New Senior Advancement Manager

Alumni Affairs and Development (AA&D) and the OAC Dean’s Office are pleased to announce Taline Artinian as the new Senior Advancement Manager while Tara McNeice is on leave. She begins in the role on April 26, 2021.

Artinian transitions to this position from her current role as the Alumni Advancement Manager for the College of Biological Science, where she oversees the annual and leadership giving portfolio and alumni engagement activities.

In her new role, Artinian will lead the annual fund initiatives and associated activities for OAC. She will work to advance relationships and priorities with alumni, corporations, and other friends of the University of Guelph (U of G). 

Artinian has worked with AA&D since 2016. Prior to joining U of G she worked for Futurpreneur Canada and Sinai Health System Foundation.  She brings extensive experience in relationship management, fundraising, and project management. She has a bachelor of physical and health education from the University of Toronto and a post-graduate certificate in sports and event marketing from George Brown College.