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Advancement Leadership Team

Dawn Barnard
Associate VP, Talent & Organizational Strategy
CFO, WSU Foundation
509-335-3594
Julie Benson
Associate VP, Central Development Units
Deputy Campaign Director
206-219-2424
Ana Burton
Senior Director, Administration & Strategic Initiatives
Office of the CEO
509-335-5249
Mike Connell
VP, WSU Advancement 
CEO, WSU Foundation
509-335-5865
Trevor Durham
Associate VP, Advancement Executive Communications
509-335-2093
Adam Ganders
Assistant VP, Development Associate Director of Athletics
Cougar Athletic Fund
509-335-0218
Terry Kelly
General Counsel & Assistant Secretary to the Board
Board Relations
509-358-7907
Brooke Ledeboer
Associate VP, Development
Senior Director of Development, Principal Giving
WSU Spokane Health Sciences
509-324-7202
Mariah Maki
Associate VP, Advancement
Executive Director, Alumni Association
Victoria Miles
Associate VP, Principal Giving
WSU Pullman Interim Vice Chancellor for Advancement
206-219-2404
Jennifer Miltenberger
Associate VP, Development  Senior Director of Development,
WSU Vancouver
360-546-9604
Ron Moser
Advancement Executive Leadership Coach
Office of the CEO
208-761-2083
Alex Pietsch
Executive Director, Corporate Engagement
206-219-2416
Liz Ryan
Assistant VP, Development Director, Gift Planning
206-770-6062
Don Shearer
Senior Associate VP, Constituent Development Units, Campaign Director  
509-335-4733
Juan Zavala
Associate VP, Advancement Innovation & Business Intelligence 
509-335-7512

Advancement Innovation & Business Intelligence

Yaswanth Ankamreddi
Data & Reporting Analyst
Advancement Records
509-335-0989
Shannon Bailey
Advancement Data Support Supervisor
Advancement Records
509-335-5459
Jesus Barragan-Chacon
Professional Worker
Advancement Records
509-335-4786
Anjali Bhojane
Data Programmer Analyst
Business Intelligence
509-335-0806
Tanner Butler
Operations Assistant
Advancement Technology
509-335-8792
Amogh Datar
Data & Reporting Analyst
Advancement Records
509-335-7654
John Eickerman
Desk Service & Training Specialist
Advancement Technology
509-335-1867
Kimi Hirose
Director, Business Intelligence 
Business Intelligence
509-335-2761
Richard Langis
Service Desk & Training Support Specialist
Advancement Technology
Julie McAleer
Principal Assistant
Advancement Innovation & Business Intelligence
509-335-6686
Turner McCulley
Director, Advancement Technology
Advancement Technology
509-335-8656
John McFarland
Infrastructure & Systems Lead
Advancement Technology
509-335-0837
Mackenzie Oldroyd
Program Assistant
Advancement Records
Jasmine Saing
Program Assistant
Advancement Records
Sam Scott
Technical Trainer & Documentation Specialist
Advancement Technology
509-335-4786
Matthew Shirey
Lead Business Systems Analyst & Application Developer
Advancement Technology
509-335-2753

Board Relations

Kelly Welch
Director, WSU Foundation Volunteer Engagement
Board Relations
509-335-1056

Central Development Units

Liz Becker
Director, Leadership Annual Giving
Annual Giving
509-335-0938
Jess Billings
Senior Director, Annual Giving
Annual Giving
509-335-7954
Theresa Boyer
Senior Director, Gift Planning
Gift Planning
509-358-7584
Donny Cozzi
Director of Development, Foundation Relations
Foundation Relations
Spencer Farrin
Director, Annual Giving
Annual Giving
509-335-3913
Dawn Gauthier
Manager, Estate & Planned Gift Administration
Gift Planning
509-335-7679
Tami LaFrance
Director of Development
Foundation Relations
208-596-2126
Nikki Leblanc
Director of Operations
Annual Giving
509-335-9151
Barbara Lyon
Program Manager
Gift Planning
509-335-7883
Becky Magnuson
Director, Gift Planning
Gift Planning
Amanto Marcotulli
Director, Gift Planning
Gift Planning
360-546-9243
Risë McGill
Director of Development
WSU Scholarships
509-335-7456
Karin Neuenschwander
Senior Director, Foundation Relations
Foundation Relations
509-335-6726
Kris Olson
Principal Assistant
Central Development Units
509-335-8184
Laurie Weinmann
Fiscal Analyst & Program Coordinator
Foundation Relations
509-335-3599

Constituent Development Units

Julia Baskin
Director of Annual Giving
Cougar Athletic Fund
Melissa Bassett
Director of Development
WSU Vancouver
360-546-9281
Gayle Bayne
Administrative Assistant
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sandi Billings
Director of Development
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
509-335-4144
Kristin Blankenheim
Relationship Management Strategist
Prospect Research
Mary Brickle
Director of Development
WSU Health Sciences Spokane
Lauren Budig
Manager, Development Operations
Cougar Athletic Fund
Dawn Butler
Director of Development
Ruckelshaus Center
509-335-6205
Jacquelyn Carter
Development Coordinator
Murrow College of Communication
509-335-9308
Denise Chaffins
Development Coordinator
College of Arts and Sciences
509-335-1379
Laura Child
Senior Director of Development
College of Arts and Sciences
509-335-6705
Nate Coston
Director of Development
WSU Vancouver
360-546-9501
Christie Cotterill
Director of Development,
Paul G. Allen School for Global Health
College of Veterinary Medicine
206-219-2402
Amy Cox
Director of Development
College of Arts & Sciences
509-335-0419
Kym Dahl
Director of Development
Murrow College of Communication, Northwest Public Broadcasting
509-335-5563
Jennifer Dean
Senior Director of Development
College of Education
509-335-4966
Nick Dolce
Senior Director of Development
CAHNRS Alumni and Development
217-621-0096
Dianne Dunning
Special Assistant to the Dean
College of Veterinary Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
Joan Durkoop
Development Prospect Strategist
Prospect Research & Management
Denise Echelbarger
Development Coordinator, WSU Extension 4H
College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences
509-358-7915
Tori Ector
Director of Development
Cougar Athletic Fund
Sue Elder
Development Operations Manager
Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture
509-335-2109
Sarah English
Sustainer Program Manager
Murrow College of Communication, Northwest Public Broadcasting
Nancy Fike
Senior Director of Development
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
509-358-7616
Joni Ford
Development Coordinator
College of Education
509-335-7182
Claire Forster
Senior Development Director
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chalayne Foster
Director of Development
College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences
509-335-9448
Ashley Gardipe
Development Coordinator
College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences
509-335-2243
Shane Giese
Director, Office of Advancement & Community Engagement
WSU Tri-Cities
509-335-2959
Kay Glaser
Director of Development
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
509-335-4835
Trista Goodenough
Development Coordinator
Elson S, Floyd College of Medicine
Mike Gotch
Development Coordinator
Carson College of Business
503-335-5751
Lydia Guenther
Development Operations Coordinator
Carson College of Business
509-335-3596
Lynne Haley
Senior Director of Development
College of Veterinary Medicine
509-335-5021
Tauhid Haque
Director of Development
Global Campus
Jay Harris
Director of Development
Carson College of Business
206-446-8772
Meghan Henry
Development Administrative Assistant
Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture
509-335-3954
Micah Howard
Co-Chief Development Officer
Carson College of Business
509-335-7853
Tara Howe
Director, Constituent Development Units & Campaign Administration
Constituent Development Units
509-335-1240
April Johnson
Senior Director of Development
Murrow College of Communication
206-428-3026
Josh Jordan
Director of Development
Cougar Athletic Fund
509-309-2044
Deena Kinkeade
Principal Assistant
Constituent Development Units
509-335-0929
Jason Krump
Director of Communications
Cougar Athletic Fund
509-335-8843
Kelsie Lees
Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship
College of Veterinary Medicine
509-335-3090 
Alexa Makhani
Assistant Director, Relationship Management
Prospect Research & Management
509-335-6930
Sarah McDaniel
Membership Director
Murrow College of Communication
509-335-6522
Joe Merrill
Administrative and Development Manager &
Assistant to the Vice Provost 
Graduate School
509-335-6412
James Miller
Corporate Engagement and Foundation Relations Prospect Research Strategist
Prospect Research
Emily Neighbors
Director of Development, Seattle 
Cougar Athletic Fund
206-770-6065
Kelsea Nester
Manager of Annual Giving, Health Sciences 
WSU Health Sciences Spokane
509-368-6867
Scott Newell
Relationship Management Strategist
Prospect Research & Management
509-335-1748
Britta Nitcy
Assistant Director of Development
College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences
509-335-6479
Atalie Oesch
Events & Development Coordinator
College of Veterinary Medicine
509-335-5099
Johanna Pfeiffer
Director of Development, Spokane
Cougar Athletic Fund
509-335-2040
Bridget Pilcher
Senior Director of Development
Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture
509-335-0144
Nicole Pratapas
Vice Chancellor Development
WSU Health Sciences Spokane
Anneke Rachinski
Director of Development
WSU Tri-Cities
Jason Roesler
Senior Director of Advancement Research & Records
Prospect Research & Management
509-335-8115
Kari Sampson
Director of Development
Student Affairs
509-335-8372
Shea Saralecos
Director of Development
College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences
509-335-3764
Carisa Scharnhorst
Administrative Assistant
College of Veterinary Medicine
509-335-9516
Shyanne Schoenlein
Director of Development 
Carson College of Business
Jessica Scritchfield
Administrative Assistant 
College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Kelly Slocum Gabel
Development Coordinator
WSU Tri-Cities
509-372-7398
Justin N. Smith
Director of Development
College of Arts and Sciences
206-793-8184
Darby Smith
Development Coordinator, Stewardship & Events
College of Arts & Sciences
Michelle Snyder
Co-Chief Development Officer
Carson College of Business
509-335-0916
Dana Sprouse
Director of Development
Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture
253-987-5052
Courtney Stanley
Program Coordinator
College of Veterinary Medicine
206-428-3020
Hayley Statema
Director of Development
WSU Everett
Mitch Straub
Senior Associate Director of Athletics
Cougar Athletic Fund
509-335-0236
Kelly Sylvester
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
509-368-6675
Lipi Turner-Rahman
Director of Development
WSU Libraries
509-335-4849
Camille Vaughn
Director of Development
Murrow College of Communication
509-335-4575
Jennifer Vourlas
Relationship Management Strategist
Prospect Research & Management
Kira Walters
Manager of Membership and Development
Schnitzer Museum of Art
Steven Ward
Scholarship Manager
College of Arts & Sciences
509-335-1096
Tara Werner
Manager, Events & Hospitality
Cougar Athletic Fund
Carolyn Wika
Senior Director of Development, Spokane
College of Nursing
509-324-7245
Jenny Wood
Relationship Management Strategist
Prospect Research & Management
509-335-1104
Grant Yenney
Director of Development 1
Honors College
509-335-4505

Corporate Engagement

Leslie Crawford
Senior Director of Development, Corporate Engagement
Corporate Engagement
Lauren Graziano
Development/Program Coordinator, Corporate Engagement
Corporate Engagement

Executive Communications

Bryan Boyle
Executive Writer
Executive Communications

Financial Services, Talent & Organizational Strategy

Jonathan Velasquez
Principal Assistant 
Talent & Organizational Strategy
206-428-3024
Aaron Alonzo
Business Data Analyst
Advancement Financial Services
509-335-0957
Kasi Balmforth
Manager, Talent Management Operations
Talent Management
509-335-0943
Tianshu Chen
Gift Accounting Specialist
Gift Accounting
Hao-Yu Chiu
Director, Finance
Finance
509-335-2978
Wendy Funke
Principal Assistant
Advancement Financial Services
509-335-6193
Cullen Harvey
Gift Accounting Processor
Gift Accounting
Margie Hirose
Director, Gift Accounting
Gift Accounting
509-335-0954
Ying Hu
Fiscal Analyst 
Finance
509-335-8626
Tammi Johnson
Senior Gift Accounting Specialist
Gift Accounting
509-335-4394
Ron Lengacher
Director, Budget & Operations
Budget & Operations
509-335-0132
Amanda Lisk
Administrative Assistant
Gift Accounting
509-335-1782
Christy McCloy
Data Control Coordinator
Gift Accounting
Jesus Mendez
Fiscal Analyst
Finance
509-335-8887
Phara Paddlety
Gift Accounting Specialist
Gift Accounting
509-335-8872
Collette Pipkins
Fiscal Analyst
Budget & Operations
509-335-6715
Reno Probert
Gift Accounting Manager
Gift Accounting
509-335-1688
Cole Seaman
Fiscal Technician
Budget & Operations
Miguel Vasquez-Aguilera
Foundation Data Consultant 4
Finance
509-335-1685
Taylor Welter-Kincaid
Fiscal Analyst
Finance
509-335-8615
Bonnie Wilmoth
Director, Talent Management
Talent Management
509-335-5392
Joyce Yu
Fiscal Specialist
Gift Accounting
509-335-6787

Office of the CEO

Kaley King
Principal Support Specialist
Office of the CEO
509-335-8415

Philanthropic Engagement & Campaign Communications

Principal Giving

Kate Mecham
Principal Assistant 
Principal Giving
509-335-8263
Allison Sellers
Principal Giving Strategist
Principal Giving
509-335-7843
Nikki Winfree
Senior Strategist
Principal Giving
509-335-7888

WSU Alumni Association

Kelly Brantner
Director, Membership & Marketing
Alumni Association
509-335-6909
Skyler Brown
Finance Assistant
Alumni Association
Leilani Carpenter
Administrative Coordinator
Alumni Association
509-335-8222
Kerry Colby
Communications Manager
Alumni Association
Shannon DeMeerleer
Alumni Centre Coordinator 
Alumni Association
509-335-2586
Taylor Eylar
Assistant Director, Data Management
Alumni Association
509-335-8124
Cassidy Hager
Membership Communication Specialist
Alumni Association
509-335-6949
Kellie Klein
Manager, Board Operations and Compliance
Alumni Association
509-335-6908
Zayna Lang
Chapter Support Coordinator
Alumni Association
509-335-6903
Julie Mackie
Membership Manager
Alumni Association
509-335-6905
Amber Mendenhall
Engagement Coordinator
Alumni Association
509-335-2586
Kim Mueller
Director, Alumni Engagement
Alumni Association
509-335-6906
Monica Rice
Engagement Coordinator
Alumni Association
Christina Parrish
Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement
Alumni Association
509-335-6907
Jamaica Vandolah Ekberg
Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement
Alumni Association
Mark Wilcomb
Director, WSUAA Administration
Alumni Association
509-335-4028

WSU Foundation Central Office

Town Centre Building, 3rd Floor
255 E. Main Street, Suite 301
PO Box 641925
Pullman, WA 99164-1925
Phone: 509-335-6686 or
Phone: 800‑GIV‑2‑WSU (448‑2978)
Fax: 509-335-8419
Email: foundation@wsu.edu

Spokane Office

412 E Spokane Falls Blvd
Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: 509-358-7500

WSU Tri-Cities

2710 Crimson Way, East 239
Richland, WA 99354
Phone: 509-372-7207

WSU Vancouver

VDEN 203
14204 Salmon Creek Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98686
Phone: 360-426-9600

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