SPTRS welcomes our newest member, Arla Altman, who assumed the position of Director of Development on September 15.

Arla brings more than twenty years of experience in the institutional advancement field of higher education. She has served in development positions at SUNY – Albany, California State Polytechnic University, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and several other institutions. At Prince George’s Community College in Maryland she spearheaded a successful $5 million campaign that included the largest individual gift in the college’s history. Arla served as Dean of Institutional Advancement at Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) from 2005 to 2013, managing a growth in endowed funds from $27 million to over $40 million.

Arla will be responsible for building a robust pipeline and major gifts portfolio to support scholarships, professorships, and clinic funding priorities at SPTRS. Building relationships, traditions and programs with SPTRS alumni, volunteers and students will be a part of this long-term sustainable growth.