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People and Happenings Welcome! Jane Carroll has been appointed Mount Auburn’s Vice President of Development. Jane has over 20 years of fundraising experience, involving wide-ranging initiatives in a variety of organizations, including experience in four capital campaigns. She began her develop- ment career at Governor Dummer Academy as the Campaign Director. At Boston College as Director of Major Gifts, she participated in BC’s first major capital campaign. Following her experience at BC, she was appointed Vice President of Development at the YMCA of Greater Boston where she had responsibility for capital, annual, and corporate and foundation giving. At the YMCA, she launched and completed a $13 million capital campaign to build and renovate Y’s in greater Boston including the Wang YMCA in Chinatown and the Allston Brighton YMCA. As part of this campaign she secured a $700,000 Kresge challenge grant. After many years in Boston, Jane moved to Vermont and joined the Vermont Humanities Council, where she planned and implemented a successful capital campaign to purchase and renovate a building to establish a permanent home for the Council. As part of this campaign, VHC received a $200,000 Challenge Grant. Most recently she was with Lesley University as a major gifts officer after returning to the Boston area. Jane has a B. A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. from Simmons School of Man- agement. Jane and her husband, Ernie, recently moved to the Navy Yard in Charlestown. She has two grown sons and a granddaughter. About joining the Mount Auburn staff, Jane says, “I have enjoyed Mount Auburn for many years as a wonderful place to walk, bird, and be immersed in history and nature. I am very enthused and proud to have the opportunity to join Mount Auburn to lead the effort for a new Horticulture Center and future improvements to enhance this valuable community resource.” Turn, Turn, Turn… Staff Changes at Mount Auburn With the retirement of Piper Morris, Mount Auburn has seen some restructuring of the Development and the Education & Visitor Services departments over the last few months. Bree D. Harvey, former Director of Education & Visitor Services has been promoted to the new position of Vice President of External Affairs after eight years of work- ing at Mount Auburn. Lauren Marsh, who was hired last August as the Development Associate & Communications Coordinator is now the Communications, Grants & Events Mount Auburn’s Board of Trustees Appoints New Members Caroline Loughlin (right) of Weston, Mass., and Caroline Mortimer of Cambridge, Mass., who have served as Friends of Mount Auburn Trustees since 2006, have now both been elected as Trustees of the Cemetery. “I’m delighted to be work- ing with Mount Auburn in this new way and honored to join the distinguished Trustees who have guided this organization so well for more than 175 years,” says Loughlin. Loughlin has been volunteering in Historical Collections for the last decade and co-chaired the 175th Anniversary Celebration with Ms. Mortimer, who expressed a similar sentiment about her new appointment. “I’m honored to serve as a Mount Auburn Cemetery Trustee. I look forward to being a member of this energetic group that has helped to nurture and support the Cemetery’s mission so thoughtfully and purposefully.” Coordinator, a position which, along with Jennifer Johnston’s position of Media and Imaging Coordinator, bridges both External Affairs and Development Departments. Lauren and Jennifer both now report to Bree. Jessica Bussmann, previously our part-time Education & Visitor Services Assistant, is now full-time as our Education & Volunteer Coordinator. The newly dubbed External Affairs also bid farewell to Dawnielle Peck, Visitor Services Coordinator, in May. Dawnielle is pursuing a new career as a pastry chef, and her position has been turned into two part-time Visitor Services Assistant positions, filled by Jim Gorman, long- time Mount Auburn volunteer and Katie Robinson, a recent Preservation Intern. The Development Department welcomes Samantha Furbush as a full-time Development Assistant & Gifts Coordinator. Sam started as a temp at the Cemetery last July, and she quickly made herself indispens- able. She graduated last May from Simmons College with a B.A. in Arts Administration/ Finance. An active volunteer, sh e works with Girls LEAP, Bree D. Harvey, Mount Auburn’s the Isabella Stewart Gardner Vice President of External Affairs Museum, and the Boston Red Sox in addition to holding two part-time jobs at the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra and the Calderwood Pavilion (part of the Huntington Theatre). Fall 2010 | 15