Carla Abramczyk heads donor and alumni relations as development director. She came to the College of Design in May 2002 from the NC State Engineering Foundation where she served for more than two years as development director for the Chemical Engineering Department. Abramczyk has held several advancement positions at NC State University over the past seven years.

Prior to moving to Raleigh from Cleveland, Ohio, Abramczyk's background was in public relations and event planning. She received her BA in speech communication from Penn State University.