eleven years before having her family. Katie and her husband Bruce are parents of three sons; two attend Nardin Academy and one attends Canisius High School.
Carol Dambmann
Director of Alumni Affairs
Director of Planned Giving
(716) 881-6262 Ext. 1100
email: cdambmann@nardin.org
Formerly director of annual giving and director of planned giving, Carol steps into her new role as director of alumni affairs. In this role, Carol develops and plans alumni events, awards, programs and regional chapters, and is liaison to the Alumnae Association. Future plans include the establishment of a National Board of Directors for the association. In addition to this new position, she will continue as director of planned giving.
Carol joined Nardin Academy in July 2008 and is an alumnae parent (Erica Maher Silverman’96). Carol spearheaded a new annual event for young women, grades 7-12, The Forum, which debuted in 2010.
Kathleen Graber McHale '85
Constituent Relations
(716) 881-6262 Ext. 1200
email: kmchale@nardin.org
Kathy graduated from Nardin Academy in 1985. She holds degrees from Canisius College, BA English and State University College at Buffalo, BS Education. In 2005, Kathy served as the class coordinator for her 20 year reunion. Kathy is a past member of the Nardin Alumnae Association Board of Directors. She served as the Nardinware event coordinator and headed the NAA events and programs committee. In May 2008, Kathy received Nardin's Star Award. She and her husband, Michael, have three children, who attend Nardin and they live in Orchard Park.
Kathy’s departmental responsibilities include cultivating and fostering constituent relations; researching and maintaining donor records; surveying funds and scholarships, as well, registering donations to Nardin Academy.
Eileen Regan Sheets
Fortune Auction Coordinator
(716) 881-6262 Ext. 1090
email: esheets@nardin.org
Eileen joined Nardin Academy in the fall of 2008 to spearhead Nardin¹s largest fundraising event, the Fortune auction. Together with her co-chair couples, she was able to garner support from corporate sponsors, advertisers, and gift donors to exceed her fundraising goal by nearly 25%.
In her new role as the director of annual giving, Eileen is responsible for the continued growth and development of the annual fund program. She brings over 25 years of finance experience to her new job.
Brenda Weber-Miller
Administrative Support, Office of Institutional Advancement
(716) 881-6262 Ext. 1700
email: bmiller@nardin.org
After more than 25 years in secondary and higher education, Brenda joins the Nardin community to provide administrative support for the Office of Institutional Advancement and for the Business Office. In previous positions, Brenda served as director of admissions, English teacher and class dean at Nichols School; English teacher and assistant director of college counseling at Buffalo Seminary; and English teacher and administrative assistant at The Park School. Her son Luke is in the seventh grade at Nardin.