Laurie Leiva

Laurie Eichelberger Leiva joined the Office of Alumni Relations in September, 2011. Laurie assumed the role as director in February 2014. As the Director of Alumni Engagement Laurie is responsible for the organization, initiation, and supervision of all aspects of the university's alumni engagement efforts to include alumni programs and events, annual appeal campaigns, direct mail solicitation, email campaigns, and phontahon.

Prior to working at Loyola University New Orleans Laurie worked in Alumni Affairs at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington and at the Carolina Alumni Association at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.  She has had over 10 years of volunteer recruitment and management experience.

Laurie graduated with a B.A. from Loyola University New Orleans (2003) and a M.Ed. from the University of South Carolina in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs.  Laurie resides in New Orleans with her husband, Michael Leiva a 2002 graduate of Loyola University, and their two children.