Tywanda Cuffy

Tywanda Cuffy serves as Director of External Relations, Communications and Development Initiatives for the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press. She provides strategic leadership across advancement, fundraising, donor relations and stewardship, communications, marketing, external relations, and events. She brings more than 15 years of experience planning and executing events of all sizes, from high-profile academic programs and fundraising celebrations to donor engagement experiences, student wellness initiatives, and national and statewide industry and community events.

Cuffy serves on the Board of United for Libraries, the ALA’s Communications Working Group, and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries. She is a nationally recognized facilitator who has presented for the ARL, ALA, ACRL, United for Libraries, and the Academic Library Advancement and Development Network.