Monica Manes Gay is the Executive Director of Institutional Advancement at Winchester Thurston School. In that role, she is responsible for the admissions, advancement and marketing/communications teams, while balancing the fundraising needs of the Annual Fund and a $21.5 Million Campaign. Monica joined WT in 2018 and has over 25 years experience in fundraising, stewardship, event-planning, and marketing, having worked for the Lauri Ann West Community Center, CASA of Allegheny County, and the Pittsburgh Symphony.
Monica earned her Bachelor of Music at Duquesne University and her Masters of Music at Catholic University in Washington DC. She grew up in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh and currently resides in O’Hara Township with her husband and two daughters.