District I / North Atlantic
We support members located in
Canada: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec
District Chair
Jackie Nowell
Associate Vice President, Donor Relations and Engagement
University of Rhode Island
Join Us!
District I Annual Conference 2024
March 13 - 15, 2024 | Boston, MA
The CASE District I Annual Conference provides the innovation, resources, and partnerships to develop effective advancement practices in a changing education landscape. Join colleagues this March in Boston to expand your networks and engage with the region’s thought leaders on best practices and trends in advancement operations, leadership, and strategy.
CASE District I Awards
Congratulations to winners of CASE District I Excellence Awards. Visit the winners gallery.
Platinum Award District Finalists
Congratulations to these District I members who were recognized as Platinum Award Finalists. Finalists from each CASE District and Region are then evaluated by a global judging panel to determine the one Platinum Award winner in each category. The Platinum Award winners will be announced in June 2021.
Best Article: "Wine and Noses," Boston College
Best Photography: "Father Shanley Presidential Portraiture," Providence College/Division of Marketing and Communications
Best Practices in Advancement Services: "Best Practices in Measurement of Alumni Engagement," Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Alumni Association
Best Practices in Alumni Relations: "RICFEST 2020 Homecoming & Family Weekends," Rhode Island College/Alumni Relations
Best Practices in Communications and Marketing: "F*ck It Won’t Cut It: Boston University's Student-Run COVID Campaign that is Provocative with a Purpose," Boston University/AdLab & PRLab
Best Practices in Digital Communications: "Ask the College Experts: An Entirely Homegrown Video Series," Bates College/Communications Office
Platinum Award District Honorable Mentions
Best Article: "From Neither Here Nor There," Harvard University
Best Article: "Upstarts," Brown University/The Warren Alpert Medical School
Best Photography: "Capturing how COVID has Transformed BU," Boston University/Creative Services
Best Photography: "Elevated Concerns," University of Maine
Best Practices in Advancement Services: "Engagement Scorecard for Development," University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc.
Best Practices in Communications and Marketing: "Falcons Online," Bentley University
Best Practices in Digital Communications, "Why This Matters: The 2018-2019 Impact Report," Bentley University
Best Practices in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: "Amplify Women and Gender Initiative," Dartmouth College & Boston University
CASE District I Opportunity & Inclusion Scholarship Winners
Shannon Cahill
Alumni Engagement Associate
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Marie Leahy
Regional Development Director
Bennington College
Stephanie Mireku
Assistant Director - Alumni Relations
Providence College
Dylan Oliveira
Asst. Dir. Holy Cross Fund
College of the Holy Cross