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The Office of Alumni Relations works with the Alumni Association to offer programs for alumni and to support the goals of Loyola University New Orleans and the association. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and is located in the Greenville Hall on the Broadway Campus.  Come visit or contact us at 800-798-ALUM, (504) 861-5454, or alumni@loyno.edu.

Monique Gaudin Gardner - Director

Monique Gardner served as the executive director of the University of New Orleans Alumni Association and the director of the Office of Alumni Affairs from 2001 until her hire at Loyola. In this position, Gardner was responsible for maintaining relationships and communication with over 67,000 alumni. Prior to her position at UNO, Gardner was an attorney with Hoffman, Sutterfield, Ensenat and Bankston.

Gardner has more than 12 years of experience in nonprofit administration, event planning, fundraising and educating, training and supervising volunteers.

Gardner graduated with a bachelor of arts from Vassar College, an M.B.A. from the University of New Orleans, and a law degree from Tulane University. 

Gardner is an active member of the New Orleans volunteer community, having led various committees and councils of the Junior League of New Orleans since 1992, including Teen Court, Safe Sitter and Project Processing, which evaluates grant applications for community programs. From 1998 to 2000, Gardner served on the board of directors of Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana.

Gardner’s great-uncle, Harold Gaudin, S.J., was the seventh president of Loyola.

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David Robinson-Morris '06 - Associate Director

David Robinson-Morris, Jr., is responsible for the Young Alumni Association, the Student Alumni Association, as well as programming events and maintaining contact with alumni in chapters across the country.

He joined the Office of Alumni Relations at Loyola in October 2007, after spending more than a year working in the Nagin Administration for the city of New Orleans. While attending Loyola, he began his career there as an intern and upon graduation was hired in the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development as their communications liaison. Soon after, he was promoted to publicist, then later to senior publicist in the Mayor’s Office of Communications, for the Departments of Housing, Economic Development, Film and Video, Arts and Culture, Code Enforcement, Finance, and Law. He also served as liaison between the Mayor’s Office of Communications and the New Orleans City Council Chief of Staffs, and the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA).

Robinson-Morris, Jr., is a 2006 graduate of Loyola, where he served as senior congressperson-at-large on the Student Government Association, executive media coordinator for the University Programming Board, rector of the Awakening Community, vice resident of the Rho Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and on several Board of Trustee committees.

Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for NOLA180 Langston Hughes Academy Charter School, is a member Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Kappa Psi Alumni Advisory Board, and is a member of the Board of Directors for Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans (SENO).

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Lisa Adams '82 - Assistant Director

Lisa Gaul Adams' primary responsibilities are building and maintaining the alumni website and the new online community.  She will be promoting upcoming events and announcements on the website, as well as focusing on weekly "spotlight" features about outstanding alumni.

She joined the Office of Alumni Relations at Loyola in July 2009.  Prior to this, she worked as the development assistant for the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, where she planned and coordinated alumni and prospect meetings, and all logistics for the major gifts officer.

Lisa earned a bachelor's degree from Loyola in 1982. She has more than 20 years experience as a freelance designer with Southern Forest Products Association, a nonprofit trade organization. Her primary duties were to create and design several promotional pieces that were used as marketing tools for builders, engineers, and architects.

She has several family members, including her mother, Jean Arnoult Gaul ’55, and three nephews, who are graduates of Loyola.  Her daughter, Kristin, just joined the Wolfpack as an incoming freshman.

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Allison Hotard - Administrative Assistant

Allison Hotard joined the Office of Alumni Relations in August 2009. She handles the day to day responsibility of keeping the office running. Some of her duties include keeping track of the alumni e-mail account, answering phone calls, and contacting the Alumni Board about upcoming meetings and events. In addition, she will be assisting in planning and coordinating alumni events.

Prior to working for Loyola, Hotard was the coordinator of special events for the University of New Orleans International Alumni Association. She planned and coordinated several of the Alumni Association's instate and chapter events. She worked closely with and scheduled volunteers for the Alumni Associations major fund raising events and was a contributing writer for the University of New Orleans magazines. In 2008 – 09 she helped the university celebrate its 50th Anniversary by steering the Alumni Association's Portfolio of Parties Committee.  

Hotard graduated from The University of New Orleans with a bachelor’s degree in hotel, restaurant, and tourism. As a student, She was very involved on campus. She held the term of president and performing arts chair for the Student Activities Council and was member of Delta Zeta. She also sat on the committee to help design the official class ring. 

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Alice Glenn - Law Alumni and Development Officer

Alice Glenn grew up in Houma, La., where she attended Vandebilt Catholic High School. She received a bachelor’s degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., and will soon receive a master’s degree from Tulane University here in New Orleans. Alice began her career in development working on political campaigns before entering the nonprofit sector. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Women’s Leadership Council, Junior League of New Orleans, and Young Leadership Council.

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Ray Willhoft '00 - Publications Editor

Ray Willhoft is the publications editor for the Office of Marketing and Communications, serving as the editor of Loyola University New Orleans Magazine, Loyola Executive, and Loyola Lawyer. He previously served as the admissions publications coordinator for Loyola. Ray earned his B.A. in English from Loyola in 2000.

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