{"id":51538,"date":"2016-10-18T15:47:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T01:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=51538"},"modified":"2019-02-22T10:42:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T20:42:31","slug":"coarsey-and-zarate-ramirez-join-the-uh-foundation-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/18\/coarsey-and-zarate-ramirez-join-the-uh-foundation-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Coarsey and Zarate-Ramirez join the UH<\/abbr> Foundation team"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Foundation<\/a> announces two new development professionals.<\/p>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span><\/h2>\n
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C. Kent Coarsey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

C. Kent Coarsey<\/strong> is the new director of development and alumni engagement, UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a>. In this newly created position, Coarsey will engage UH<\/abbr> West Oahu alumni through communication, enhanced networking and giving programs. He will also grow major gift fundraising efforts to support the vision of the chancellor of UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Coarsey grew up in Kailua and graduated from James B. Castle High School.\u00a0He earned his BA<\/abbr> in psychology and BA<\/abbr> in art from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a>, and his masters in nonprofit management from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.<\/p>\n

Much of his career has been spent working with Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> organizations that serve children and families. This includes serving as president\/executive director of The Children’s Alliance of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a>, director of philanthropy of the YMCA<\/abbr> of Honolulu<\/a> and executive director of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Coarsey was the founder and board president of Family Promise of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> an affiliate of national interfaith networks which provide\u00a0programs for transitional housing, child care and homelessness prevention.<\/p>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/h2>\n
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Karla Zarate-Ramirez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Karla Zarate-Ramirez<\/strong>, is the new executive director of development, UH<\/abbr> Mānoa. In this role, Zarate-Ramirez supports Interim Dean Ronald Riggs<\/strong><\/a> and Interim Dean Tom Ranker<\/strong><\/a>, in expanding fundraising efforts and broadening philanthropic support for the College of Engineering<\/a> and the College of Natural Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before joining the UH<\/abbr> Foundation, Zarate-Ramirez spent 17 years with the American Friends Service Committee<\/a> in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she served in various roles including\u00a0director of development operations, director of campaign and leadership gifts, and most recently, director of campaign, leadership and planned gifts.\u2028<\/p>\n

Zarate-Ramirez earned a BA<\/abbr> in communications from Hampshire College and an MS<\/abbr> in organizational dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania. She also earned her certified fundraising executive credential in 2012. Active in her community, she has served as a board member with groups including the Hampshire College Alumni Board and the Friends Child Care Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information or details on career opportunities, visit the UH<\/abbr> Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new directors of development will promote UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu and Mānoa through communication, networking and fundraising while broadening philanthropic support. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193,28],"tags":[90,179,308,319,9,59],"class_list":["post-51538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","category-governance","tag-alumni","tag-college-of-engineering","tag-college-of-natural-sciences","tag-uh-foundation","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-west-oahu","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t