Welcome to the Dragon Community: Abby Nielsen

Abby Nielsen is the new Advancement Services Coordinator on the MSUM Foundation team in the Christianson Alumni Center. She does accounting, entering and processing gifts while working closely with other departments on campus. 

Q: What drew you to MSUM? 
A: The MSUM Foundation’s values and mission, to serve and focus on the students. 

Q: What unique experiences or skills from your past job do you bring to MSUM? 
A: Being able to build those personable relationships, which is helpful when working closely with donors. 

Q: How do you prefer to start your workday? 
A: Debriefing and taking it slow while drinking my coffee. 

Q: What’s your go-to productivity trick? Or what energizes you at work? 
A: Walks or standing up. Our offices have standing desks which make it really helpful if I just need to get my body moving. 

Q: What’s one thing you’re learning now, and why is it important?  
A: How much goes into processing gifts from donors and sending out all the individuals thank you's.  

Q: If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would you choose? 
A: Taylor Swift. 

Q: What energizes you outside of work? 
A: I like to bake and go running with my dog. 

Q: What’s one thing people might not know about you? 
A: I lived in Arizona for five years. 

Q: What’s something—big or small—that you’re really good at? 
A: Talking to people. It comes so naturally for me which I think is a really good skill set to have.