Assistant Dean of Development at GSE: Alexis Wolson

Alexis Beshara Wolson has been named assistant dean of development and alumni relations at the Graduate School of Education. She will have oversight of the School’s advancement and outreach.

Before coming to Penn GSE, she served as assistant dean for advancement, outreach, and alumni, at the University of Miami’s Rosentiel School—one of the nation’s leading marine and atmospheric science research schools.

Prior to that, she was director of corporate partnerships at the Nature Conservancy, director of strategic partnerships at McKinley Marketing, and a policy associate for the Public Education Network. After graduating from Rutgers University in 1990, Ms. Wolson worked as a Teach for America classroom teacher in the New Orleans public schools.

“Alexis Wolson is bringing an impressive record of accomplishments and an abundance of energy and innovative ideas to her new position,” said Dean Susan H. Fuhrman, “and we’re thrilled to have her leading our development and alumni efforts.”