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Department of
Institutional Advancement
The Children's Institute
1405 Shady Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217-1305
Fax: 412.420.2200
Email:dev@the-institute.org
Helene Conway-Long, MBA, CFRE
Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Phone:: 412.420.2201
Kathy Krause
Institutional Advancement Coordinator
Phone: 412.420.2203
Development
Deborah A. Desjardins, MEd
Development Director
Phone:: 412.420.2216
Miki Howald, MFA
Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager
Phone:: 412.420.2205
Dawn Kramrech
Development Systems and Prospect Research Coordinator
Phone:: 412.420.2215
Jill L. Murchak, MS, CFRE
Development Manager, Leadership and Planned Gifts
Phone:: 412.420.2173
Lauren E. Vermilion, MEd
Annual Fund and Community Outreach Manager
Phone:: 412.420.2204
Marketing and Communications
Nancy Gormley
Marketing and Communications Director
Phone:: 412.420.2202
Erica Tony
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Phone:: 412.420.2479
