Albertus Magnus College Names Director of Leadership Giving
Cherie G. Long Joins College at Pivotal Point in its History: Its 100th Anniversary
New Haven, Conn., July 23, 2025 – Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce that Cherie G. Long has joined the College as Director of Leadership Giving in the Office of Advancement. In this role, she is responsible for securing major gifts from graduates and friends of the College, while also helping to grow its leadership giving society, The President’s Associates. Long’s position comes at a critical and celebratory time at Albertus — as it marks its milestone 100th anniversary of finding passion and purpose while transforming lives through education.
Long brings more than a decade of fundraising and development expertise as well as government, nonprofit, and academia experience to the table. Before joining Albertus, she served as a Major Gift Officer at Miss Porter’s School in Farmington and as Director of Development at her alma mater, the University of New Haven.
“Cherie will be an incredible asset to the Advancement team as we enter Albertus’ historic Centennial Year and beyond,” said Interim Vice President for Advancement Kierran Broatch. “Her expertise in building relationships and securing leadership gifts will help the College achieve its philanthropic goals and better carry out its mission as we begin a second century of education excellence.”
A resident of Wethersfield, Conn., Long has a dual bachelor’s degrees from the University of New Haven as well as a Master of Public Administration from Pace University. Long is also an active volunteer and fundraising committee member for community-based organizations including the Urban League of Greater Hartford and Grace Academy in Hartford.
About Albertus Magnus College
About Albertus Magnus College: Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For nine consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health. Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.