Rhea Pliakas
Rhea Pliakas, Development Director
B.A., Barnard College; M.A., New York University, History
As Director of Development, Rhea writes grants for Groundwork, oversees the annual appeal and donor outreach, and organizes fundraising events.
Before joining Groundwork, Rhea worked for three years as a fundraiser in the Annual Fund at Barnard College. Prior to that, she served for 9 years as Director of the Columbia University Archives, where she developed the University’s first Archives and wrote several successful grants.