Joe Manok is the Vice President for University Advancement at Clark University where he provides executive leadership to all aspects of fundraising, corporate and foundation relations, and alumni engagement.Prior to joining Clark, Joe held senior-level positions for eight years in the Office of Resource Development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as part of the MIT’s $6.2 billion Campaign for a Better World. Most recently serving as senior director of philanthropic partnerships. Before joining MIT, Joe worked between 2003 and 2014 at the Office of Development of the American University of Beirut (AUB). He served as associate director of development for major gifts and advancement services in New York, and as the assistant director for development services in Beirut.Joe earned his Bachelor of Science in computer science from AUB and is working toward his Master of Science in nonprofit management from Northeastern University. He is a certified fundraising executive through CFRE International and completed an executive certification in strategy and innovation at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He sits on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in Massachusetts and has been recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) with the Rising Star Award for his consistently high level of professional achievement and commitment to the advancement profession.