Katie Boudreau

Katie Boudreau has been named senior director of advancement and alumni affairs at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.

Boudreau joined the college in 2015 as director of advancement for Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program, becoming the first advancement professional in the country hired specifically to raise funds for shelter medicine. Thanks to her efforts, more than $3.5 million has been raised to benefit the Maddie’s program and the college’s Veterinary Community Outreach program.

Previously, Boudreau served for two years as director of development for UF’s George A. Smathers Libraries. Her additional experience includes more than 10 years of work at UF in various capacities — as patient advocate/community liaison for the Byrne Orphan Disease Lab; as clinical coordinator for the department of vascular surgery; as director of medical alumni affairs and also associate director of development for the College of Medicine.

She also worked as development director for all of Gainesville’s Catholic schools, and as executive director of Gainesville Harvest.

Boudreau holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in social science and has been a Gainesville resident since 1997.

She has served as interim director of the college’s advancement team for six months, following the retirement of Karen Legato from the position last summer.