Kelly Fantegrossi

Kelly joined SMFA at Tufts in 2022 as the Director of Development and Alumni Engagement. Kelly focuses strategically on building relationships within the alumni community to support the growth of a life-long network for current students and alumni. In partnership with Kara Howgate-Mello, Alumni Engagement and Art Sale Manager, Kelly works to create a robust program of engagement opportunities for alumni. In addition, Kelly focuses on strategically expanding a broader audience to support the SMFA annual fund, endowment, art sale, and strategic priorities for the future. Prior to taking on this role, she worked over the past 25 years in major gifts and annual fund strategic planning, leadership development, capital campaign planning, and fundraising program implementation supporting non-profit organizations in the higher education, independent school, charter school, and arts and cultural sectors.

Deeply passionate about the critical importance of connection and belonging in addition to access to high-quality educational opportunities for all types of learners, Kelly is a mission driven fundraiser who finds creative and meaningful ways to engage support.

Kelly has a BA in Art History and History from Florida State University and a MA in Arts Administration from Boston University.