Jennifer Boan is the senior director, annual giving for the College of Charleston. In this role, she helps to develop and execute the strategy for soliciting and stewarding the College’s annual giving donors including alumni, students, student’s family, and faculty and staff.

Prior to her current position, Jennifer worked at The University of Texas at Austin on the annual giving, and marketing and communications teams. She has also worked for several national nonprofit organizations in advancement, event planning and volunteer management such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, the American Cancer Society and Paws With a Cause.

Jennifer earned her B.A. degree in communication and media studies from the University of Michigan in 2004, Go Blue! She currently resides in Charleston with her carb-loving kitty Bagel.

Meredith became Senior Director of Alumni Engagement for the College of Charleston Office of Alumni Affairs in June 2023. She directs operations for more than 40 Alumni Association clubs across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, to connect with nearly 100,000 alumni worldwide.

In addition, Meredith manages over 160 individual club events and ensures clubs operate within the Alumni Association bylaws and mission, which is to provide support to the College of Charleston. She collaborates with Career Services, Admissions, the Cougar Club, the Black Alumni Council, other location-based clubs, affinity groups, and corporate employers in order to engage alumni in events and programs around the country.

Prior to her current position, Meredith was the Director of CofC Clubs and Affinity Groups for the College of Charleston Alumni Affairs office. Meredith first joined the College of Charleston Alumni Relations office in January 2006 as the Events Coordinator, where she coordinated and executed major events hosted by the College of Charleston Alumni Association.

Meredith earned a B.A. degree in English from Clemson University in 2004 and an M.A. degree in English from the College of Charleston in 2016. She is a member of Kappa Delta. Meredith and her husband, Kevin, reside on Johns Island with their dogs, Finnegan and Honey.

Joseph joined the College of Charleston’s Office of Alumni Affairs in September 2023 as an alumni engagement coordinator. He is responsible for assisting in the planning and execution of events for the College’s 100,000+ alumni, managing the office’s social media pages, and overseeing the activities of the Student Alumni Associates.

Previously, Joseph worked as a digital content producer and broadcast producer at local news stations in Florida and South Carolina. Joseph earned a B.S. in journalism from the University of Florida in 2019. He resides in Mount Pleasant with his cat, Bubbles.

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In November 2018, Brianna Sabacinski ’16 joined the Alumni Affairs Office as the Alumni Engagement Assistant at the College of Charleston. She earned her BS in communication from the College and is a member of the Zeta Lamba Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta. During her spring semester of her senior year at the College, she was the Event Coordinator Intern at the Alumni Affairs office, working under the Assistant Director, Events, to help plan and execute events during Spring Alumni Weekend, including A Charleston Affair.

Upon graduating, Brianna spent three months in Madrid, Spain, as a live-in au pair for two Spanish children and traveled throughout the Iberian Peninsula. Before coming back home to her alma mater, she worked in government services recruiting on the national level, multifamily property management on the local/regional level, and spent a significant amount of time working in the food and beverage industry in Charleston.

Brianna is a Charlton, Massachusetts, native, but has lived in the Charleston area since transferring from UNC Greensboro at the beginning of her sophomore year. She now lives in the Park Circle neighborhood of North Charleston, SC, with her fiancé, Corey, and their dog, Margot.

Gretchen Showalter is the Assistant Director, Annual Giving Direct Marketing in the Alumni Affairs office. She oversees direct mail, email, and digital media outreach campaigns for Annual Giving to encourage alumni to remember, engage, and give back to the College.

Prior to her current position, Gretchen was the head of marketing and communications for the Virginia Youth Soccer Association, a youth soccer nonprofit. She has also worked for the Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity and the River Management Society to manage social media accounts and design digital assets.

Gretchen earned a BA in marketing at the University of Mary Washington in 2020. She currently resides on James Island with her dog, Finnegan, and her cat, Boo.