Erika McMahon

Director of Advancement Erika McMahon’s experience as a student spanned several cities—Boston, Dallas, Nashville, and Seattle—and exposed her to public, parochial, and independent schools. She credits her experience in smaller school environments with the most growth in her confidence and development as a person, and developed a specific interest in the empowerment of girls and women through education. As a result, she has devoted her advancement career specifically to girls’ and women’s education.

Erika’s first advancement role was at Simmons College, where she directed donor relations and stewardship, oversaw alumnae relations, and led the school’s transformational fundraising strategy. From there, she shifted from higher education to become chief advancement officer at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham.

Erika came to Winsor in 2021 as the director of campaign and major gifts, focusing her sharp attention on the Winsor Leads Campaign, still in its nascent stages at the time. In 2022, she was named director of advancement, Since then, she has overseen the development and public launch of the campaign—at $100 million, the most ambitious in the school’s 138-year history. Her work is fueled by her “deep belief in the power of a Winsor education and the importance of securing this special school for generations.” She is grateful each day for the opportunity to engage in such meaningful work with the rest of the advancement team.