Appointed in 2011, Christopher DelGiorno serves as the College’s Chief Advancement Officer, providing strategic direction and leadership for Marist’s development, alumni relations, and advancement programs. Before returning to his alma mater, DelGiorno was Executive Director of leadership gifts at Bucknell University. Previously, he served at the University of Pennsylvania as Director of Development for the School of Social Policy and Practice as well as Director of Recruitment and Professional Development in the Development and Alumni Relations office. While DelGiorno began his work in development at the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey, his career started in the Office of Admission at Marist and continued with his service at the College Access Program – a Pew-funded initiative to increase the rate of Philadelphia public school students who enroll in college. DelGiorno and his wife, Nancy, have two sons, who are Marist alumni – Benjamin ’16 and Timothy ’20.