Tara Goodman, JD
Executive Director
tara_goodman@harvard.edu
Tara Goodman serves as Executive Director of Planned Giving for Harvard University. In this role, she partners with alumni and friends of the University to craft thoughtful and tax-efficient strategies to maximize their philanthropic support. An attorney by training, Tara has spent over twenty years in higher education and planned giving. She earned her bachelor’s degree, with honors, from the University of New Hampshire, where she studied German and Russian, and her JD from Boston University School of Law.
Alasdair Halliday AB ’82
Director
alasdair_halliday@harvard.edu
Al Halliday, Director, University Planned Giving, helps donors structure philanthropy to integrate with their overall financial planning, and continues the family wealth work that was pioneered at Harvard by Charlie Collier. Al joined UPG after a career in management strategy consulting and asset management with the Monitor Group. He is a songwriter and jazz pianist, and once played the bagpipes for Ella Fitzgerald. Al is a graduate of Harvard College where he studied economics and was a member of the Glee Club and the rugby team.
Jane Verrill
Director
jane_verrill@harvard.edu
Jane Verrill joined University Planned Giving in the fall of 2006. Jane is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a dual major in finance and marketing. Before joining University Planned Giving, she was working in the financial industry. Among Jane's many interests are skiing, tennis, traveling, and making jewelry.
Amber Young
Development Assistant
amber_young@harvard.edu
Amber Young joined Harvard in January 2017. She comes to AA&D from WUMB-FM, the University of Massachusetts Boston’s nonprofit, public radio station. Over the years at Harvard, Amber has worked with several teams at Alumni Affairs and Development, eventually landing in University Planned Giving. Amber grew up in Cambridge, and after many travels finds herself back home and at Harvard.
