Russell Malbrough serves as College Director of Alumni Relations for the Suffolk Community College Foundation. He brings over twenty years of professional experience in non-profit organizations related to education and healthcare to this role.
Mr. Malbrough joined Suffolk County Community College from Stony Brook University, where he served for over three years as the Associate Director of Alumni Relations. In this role, he was responsible for developing and implementing communication strategies and programs for the University’s 150,000 alumni. During his tenure at Stony Brook, he supported the Alumni Association Board of Directors’ Committees for Homecoming and Advocacy. His partnerships with key university administrative offices, such as Admissions and Career Services, improved the lifelong individual connections that developed from the point of university entry to the point of alumni status. Mr. Malbrough also managed the alumni social media strategy, expanding the social footprint by over tenfold.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Malbrough held several planning and research positions at Columbia University, served as a Development Assistant for the American Lung Association in New York and co-founded the Inman Page Black Alumni Council of the Brown University Alumni Association. Malbrough is a Board Member of the Timothy Benevolent Fund based in Denver, Colorado. He formerly served as an Executive Board Member of the Black Ivy Alumni League and held multiple leadership positions in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Alpha Gamma Chapter and Kappa Xi Lambda Chapter.) He is a longtime supporter of The Brotherhood SisterSol, Inc. non-profit organization. Russell was invited to join the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Cultural Equity Council.
Mr. Malbrough earned Bachelors degrees in Sociology and Africana Studies from Brown University, a Master’s degree in African American Studies from Columbia University and studied at Northwestern University. For Manhattan Center and Science and Mathematics High School he has co-chaired 1 Year Class Reunion, 10 Year Class Reunion and served on the Planning Committee for 20 Year Class Reunion. For Columbia University he serves as Co-Chair of IRAAS Alumni. Outside of work his interests include photography, technology and travel.
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Brown University, "Newly renamed Page-Robinson Hall will honor Brown's first Black graduates"
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Brown Univeristy, "Remembering, Reflecting, Reuniting: 50 Years after the Black Student Walk-Out"
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Brown University, News & Events "Celebrating a rich and profound history of Black legacy at Brown"
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Stony Brook University, News "Stony Brook University Plans Historic Reunion for Classes of 1961 - 1981 Alumni"