Tom Herbert was appointed Miami University’s Vice President of University Advancement and Executive Director of the Miami University Foundation effective October 1, 2012.  In May 2017 he was promoted to Senior Vice President for University Advancement and President of the Miami University Foundation.  He leads an advancement staff of approximately one hundred and forty in all areas of alumni relations, communications, information technology and development. 

Prior to his current position Tom was at Dartmouth College where he first held the position of Associate Vice President, Individual Giving and was promoted to Vice President of Development.  Before his Dartmouth appointment he served in various roles at Indiana University and the Indiana University Foundation, including Director of Planned Giving, Executive Director of Development and Alumni Programs for the College of Arts and Sciences, and Vice President for University Wide Programs – a role that encompassed directing a $1.1 billion dollar campaign.  He also served as an Assistant Vice President for Development at the University of Michigan. Tom began his advancement career as a Gift Planning Officer at Drake University. 

Tom presents at development conferences for the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (“CASE”), is a past presenter at the Big Ten Fundraising Institute, and is on the faculty at Rice University’s Center of Philanthropy.  He has also developed and taught fundraising courses at Indiana University and co-authored a textbook on major and planned giving.  Tom served on the CASE National Commission on Philanthropy and the national board of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (“NACUBO’) - the only advancement professional to do so.  

Tom holds a BA in History from Northwestern University (’89) and a JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law (’94). 

Mitchell Wein was appointed Haverford’s senior vice president for administration and finance and treasurer of the Corporation, effective July 2014.  The senior vice president serves as the chief administrative officer for the College combining the functions of a chief financial and chief operating officer.  In this capacity, the division he oversees includes 200 employees and various departments consisting of Human Resources, Facilities Management and Plant Operations, Campus Safety, the Controller’s Office, Budgeting and Planning, Dining Services, the Bookstore, Central Services, and Summer Programs, Conferences and Events. 

Prior to joining Haverford, Mitch spent seven years as Vice President for Finance and Administration, Treasurer at Lafayette College after having worked in the private sector for twenty years, as a Managing Director with UBS Investment Bank/UBS PaineWebber and PNC Capital Markets. Wein served as the Head of PNC’s Public Finance Department and held Series 6, 7, 24, 52, 53, and 63 licenses. His client base primarily consisted of colleges, universities, academic medical centers, and state systems of higher education, among others.

In 2015, Mitch was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). In 2017, he became the Chair of the Board of the Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers and has been on the EACUBO Board since 2013. Mitch also presently serves on the Advisory Council of Emeriti Retirement Health, an independent, non-profit entity.

Mitch Wein earned his graduate degree, a MS in Public Policy and Management and Industrial Administration, with Distinction, from Carnegie Mellon University and his BS degree, in Economics, from Arizona State University.  

Cara Giacomini is the vice president of data, research, and technology for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. In this role, she leads CASE’s AMAtlas initiative—a primary resource and service provider for data, benchmarking, analytics, and original research to the educational advancement community worldwide, launched by CASE in 2018.

Before starting at CASE this August, she spent 20 years at the University of Washington, most recently as the director of advancement analytics. In university advancement, she was instrumental in building a strong data culture where she improved donor outcomes at all levels and pioneered efforts to build infrastructure and expertise in digital analytics. Prior to her work in advancement, she served as a senior research scientist in the information technology department, studying the adoption of educational technologies and the effectiveness of IT services. She received her PhD in English and Textual Studies from the University of Washington in 2003. She is passionate about putting data into action—empowering CASE’s members to utilize AMAtlas resources to answer their most pressing questions and address their evolving needs.

Phil joined Marts&Lundy in 2011 with more than 20 years of advancement experience with expertise in health sciences, higher education and complex organizations. He was elected President and CEO and began his service in this role in August 2016. Prior to joining the Firm, Phil served as the Executive Vice President for Development at the Livestrong Foundation where he created a comprehensive development plan, an international fundraising strategy and built the first major gifts team. He helped develop domestic and international corporate licensing programs, which generated more than $20 million in guaranteed revenue.

Prior to his work at the foundation, Phil served as Emory University’s Vice President for Development for Woodruff Health Sciences Center where he implemented the university’s first comprehensive grateful patient program. He led Emory’s $1 billion health sciences campaign for programmatic and capital. At Emory, Phil also led international development and helped create Emory’s international advisory board.

Previously he served as Director of Development at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business; Director of Major Gifts at George Washington University School of Business and Public Management and as Executive Director of the University of Tampa Alumni Association.

Phil served on the Marts&Lundy Board of Directors from 2014 to 2016, The University of Tampa Board of Trustees from 2004 to 2006, 2015 UCI Road World Championships Board of Directors, The Giving Institute, Georgia Department of Tourism & Trade Tour de Georgia Advisory Committee 2003 – 2007, Tampa Bay Super Bowl XXV Coordinating Committee 1990-1992, World Cup Tampa Bay 1994 Task Force.