Giving and Support

Rachel’s advancement career spans nearly 30 years at USC. She leads a dynamic team that raises transformational gifts, and engages alumni, parents and friends to accelerate Marshall’s trajectory through groundbreaking research, student support, experiential learning opportunities, and capital projects.

Liz Faulkner is a development and fundraising professional with extensive experience in donor relations, strategic marketing, and project management. She currently serves as the Associate Director of the Annual Fund at USC Marshall, where she oversees a portfolio and successfully designs and executes multi-channel fundraising campaigns. Liz is currently pursuing a Master’s in Business Social Entrepreneurship at USC Marshall School of Business, which reflects her passion for advancing innovative and impactful solutions in the nonprofit and business sectors. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs with a double minor in History and French from Northeastern University.

Holly is responsible for leading the team that generates philanthropic revenue for the Marshall School of Business and the Leventhal School of Accounting. Holly’s career began in student affairs, and for over 25 years has been raising funds for educational institutions, including the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation and at USC for over a decade.

Asia Chesley has a strong background in higher education and a deep commitment to student success, philanthropy, and USC’s Unifying Values. Asia contributes to the USC Marshall and USC Leventhal communities by fostering meaningful connections, supporting key initiatives, and providing exceptional administrative and project management support to the External Relations team.

Anne Ziemniak is a seasoned higher education administration professional and currently serves as Assistant Dean, External Relations. Anne is responsible for leading advancement strategy in the areas of stewardship and donor relations, donor communications, alumni relations, and all aspects of advancement operations to foster connection, engagement, and a philanthropic mindset among constituents that supports the mission, goals, and priorities of USC Marshall and USC Leventhal. Prior to her current role, she served in several student affairs leadership positions at Marshall including in the Full-Time MBA Program and Undergraduate Programs.

Jaime Avila is the Assistant Director of Advancement Services at USC Marshall and is responsible for several critical functions that support the entire USC Marshall External Relations team, including coordinating the donor acknowledgment and recognition program; coordinating and staffing three of Marshall's boards including the Board of Leaders; manages reports and other requests for constituent data; and also supports ad hoc events.

Jaime comes from a diverse career background in a variety of sectors, including private, government, and nonprofit sectors. Jaime most recently served as the Research Development Coordinator for the Office of Research at the USC Rossier School of Education. Prior to that, he was a Public Relations Project Assistant for the City of Los Angeles. Before that, Jaime served as an Outreach Coordinator for Psomas and the City of Beverly Hills. In each of these roles, Jaime has honed his project management, communication, design, data, budgeting, and event coordination skills.

Jaime is also a double Trojan, having earned a BA in International Relations – Global Business with a Minor in Spanish, and a Master of Public Administration from the Price School of Public Policy. During his time at USC, Jaime was a scholarship recipient, studied abroad, and received multiple academic awards. Some of the scholarships Jaime received and continues to be a part of as an alumni include the Latino Alumni Association, USC Norman Topping, TELACU, and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. Jaime loves hiking and traveling, and his favorite traveling experience was going to Japan and Korea in the summer of 2023.

Lori Chan Velasco has worked in higher education advancement, fundraising, donor relations, annual giving, alumni relations and volunteer leadership at USC for 20+ years. Since 2021, she has served as the Senior Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations for the USC Marshall School of Business and the USC Leventhal School of Accounting.