Joseph G. Valenti

Advancement

Joseph G. Valenti joined the Dominican University community as Vice President for Institutional Advancement in July of 2019.  He came to the University with nearly thirty years of experience in fundraising and development.  He began his career as a development consultant with the Martin J. Moran Company and has served in Advancement leadership roles at Cardinal Hayes High School, Marymount College –Tarrytown, Manhattan College, Iona College and, most recently, as Vice President for College Advancement at Mount Saint Mary College.  He has been recognized by the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals with its 2018 Award for Innovation in Fundraising.

At each of the institutions that he has served he has introduced a variety of innovative programs that include planned giving programs, generational annual giving programs, comprehensive capital campaigns and numerous types of fundraising events.  He has cultivated relationships with many foundations and corporations that have contributed millions of dollars to the institutions that he has served.  Over the course of his career he has raised well over $100 million for worthy education institutions. 

He has served on several boards of charitable institutions within the greater Hudson Valley community, including the board of John S. Burke Catholic High, Catholic Charities of Orange and Sullivan Counties, The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Community Advisory Council of Sullivan 180.

Mr. Valenti holds a bachelors and a master’s degree from St. John’s University.  He is a native of Queens, NY where he received a quality elementary education from the Amityville Dominican Sisters.  The son of immigrant garment workers, Mr. Valenti has devoted his career to serving institutions that provide values-based education to students from underserved populations.

He resides in Putnam County with his wife, Louise, and his daughter Emily.