Advancement Team
Advancement
The Office of Advancement at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus works with alumni, friends, and donors to support students, faculty, research, and outreach initiatives at the university. Your gift of cash, property, or service plays a key role in the future development of academic programs, scholarships, and facilities and infrastructure support.
Donors and friends of the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus are our most important asset. Whether you choose to make a single gift now, a multi-year pledge, or include the Sarasota-Manatee campus in your estate planning, we can help you meet your needs and make a difference to the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus.
Private philanthropy at the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus is the engine for progress in scholarship, research, outreach, and more. Support for new and existing programs and initiatives made possible by our family of donors touches the lives of untold thousands here on campus and across the region, the nation, and the world.
As a donor to the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, you join thousands of others who have given their time, money, and talent to promote and sustain our mission; each and every one who gives to the campus becomes a partner in our enterprise of delivering higher education to desirous and deserving students.
Please consider helping us invent the future by making a gift to the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus.
For more information about ways to give, please contact:
University Advancement
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus
8350 N. Tamiami Trail | Sarasota, FL 34243
Office: 941-359-4603
Meet the Team
Marrie Neumer
Associate Vice President, University Advancement
Marrie Neumer has spent her entire professional career in higher education and has an extensive record of success in building relationships with individuals and corporate partners to secure major gifts in support of university priorities. She also has experience developing and leading comprehensive fundraising campaigns, in addition to vast strategic management experience.
Prior to joining the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, Marrie spent 16 years at Cornell University, where she guided donors to provide annual support and endowment for faculty research, financial aid for undergraduate and graduate students, and the construction of new buildings. Notably, she managed the fundraising campaign for the new wing at Cornell’s Johnson Museum of Art while serving as the museum’s head of development. She also closed the campaign to build the Bill & Melinda Gates Hall for computing and information science.
Previously, Marrie spent two decades as a swimming coach at Springfield College, the University of Rochester, the University at Buffalo and Cornell. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from College of Wooster, where she was a four-time NCAA All-American swimmer, and a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Springfield College.
Deane Sousa
Executive Administrative Specialist, University Advancement
Deane Sousa serves as the Executive Administrative Specialist for the Sarasota-Manatee
Development team within USF Advancement. She brings extensive experience providing
high-level administrative support to C-level executives in nonprofit and corporate
environments.
Prior to joining USF, she supported leadership at Mary & Martha House, where she managed
daily operations, coordinated volunteers, contributed to successful grant writing
efforts, and supported fundraising events. Her previous roles include Executive Assistant
to the CFO at L’Oréal Brazil and Executive Administrative Assistant to the International
Executive Director at The CSP Foundation.
In her current role, Deane works closely with the Associate Vice President of Development,
managing daily operations, coordinating meetings and events, and serving as a liaison
between internal teams, donors, and university leadership.
Deane holds a postgraduate degree in Business Administration, a certificate in Business
Communication from UCLA, and a bachelor’s degree in Executive Assistance. She is bilingual
in Portuguese and English. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring new places, and volunteering.
Carlos J. Moreira, M.B.A.
Director of Campus Engagement for Veteran Success and Alumni Affairs
In this role, Carlos serves as the USF Alumni Engagement Officer. He’ll develop engagement strategies for the Sarasota-Manatee Alumni Association. Connect with recent USF graduates to assess their interest in engaging with the campus. Plan and facilitate Alumni events to serve the Alumni needs, USF branding and connections.
Additionally, Carlos oversees the Office of Veteran Success at the Sarasota-Manatee campus in relations to operations, programs and personnel. He oversees the scholarship process and awards for student veterans in Sarasota-Manatee. He serves as the chair for SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society for all three campuses. Conduct induction ceremonies and events.
Prior to USF, Carlos served 15 years active duty in the United States Marine Corps and currently he is serving in the Marine Corps Reserve, totaling to 21 years of military service. He is a graduate of USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, where he earned two bachelors of science degrees and his Master’s in Business Administration.
USF Foundation
The USF Foundation is a not-for-profit entity authorized to accept, invest, and distribute private gifts on behalf of the University of South Florida. USF relies on private support–gifts from alumni, parents and friends, as well as grants from corporations and foundations–to support every aspect of its mission as a multi-campus, national research university strongly committed to the balanced pursuit of excellent teaching, significant research, and useful public service.
For more than 50 years, the USF Foundation has served as the fiduciary for the philanthropic support provided by alumni and friends to support USF as it touches countless lives in our community, region, and the world.
For more information about the USF Foundation, please contact:
University Advancement
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus
8350 N. Tamiami Trail | Sarasota, FL 34243
Office: 941-359-4603