NATHALIE TROTT APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS AT QUEEN’S 
30 April 2019
Queen's University has announced the appointment of Nathalie Trott as Director of Development and Alumni Relations.
An experienced higher education fundraising leader with more than 15 years' experience in HE management, Nathalie will join Queen's on 22 July 2019 from Dublin City University Educational Trust where she is currently Chief Executive Officer.
Joanne Clague, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer at Queen’s, said: "I am delighted with the appointment of Nathalie Trott to this important role and look forward to working with her.
“Nathalie will help to build and maintain relationships with our growing network of alumni in order to realise the University's ambitious objectives in alumni engagement and, more broadly, in transformational philanthropy.
“She has a wealth of experience in this key area of university business and will be an asset to the senior management team.
"I would also like to extend my thanks to Helen Surgenor for her exemplary service in the role on an interim basis."
The Development and Alumni Relations Office maintains lifelong relationships with former students of the University now living and working all over the world.
It helps to ensure that future generations of students will continue to benefit from world-class research and teaching offered at Queen's by raising money from philanthropic sources, through the Queen's Foundation, from alumni and friends and charitable foundations for projects that are of strategic importance to the University, its students and staff.
A History and Management and MBA graduate of the University of Cambridge, Nathalie has been CEO of the DCU Educational Trust since 2016, where she was responsible for the overall strategy and development of the Trust. Prior to that she worked for the Cambridge Judge Business School as Director of External Affairs. Nathalie has also held alumni engagement roles at the University of Cambridge, as well as Said and Warwick Business Schools.
Commenting on her appointment to Queen’s, Nathalie said: "It is a privilege to have the opportunity to contribute to one of the world's leading universities. Queen's University is an institution with a strong culture of philanthropy and an exceptional alumni community.
“I look forward to leading the strategic direction of the University's Development and Alumni Relations Office and deepening its relationship with its worldwide community of more than 160,000 alumni and supporters, capitalizing on their passion and expertise, to help the University realise its ambitions."
A key member of CASE – the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, which is the professional body for university fundraising, alumni relations and communications professionals – Nathalie is a recipient of the CASE Distinguished Service Award and CASE Crystal Apple. She is a Trustee of the UK-based Bridge Group.
Nathalie succeeds Norma Sinte who retired at the end of March after serving for 11 years as Director of Development and Alumni Relations. Assistant Director of Fundraising, Helen Surgenor will remain as Acting Director until Nathalie Trott takes up post.
General enquiries about this news story can be directed to Gerry Power, Communications Officer, Development and Alumni Relations Office at Queen’s, tel: +44 (0)28 9097 5321.
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