Rita Walters

Board of Directors

Rita Walters has over 20 years of experience raising funds for higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations. She currently serves as the Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement at Montclair State University. 

 

Prior to Monclair, Rita served as the Vice President of Development and Alum Relations at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She has also served as the chief development officer for Catholic Charities of Maryland, Maryland Institute College of Art, and the Washington National Cathedral, and worked as Senior Associate Director of Development for Johns Hopkins University and Director of Development for Baltimore Presbytery. 

 

Walters holds a master’s degree and graduate certification from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickson University. She grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and graduated from Arts High School, where she majored in theater.