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New faces alumni should know Several new faces have joined the College of Law over the past year. Tiffany Newton, director of graduate alumni engagement, and Allison Weston, the director of development for Willamette Law, are two new employees who work directly with alumni. Get to know them a little better.
Tiffany Newton (left) and Allison Weston (right) take a break on the Willamette Univiersity campus.
Tiffany Newton, Director of Graduate Alumni Engagement Tiffany Newton joined Willamette after spending most of her adult life in California. Most recently, she worked for the University of Maryland in Baltimore. “I was wooed by WU,” Newton says. “I fell in love with the motto and focus at Willamette Law. I was inspired by the vision for engaging alumni, the accomplishments of the law school under Dean Curtis Bridgeman’s leadership and the compelling vision for the future. There are incredible opportunities.” As the director of graduate alumni engagement, Newton works with alumni from both Willamette Law and Willamette MBA. Her personal and professional experience at other graduate schools helps her bridge the gap between the university and its alumni. She works to foster alumni communities, make connections between current students and alumni, and support university initiatives and priorities. Newton came to Willamette in October 2018 and says it has been a wonderful (almost) first year. As the first person in her family to go to college, she says it’s a job she gets excited about every day.
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“It is such a life-changing opportunity to go to college,” she says. “Every day, to work with alumni and have them engage with their alma mater and expand the offerings of their school, is just amazing. I’m excited to meet more of our alumni and to partner together in launching the next generation of Bearcats who will lead lives of contribution and meaning.” Get in touch with Newton by emailing her at trnewton@willamette.edu.
Allison Weston, Director of Development, College of Law Allison Weston joined Willamette Law in March 2019 as the director of development. She hit the ground running, meeting the Law Leadership Cabinet on her first day and embarking on a trip with Dean Bridgeman to visit alumni within her first three weeks on the job. Like Newton, Weston was also born and raised in California. Her previous position involved working in development for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis. She and her fiancé wanted to move to Oregon because they knew the Willamette Valley would be a good place for both of their careers.
“Willamette was high on my list,” she says. “I was so impressed by the sense of community at Willamette Law, and I am honored to be a part of that community now.” Weston enjoys meeting people and looks forward to getting to know Willamette Law alumni. Although she has a lot of people to meet, she is ready for the challenge and the opportunity to grow in her new position. “The alumni I’ve met so far have all done amazing and different things with their careers,” she explains, “so it’s really inspiring to see and hear from these folks and learn how they’ve been successful because of Willamette. I’m excited to meet other alumni and get to know them more.” Connect with Allison by emailing her at aweston@willamette.edu.