Meet Our Development Team
Dee Dee Mozeleski
Vice President and Executive Director for
The Foundation for City College and
The Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications and External Relations
and Senior Advisor to the President
Phone - 212.650.7396
Fax - 212.650.7958
Location - SH154
dmozeleski@ccny.cuny.edu
Dee Dee Mozeleski is the Vice President of the Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications, and, as such, also serves as the Executive Director of the Foundation for City College. In 2016, she was asked to serve in the additional capacity of Senior Advisor to the President of City College, Dr. Vince Boudreau.
Ms. Mozeleski has spent almost thirty years working in service to public higher education institutions, cultural programs, international agencies and government organizations. At City, she is a member of the College's senior leadership team, the President's Cabinet and serves on a variety of special committees, including the Task Force for the Future of City College. Her responsibilities include philanthropic management of the Foundation for City College, stewarding and expanding the College's public profile, workforce development activities, community engagement projects and management of our campus emergency needs programs specific to Benny's Food Pantry, the Urban Gardens at CCNY and a portfolio of emergency support programs to expand opportunities for students. During her time at City, she led the consolidation of the College's two fundraising organizations and oversaw the fundraising campaign which launched the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership in 2013.
Having worked with some of the largest non-profit organizations in New York City and around the world, with a focus on North America, the Middle East and Africa, Ms. Mozeleski has focused her career working as a public servant in support of causes that impact communities on a global scale. A graduate of San Diego State University, Ms. Mozeleski currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Appalachian Mountain Club, and as the advisor to the College's Outdoor Initiative and Hockey Club.
She served as a Board Member of Women in Development, New York City and Seeds of Africa Foundation, where she also worked to build a K-12 school in Adama, Ethiopia. Ms. Mozeleski was recognized as CASE Professional of the Year (2021) for CASE District II and was named a 2021 Crain's New York Notable in Non-Profits. One of her most proud accomplishments is having raised a City College graduate, class of 2016.
Barbara R. Evans
Associate Executive Director
Institutional Advancement, Communications and External Relations
The Foundation for City College
The City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue, SH154
New York, NY 10031
Phone: 212.650.5043
Cell: 917.572.4202
bevans@ccny.cuny.edu
Deborah Drucker
Development Research Specialist
Phone - 212.650.6141
Fax - 212.650.7958
Location - SH154
ddrucker@ccny.cuny.edu
Deborah L. Drucker is a prospect development professional with an extensive background in donor research, prospect management, and fundraising operations. She supports the development operation at CCNY by locating funding sources and providing and managing information to support our fundraising goals.
Deborah has previously worked with The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, the Central Park Conservancy, and The Food Bank For New York City. She is a former board member and president of APRA-GNY and volunteers with several community organizations in her neighborhood of Jackson Heights. She is the daughter of a proud City College alumna and, as a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, is a strong supporter of the mission of public education.
Annika Lüdke
Director, Corporate Relations & Foundations
Phone - 212.650.8647
Fax - 7958
Location - SH154
aluedke@ccny.cuny.edu
Annika Luedke is the Director of Corporate Relations & Foundations at The Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications & External Affairs and The Foundation for City College.
She oversees a national and international portfolio of corporate & foundation partners who provide monetary, intellectual and infrastructure support to the college. She engages alumni, supporters and students, and fosters cross-divisional collaboration to communicate CCNY’s mission to New York City, the country and the world.
Originally from Germany, she received her Bachelor's degree in International Communication/Public Affairs with Honors from Hanze University Groningen, The Netherlands. She was a scholar of the German National Academic Foundation and graduated with a Master's degree in International Relations from The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership in 2017 with a research thesis about the European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy. She served as the President of the International Affairs Association at CCNY and was a Colin Powell School NY Life Graduate Fellow with awarded research in educational equity policy.
Her work includes successful submissions for private and public grants, endowed scholarship funds, research fellowships, and faculty support.
Michelle Ortega
Development and Special Projects Coordinator
The Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications & External Relations
The Foundation for City College
160 Convent Avenue,
Shepard Hall, Room 154
E. mortega@ccny.cuny.edu
P: 212-650-7028
Sarai Perez
Alumni Relations and Communications Manager
Phone - 212.650.6140
Fax - 212.650.7958
Location - SH154
sperez2@ccny.cuny.edu
Sarai Perez is the Alumni Relations and Communications Manager at the Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications and External Relations at The City College of New York. She first joined the events team in 2013 as Development and Special Events Coordinator.
The City College of New York is also Sarai’s alma mater. In 2010, she completed her undergraduate program from Ad and PR program under the MCA Department and her master’s degree in 2019 from the Branding and Integrated Communications program.
Husna Sheriff
Database Manager
Phone - 212.650.8938
Fax - 212.650.7958
Location - SH154
hsheriff@ccny.cuny.edu