Meet the Team
Mark Casey, Executive Director of Annual Giving Programs
Mark Casey leads the annual giving program at Caltech, where he has spent the past several years growing and modernizing the team by sourcing and hiring new staff members, identifying new and innovative opportunities for engaging and thanking our annual donors, and increasing unrestricted support for the Institute. Mark is an advocate for education, innovation, and supporting ideas that have the potential to change the world and how we think about it. Prior to his time at Caltech, Mark spent years leading annual giving and alumni engagement strategies for Indiana University and, before that, for several cutting-edge digital marketing and technology companies.
Tania Mistry, Director of Annual Giving Programs
Tania Mistry has a passion for philanthropy and student engagement. She honed her skills in leadership fundraising at UC Irvine. She then returned to her alma mater, Cal Poly Pomona, where she worked with donors to fulfill their philanthropic goals in support of the university’s mission. At Whittier College, she served as the director of annual giving, spearheading impactful campaigns. Currently, Tania manages the Caltech Fund Annual Giving team, which is responsible for Caltech’s Giving Day campaign and annual giving appeals and initiatives.
Robin Savoian, Associate Director of Leadership Giving
Robin Savoian is a seasoned environmental educator and fundraising executive who comes to Caltech with 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. She considers herself exceptionally lucky to have matched her personal interests in science and technology with her profession by helping connect donors’ time, talent, and treasure with the organizations that rely on those resources. At the Caltech Fund, Robin manages the Caltech Fund Catalyst program, a leadership-level annual giving society.
Ben Belton, Assistant Director of Affinity Giving
Ben Belton joined Caltech with an extensive background in entertainment as a former advertising executive and broadcaster who also created major marketing programs focused on growth for education and nonprofit organizations. As a frontline fundraiser, Ben highlights talking with donors as one of his favorite parts of this role. With the Caltech Fund, he focuses on communications with parents and recent alumni, among others.
Amelia Garrison, Integrated Marketing & Annual Giving Specialist
Amelia Garrison has worked in educational and research capacities both domestically at institutions such as Boston University and the National Science Foundation, and abroad at the French Ministry of Education. At Caltech, she focuses on creative marketing and fundraising initiatives by leveraging the Institute’s outstanding history of scientific advancement and innovation to solicit and inspire support via video production, social media, and more.