ANDOVER, Mass. (Jan. 24, 2005)—Head of School Barbara Landis Chase has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Roberts as secretary of the academy. Currently Roberts is vice president for development at Northeastern University.

In her new role at Phillips Academy, she will spearhead the academy's fund-raising and alumni relations activities through the departments of alumni affairs, annual giving, leadership giving and communications. An integral member of the academy's senior leadership team, she will work closely with the head of school and board of trustees. She will lead the Office of Academy Resources (OAR), setting direction, priorities and expectations for the approximately 50-member OAR staff.

“Libby Roberts comes to the position with a wealth of relevant experience, high praise from those who have worked with her and signal enthusiasm about joining the Andover community," says Head of School Barbara Landis Chase. "She will head a very effective team in the Office of Academy Resources at a time of great opportunity and challenge as we work through the alumni, fund-raising and communications implications of the 2004 Strategic Plan."

Roberts' prior experience includes serving as director of individual gifts for the Boston Symphony, director of development at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, director of the Harvard Law School Fund and assistant campaign manager at Milton Academy. A graduate of Dartmouth College with a religion major, Roberts is a member of one of Dartmouth's first coeducational classes. She served as an alumna volunteer and returned to her alma mater as associate director of the Dartmouth Alumni Fund, holding the position for four years in the early 1980s.

Her volunteer activities also have included work at Trinity Church, Boston, and the board of directors of the Boston Ronald McDonald House.

Roberts will begin her duties at Phillips Academy on March 21.

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