Administration and Staff

Emily Chesnic is the development assistant for the College of Music Advancement Team, supporting the College of Music, Colorado Shakespeare Festival and University Libraries on the CU Boulder campus. She manages office administration, gift processing, expenses and scheduling, and helps connect students, faculty and donors with the Advancement Team. Emily joined the College of Music Advancement Team in June 2017. She is a proud CU Boulder College of Music alumna;...

Ashley Harkrader joined the College of Music advancement team in April 2017. She is thrilled to help connect donors to their passions. Harkrader started her development career at Denver Center for the Performing Arts. She most recently worked in New York City as a remote fundraiser for Colorado College and prior to that was a fundraiser at New York University. She’s happy to be back at CU Boulder, having worked...

Meagan is working to create mentorship programs, career advising services, performance opportunities and networking tools and opportunities, along with fun and inviting events and social opportunities for the College of Music's alumni. In addition to these programs, Meagan is working to create a strong sense of community among the alumni and current students through relationship building and engagement.

Madison manages stewardship services for the advancement team, connecting donors with the impact of their giving and creating donor connections with our deans, faculty, students and staff. She also facilitates communications to our College of Music boards and provides research and data support for the College of Music Advancement Team. In 2014, Madison graduated from the CU Boulder College of Music with a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance under...

Katie plans and executes all donor-related events and faculty and staff functions for the College of Music and the arts and culture programs. She also organizes and coordinates the College of Music and arts and culture Advisory Boards. She brings more than six years of experience working with CU Boulder development teams for the School of Education, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School to the Music,...

Colleen Reese joined the College of Music Advancement team as the assistant director of development in January 2018 and is excited to work with university supporters who are passionate about music and higher education. Before coming to CU Boulder, she led the prospect development department at the University of Wyoming, where she created and drove strategies to increase fundraising efficiency for UW. Colleen started her development career in the prospect...

Courtney Rowe joined the College of Music Advancement Team in May 2015. She is thrilled to work with donors in support of the exemplary programs offered through the College of Music and is focused on music+ , the college’s $50 million campaign. She also enjoys working with donors who are passionate about the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and University Libraries. Prior to joining CU, Courtney held several programmatic and fundraising positions...

Jeni manages fundraising appeals and CU Presents membership benefits for the College of Music. She also manages the Adopt-A-Student Program, corporate sponsorships and grant writing. She brings over 10 years of experience working in the CU Foundation and CU Boulder, holding the following positions: Processing Specialist, Matching Gifts Coordinator, Development Assistant, Program Manager, Senior Program Manager and now Manager of Annual Giving. Prior to working on the College of Music...