Jennifer Hodgdon Handy

Assistant Director

BA, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Psychology

Jennifer Handy, assistant director of Foundation Relations, is responsible for researching foundations whose funding priorities match the university's funding needs. She provides the research results to University Relations development professionals, as well as to the deans. She tracks all grant requests sent to foundations and manages the operations of the Office of Foundation Relations. Formerly, Handy worked at an advertising agency and was the office manager of a counseling office in Massachusetts.