Ms. Patricia Doukas Zandy

Glickson declined to comment on the details of today's meeting?, citing Yale's policy of not discussing Corporation meetings, and the administrator charged with Corporation affairs, Associate Secretary Patricia Zandy, referred comment to the Office of Public Affairs.

In the interview , charities should check that a candidate has three key skills : the ability to listen carefully and thoughtfully , to articulate a group's mission clearly , and to build and nurture relationships , says Patricia Doukas Zandy , director of major gifts at Yale University.

To test those things , Ms. Zandy tries to draw out candidates about their current job : details about what they do , and information about what they like and don't like about it , to get a sense of how much of their work involves personal interaction and whether they're comfortable with it , as well as how responsive and articulate they are.The candidate goes through rounds of interviews with seasoned fund-raising employees before being chosen , she adds.Ms. Zandy , who has hired several people from outside the fund-raising profession , says she has found that with such job candidates , what's said in an interview is far more important than what's on the candidate's résumé.

Give local candidates the edge.

The announcement was made at an alumni reunion event on Saturday, Yale Associate Secretary Patricia Zandy said.
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Since membership on Corporation subcommittees is currently undergoing a review process, the subcommittees on which Warner and the other new trustees will serve is unknown, Zandy said.

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The new Yale Corporation Alumni Fellow will be announced in late May, following a vote by undergraduate, graduate and professional school alumni, who are eligible to vote on the nominees five years after their graduation, Yale Associate Secretary Patricia Zandy said.The new fellow will replace current alumni fellow Janet Yellen GRD '71, whose term ends this June.

The new alumni fellow should demonstrate a strong commitment to Yale and a diverse background, Zandy said.

"You're trying to bring to [the Corporation] an individual who can bring high levels of measured consideration and commitment to the University and who represents a broad spectrum of experiences and ideas," Zandy said."I think it's incumbent on everyone that votes to look at those qualities."

Alumni can vote online or with hard-copy ballots sent by mail.They will receive accompanying biographical descriptions of the two candidates for the six-year term.Although the use of the online option -- currently in its third year -- is increasing, Zandy said, the majority of the ballots continue to go out by mail.
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Voting results will be announced at the alumni reunion weekend the week after commencement, Zandy said.Corporation bylaws do not require that a certain percentage of the alumni cast votes in the election, she said.