2026 ADRP Northeast–Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

Friday, May 15 | SUNY Global Center | New York, New York

About | Registration | Sessions and Schedule | Hotel | Sponsors

About

Thank you for joining us for a day of networking and learning for the 13th Annual ADRP Northeast–Mid-Atlantic Conference!

Full participation in 2026 ADRP Northeast–Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference is applicable for 3 points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Registration

This year’s conference features a dynamic mix of breakout sessions, a networking lunch, and a peer-led discussion panel. You’ll leave with fresh insights, practical strategies, and meaningful connections to support your work and professional growth.

Members: $175 | Non-Members: $205

Registration is now closed. Limited onsite registration will be available.

Sessions and Schedule

From impact reporting and campaign stewardship to leveraging technology and strengthening donor engagement, this year’s sessions will feature forward-thinking ideas and practical insights from leaders across the donor relations community. Expect a full day of engaging sessions that spark new ideas and offer strategies you can bring back to your organization. Get a preview of the conversations shaping the future of stewardship!

Time	Schedule
9:00 - 9:30 AM	Registration & Breakfast \| Café & Terrace
9:30 - 9:45 AM	Opening Remarks \| Global Classroom
9:45 - 10:45 AM	Breakout Sessions 1 Streamlining Stewardship: A Data-Driven Approach to Disengaged Donors \| Tiered Classroom Sara Emmenecker, Associate Director, Stewardship Reporting, Brown University Better Together: Team Stewardship, Data & Gifts \| Global Classroom Gary Laermer, Senior Consultant, DBD Group The Print Donor and the Digital Donor: Multi-Channel Report Delivery at Scale \| Boardroom Jorgine Vick, Account Executive, Mythos
10:45 - 11:00 AM	Break \| Exhibitor Hall
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Breakout Sessions 2 Stewardship by Design, Not by Default \| Global Classroom Safia Al-Sadoon, Senior Associate Director of Donor Relations, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia NRDC's Digital Stewardship Transformation \| Boardroom Elizabeth Maguire, Associate Director, Donor Stewardship, Natural Resources Defense Council Remy Erkel, Associate Account Executive, Ovrture Fractional, Consultant, Freelancer, Part-Time: How to Get What You Really Need \| Tiered Classroom Kathleen Diemer, Founder & Owner, KM Diemer Consulting Debbie Meyers, Writer/Editor, Rutgers University Foundation \| Chief Inspiration Officer, EDiT!
12:00 - 12:15 PM	Break & Vendor Visits \| Exhibitor Hall
12:15 - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Networking \| Café & Terrace Download the Networking Lunch Guiding Questions
1:30 - 2:30 PM	Breakout Sessions 3 What We Wish We'd Known Before Going Digital \| Global Classroom Jenna Antenucci, Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations, Siena University Kate Frinton, Assistant Director, Stewardship Donor Relations, Siena University Fund and Scholarship Stewardship Practices in a Decentralized Environment \| Tiered Classroom Lauren Jesmer, Assistant Director of Stewardship Impact Reporting, The UConn Foundation, Inc. Shannon Dowling, Director of Fund Administration, The UConn Foundation, Inc.
2:30 - 3:00 PM	Break, Snack & Vendor Visits \| Café & Terrace, Exhibitor Hall
3:00 - 4:00 PM	Panel Discussion \| Global Classroom
4:00 PM	Closing Remarks \| Global Classroom

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*Schedule subject to change*

Hotel

Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East
866 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10022

Attendees can now book their rooms for the Northeast - Mid-Atlantic conference.

The group reservation rate has expired. You can still book a stay at the regular rate via the reservation link.

Book Your Stay

Arriving in the city early? Join us for a Happy Hour at Clinton Hall on May 14, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM! Reservation under ADRP.

Clinton Hall
230 E 51st St #6571
New York, NY 10022

Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors

Breakfast, Lunch & Session Sponsor

Tote Bag Sponsor

Exhibitors

2026 NEMA Conference Committee

Tory Flynn, Co-Chair, The UConn Foundation, Inc.
Kathryn Fogarty, Co-Chair, Wills Eye Foundation
Mitra Keykhah, Board Liaison, Northeastern University
Zackary Albrecht, University of Maryland, College Park
Carrie Bornmann, Elizabethtown College
Mitchell Chavez, Pace University
Katie LeClair, Brown University
Amy Massimo, Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation
Megan Pratt
Christine Scully, Swarthmore College