The Wayne State University School of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracy Muscat to the new position of associate vice president of development and alumni affairs. Muscat assumed her duties effective Monday, March 12, 2012. She has served WSU's main campus Office of University Development as associate vice president for development since March 2009.
"I am very pleased to welcome Tracy to lead the school's development team," says Dean Valerie Parisi. "Based on her experience in fund raising for major health care institutions in Southeast Michigan and her tenure in development at Wayne State, we are fortunate to have her join us to lead our outstanding group of fund-raising professionals."
The position of associate vice president of development and alumni affairs was created to reflect the significant role the School of Medicine has in the university's overall fund-raising program. Historically, nearly half of all university giving is to the School of Medicine. The associate vice president's leadership will be critical to the school's future success.
"I am impressed with Tracy's strong skills in strategic planning, her capital campaign knowledge, team management and donor development, along with her unflagging energy and enthusiasm," says David Ripple, WSU vice president for development and alumni affairs. "I look forward to continuing to work with Tracy as she takes the School of Medicine's fund-raising efforts to a new dimension."
Muscat brings to the position a strong and successful background in health care. Before coming to Wayne State she was vice president for fund development at Trinity Health-St. Joseph Mercy Oakland for nearly five years. During her tenure, she created and implemented a comprehensive major gift strategy, resulting in millions of dollars in contributions. Her previous work history includes positions with CCS Fundraising, Hospice of Michigan, Detroit Public Television and Angela Hospice.
"I am very excited about plans for the School of Medicine and I look forward to joining its development team," Muscat says. "Promoting health care research and patient care has been my professional interest for more than 20 years. I hope to assist in expanding the school's important research and teaching capacities to benefit people in Michigan and beyond."
Muscat received a bachelor of arts in professional and technical writing from Madonna University and a master of business administration from the University of Phoenix. She is a graduate of the New Detroit Multicultural Leadership program as well as Leadership Michigan and Leadership Oakland.
Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution of higher education offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.