Mrs Tj Rawlinson
(she/her)
Teams and roles for Tj Rawlinson
Director
Development and Alumni Relations
Overview
As Director of Development and Alumni Relations, I help alumni and friends to engage with - and support - Cardiff University.
My team and I work in partnership with both academic and professional colleagues from across the University, and with alumni and friends who are active volunteers, advisors and supporters.
Together, we focus on communication, cynefin and community. Cardiff's alumni and supporters are powerful forces for good here in Cardiff, in Wales, and globally - and we hope to inspire and harness even more of that force.
We encourage alumni and friends to stay informed about and connected to the University; to attend events; to join us in advisory roles; and to provide philanthropic support for current students and for world-changing research.
Most of all, we enjoy connections. Please get in touch!
Biography
TJ is a fundraising and alumni relations professional. She has led Cardiff's Development and Alumni Relations department since 2015.
Current service and activities:
- CASE Europe Council member (2019 - present)
- Editorial Board of the CASE-Ross Survey (lead volunteer 2004 - present).
Previous roles, service and activities:
- Trustee of Arts & Business Cymru (2019-2024)
- Member of Cardiff's University Executive Board (2015-2023)
- Director of Development, University of Bristol (2003-2015)
- Trustee of Avon County Scouts (2012-2015)
- Development Director, University College, Oxford (1998-2003)
- Fundraising consultancy, both privately and as an associate at Grenzebach Glier, from 2000-2007.
- Development Director, English National Opera (1996-1998)
- Major Gifts Officer, State University of New York at Albany, USA (1994-1996)
Education
- BA in English & Creative Writing, Dartmouth College (USA), including year of study abroad at UCL
- M.Litt. in English Literature, University of Oxford (Lincoln College).
American by birth, TJ now feels Welsh at heart. She enjoys gardening, crafts, and hiking.