Our staff
Beecher House
5475 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48202
313-577-2275
Donate: 313-577-2263
Fax: 313-577-1069
David Ripple
Vice President, Development and Alumni Affairs
President, Wayne State University Foundation
313-577-8847
david.ripple@wayne.edu
Peter R. Caborn
Associate Vice President, Development and Alumni Affairs
313-577-2308
pcaborn@wayne.edu
Heidi Coates
Associate Vice President, Foundation Relations and Strategic Initiatives
313-577-6483
dd3555@wayne.edu
Steve Henrie
Associate Vice President, Development and School of Medicine Advancement
313-577-5929
shenrie@med.wayne.edu
Tracy Utech
Associate Vice President, Principal Gifts and Campaigns
313-577-9278
tracy.utech@wayne.edu
Lyndsey Crum
Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations
Executive Director of the WSU Alumni Association
hx1466@wayne.edu
Neco Walker
Associate Director, Executive Services
Secretary to Wayne State University Foundation
313-577-9959
neco.walker@wayne.edu
Raylaunda Pouncy
Executive Assistant
313-577-6490
bp1687@wayne.edu
Dalaina Williams
Executive Assistant
313-577-6473
at5070@wayne.edu
School/College/Development Staff
Athletics
Mike Ilitch School of Business
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
Irvin D. Reid Honors College
Law School
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University Libraries
School of Information Sciences
School of Medicine
College of Nursing
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
School of Social Work
WDET
Central Services
Advancement Services
• Analytics and Data Services
• Gift Administration and Compliance
• Gift Processing
Alumni Relations
Business Affairs
Campaigns
Communications
Foundation Relations
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Culture
Donor Experience and Individual Giving
• Donor Experience
• Individual Giving
Planned Gifts
Principal Giving
Prospect Research and Management
Special Events
Carter Lotz
Development Officer
hr9526@wayne.edu
Mike Ilitch School of Business
Carol Hill
Senior Director of Philanthropy
313-577-9212
chill313@wayne.edu
Becky Dennis-Hulway
Senior Major Gift Officer
313-577-9208
rebecca.dennis@wayne.edu
Alexandra Reeds
Major Gift Officer
313-577-6273
hx5493@wayne.edu
Tori Smith
Major Gift Officer
313-577-5334
hm5853@wayne.edu
Marissa Villanueva
Major Gift Associate
313-577-8524
el9864@wayne.edu
Ajai Meeks
Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-9623
fr2610@wayne.edu
Joye Clark
Director of Major Gifts
313-577-1671
joye.clark@wayne.edu
Kristyn Theisen
Senior Director of Major Gifts
313-577-8576
gk7612@wayne.edu
Kenneth Vaughn
Senior Major Gift Officer
313-577-6810
av8810@wayne.edu
Myles Harper
Senior Major Gift Officer
313-577-9562
myles.harper@wayne.edu
Kimberly Taylor Johnson
Major Gift Associate
313-577-6216
fb7407@wayne.edu
Lauren Christilaw
Leadership Annual Giving Officer
313-577-9341
ff5343@wayne.edu
Patricia Wojtowicz
Alumni Relations Officer
pwojtowicz@wayne.edu
College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
Alison Piech Linn
Director of Major Gifts
313-577-5336
co2069@wayne.edu
Taylor Gawlik
Leadership Annual Giving Officer
313-577-5820
gn1491@wayne.edu
April Hazamy
Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-0277
gr4995@wayne.edu
Mary M. Barden, J.D.
Director of Philanthropy
313-577-1664
m.barden@wayne.edu
Caroline Heise
Leadership Annual Giving Officer
313-577-6609
fs3365@wayne.edu
Rob R. MacGregor, J.D., CFP®
Senior Director of Major Gifts
313-577-4141
rmacgregor@wayne.edu
Aric Bird
Major Gift Officer
313-577-9763
hs8559@wayne.edu
Julieann Elliott
Major Gift Associate
313-577-3113
julieann.elliott@wayne.edu
Michael Errickson
Leadership Annual Giving Officer
313-577-5849
hq5267@wayne.edu
Wendy Wippich
Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-2191
hm6866@wayne.edu
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Kristina Devine
Senior Director, Major Gifts
313-577-4585
kdevine@wayne.edu
Stephanie Hoenig
Director, Major Gifts
313-577-9234
hq4231@wayne.edu
Jim Dauer
Associate Director of Philanthropy, Libraries and Special Projects
313-577-2822
ar8682@wayne.edu
Melissa Wagasy
Senior Major Gift Officer
313-577-8005
hw0644@wayne.edu
Jeremy Cybulski
Senior Major Gift Officer
313-577-9081
bb0494@wayne.edu
Emma Brick
Major Gift Associate
313-577-5590
emmabrick@wayne.edu
Tamiko Crowe-Walker
Leadership Annual Giving Officer
313-577-4484
hq4158@wayne.edu
Angela Trajkovski
Leadership Annual Giving Officer
313-577-5842
hq1823@wayne.edu
Hannah Olszewski
Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-8598
hl3216@wayne.edu
Bonita Watkins
Administrative Assistant
313-577-9870
Fax: 313-577-9693
ah2361@wayne.edu
University Libraries
School of Information Sciences
Jim Dauer
Associate Director of Philanthropy, Libraries and Special Projects
313-577-2822
ar8682@wayne.edu
Steve Henrie
Associate Vice President, Development and School of Medicine Advancement
313-577-5929
shenrie@med.wayne.edu
Lori Robitaille
Senior Director of Major Gifts
313-993-4070
Fax: 313-577-1330
lrobitai@med.wayne.edu
Kelley Denk
Senior Major Gift Officer
313-577-0355
kdenk@med.wayne.edu
Catherine Pappas
Senior Major Gift Officer
313-577-9864
hu4263@wayne.edu
Sara Schultz
Senior Major Gift Officer
313-577-0184
hw0700@wayne.edu
Alex Clark
Major Gift Officer
313-577-0026
hu3620@wayne.edu
David Sichterman
Major Gift Officer
313-577-3033
d.sichterman@med.wayne.edu
Heather LaDuke-Robson
Director of Campaign Strategy
313-577-6482
hv6935@wayne.edu
Susan Miller
Director of Research Philanthropy
313-577-0078
Fax: 313-577-1330
smiller@med.wayne.edu
Tim Strzalkowski
Senior Major Gift Associate
313-577-6362
tstrzalk@med.wayne.edu
Noelle Abbott
Associate Director, Campaigns
313-577-1151
noelle.abbott@med.wayne.edu
Kristina Rimmel
Development Communications Associate
313-577-2691
hw0124@wayne.edu
Julie Lamb
Administration and Operations Assistant
313-577-9374
jlamb@med.wayne.edu
Bonita Gaston
Executive Assistant
313-577-3106
bgaston@med.wayne.edu
Diane Puhl
Director of Alumni Affairs
313-577-6322
dpuhl@med.wayne.edu
Lisa Ramos
Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs
313-577-9022
Fax: 313-577-0423
ramos@med.wayne.edu
Sydney Balk
Alumni Affairs Officer
313-577-1380
go2904@wayne.edu
Kristin Benton
Director of Major Gifts
313-577-6967
hw1351@wayne.edu
Samantha Rodgers
Individual Giving Officer
313-577-6251
hw1528@wayne.edu
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Shannon Herron-Plaza
Alumni Relations Officer
313-993-6624
hk2367@wayne.edu
Jennifer Presley
Director of Major Gifts
313-577-4429
aq1690@wayne.edu
Carmen Garcia
Associate Director of Philanthropy
313-577-3342
cgarcia@wdet.org
Kathleen Gouthro
Senior Director of Advancement Services
313-577-6506
ac4601@wayne.edu
Bhargavi Lingampally
Director, Analytics and Data Services
313-577-3350
bhargavilingampally@wayne.edu
Daniel Vollrath
Associate Director, Analytics and Reporting
313-577-8974
hf7122@wayne.edu
Maria Vujic
Associate Director, Data Integrity
313-577-4010
eb1208@wayne.edu
Matthew Clifford
Business Systems Analyst
313-577-4375
fi6754@wayne.edu
Effat Fazal
Business Systems Analyst
313-577-6468
hi5404@wayne.edu
Prathima Sathya Murthy
Business Systems Analyst
313-577-0065
hk6256@wayne.edu
Chaithrashree Sadashivappa
Business Intelligence Specialist
313-577-5663
hk3782@wayne.edu
Benjamin Ingall
Data Integrity Associate
313-577-5974
bdingall@wayne.edu
Carla Sylvester
Data Integrity Associate
313-577-5830
carlasylvester@wayne.edu
Shruti Ravindran
Data Integrity Associate
313-577-9478
ho3103@wayne.edu
Gift Administration and Compliance
Gladys Santiago
Associate Director
313-577-2163
cj1564@wayne.edu
Allyson Gaietto
Gift Administration Officer
313-577-5850
gq0952@wayne.edu
Rachel Paulson
Director of Gift Processing
313-577-6470
rpaulson@wayne.edu
Anusuya Elankumaran
Gift and Pledge Services Coordinator
313-577-0472
hm5852@wayne.edu
Jordan Hudson
Accounting Assistant
313-577-2264
dy7184@wayne.edu
Angalic Johnson
Accounting Assistant
313-577-2263
dz8332@wayne.edu
Harper Sullivan
Accounting Assistant
313-577-2263
hr7241@wayne.edu
Lyndsey Crum
Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations
Executive Director of the WSU Alumni Association
hx1466@wayne.edu
Audrey Stephens
Director of Alumni Relations
313-577-2161
ap9039@wayne.edu
Lauren Lepkowski
Associate Director, Alumni Affinity
313-577-6044
lauren.lepkowski@wayne.edu
Cynthia Scheidel
Associate Director, Alumni Relations Administration
313-577-2305
cscheidel@wayne.edu
Karen Chan
Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-5164
aw4957@wayne.edu
Audrey Lama
Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-2167
hq5370@wayne.edu
Myron McWhite
Alumni Relations Officer
313-993-4355
gj3650@wayne.edu
Lorraine Jones
Program Records Clerk
313-577-2300
ac9848@wayne.edu
Kelli Jurich
Administrative Assistant
313-993-4354
ab2746@wayne.edu
Sharon Progar
Senior Director of Business Affairs
313-577-5186
ai6957@wayne.edu
Theresa Mahoney
Accountant III
313-577-0039
theresa.mahoney@wayne.edu
Michelle Niemi
Development Operations Coordinator
313-577-2276
michelle.niemi@wayne.edu
LaShawnda Wrice
Development Operations Coordinator
313-577-0155
aa8115@wayne.edu
Rainelle Mallory-Eubanks
Receptionist
313-577-2275
ac2645@wayne.edu
Bree Ann Kneisler
Campaign Director
313-577-2226
ec4425@wayne.edu
Cassandra Punnett
Senior Campaign and Volunteer Relations Officer
313-577-5743
hm2357@wayne.edu
Sunnie Long
Executive Assistant, Principal Gifts and Campaigns
313-577-4172
aj3344@wayne.edu
Brian Escamilla
Senior Director, Development and Alumni Communications
313-577-8389
brian.escamilla@wayne.edu
Alex Bienkowski
Director, Integrated Communications
313-577-5765
abienkowski@wayne.edu
Gayle Foley
Director, Strategy and Content
313-577-4202
gayle.foley@wayne.edu
Jacqueline Lee
Associate Director, Engagement Communications
313-577-3171
el1610@wayne.edu
Timmy Nelson
Digital Communications Manager
313-577-5730
es8349@wayne.edu
Grant Wickersham
Strategy and Content Manager
fd2211@wayne.edu
Stephen Zoski
Senior Writer and Content Specialist
313-577-4368
eb1691@wayne.edu
Amari Mitchell
Multimedia Communications Specialist
313-577-8346
amarim@wayne.edu
Christine Wedge
Engagement Writer
313-577-8758
hd8083@wayne.edu
Erin Gilson
Digital Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-2310
hn0159@wayne.edu
Taylor Isenberg
Alumni Communications Officer
313-577-2168
gg5421@wayne.edu
Julie Burtch
Senior Director, Foundation Relations
313-577-9026
fp4469@wayne.edu
Stephanie Glazier
Senior Foundation Relations Officer
313-577-5233
as1591@wayne.edu
Jared Mouro
Foundation Relations Specialist
313-577-8864
ag4956@wayne.edu
Amanda Rhea
Foundation Relations Writer
313-577-1313
gr6815@wayne.edu
Aaron Dougherty
Prospect Research Analyst, Foundation Relations
313-577-9619
ho0067@wayne.edu
Tiffany Treadwell
Stewardship/Post-Award Specialist
313-577-9619
tiffany.treadwell@wayne.edu
Shardae Bagwell
Development Associate
313-577-5204
fg9510@wayne.edu
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Culture
Ramon Griffin
Director
313-577-5803
hs3168@wayne.edu
Donor Experience and Individual Giving
Leslie Carmona, CFRE
Senior Director, Donor Experience and Individual Giving
313-577-8085
leslie.carmona@wayne.edu
Heather Mourer
Director, Donor Experience
313-577-6504
hmourer@wayne.edu
Alexandria Armstrong
Associate Director, Annual Campaigns
313-577-2306
bb9955@wayne.edu
Jake Makowski
Associate Director, Donor Experience
313-577-5956
hm4046@wayne.edu
Brittany Weinstein
Associate Director, Digital and Integrated Campaigns
313-577-6046
eh3380@wayne.edu
Vivian Brown
Annual Campaigns Officer
313-577-0290
hq5658@wayne.edu
Jalyn Stovall
Digital and Integrated Campaigns Officer
313-577-6214
hq8007@wayne.edu
Claire Cole
Donor Experience Officer
313-577-9500
cu0227@wayne.edu
Marlin Gutierrez McCoy
Digital Philanthropy Center Manager
313-577-4984
marlin.gutierrez@wayne.edu
Marion Ringe
Donor Experience Writer
313-577-5985
mringe@wayne.edu
Allison Collins
Donor Experience Associate
313-577-6950
fw1486@wayne.edu
Eris Kline
Donor Experience Coordinator
313-577-4109
bb4557@wayne.edu
Lauren Christilaw
Leadership Annual Giving Officer (College of Engineering)
313-577-9341
ff5343@wayne.edu
Tamiko Crowe-Walker
Leadership Annual Giving Officer (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
313-577-4484
hq4158@wayne.edu
Michael Errickson
Leadership Annual Giving Officer (Law School)
313-577-5849
hq5267@wayne.edu
Taylor Gawlik
Leadership Annual Giving Officer (College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts)
313-577-5820
gn1491@wayne.edu
Caroline Heise
Leadership Annual Giving Officer (Irvin D. Reid Honors College)
313-577-6609
fs3365@wayne.edu
Samantha Rodgers
Individual Giving Officer (College of Nursing)
313-577-6251
hw1528@wayne.edu
Angela Trajkovski
Leadership Annual Giving Officer(College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
313-577-5842
hq1823@wayne.edu
Yolande Herbert
Senior Planned Giving Officer
313-577-0196
ymherbert@wayne.edu
Sherelle McCroy
Planned Giving Assistant
313-577-6481
aq5064@wayne.edu
Lina Zhaim
Principal Giving Program Strategist
313-577-5213
hq2198@wayne.edu
Prospect Research and Management
Yasmin Habib
Director of Prospect Development
313-577-8757
aj3227@wayne.edu
Mary Marshall
Associate Director, Prospect Development
313-577-6047
mary.marshall3@wayne.edu
Shannon Borkowski
Senior Prospect Analyst
313-577-6477
gs5534@wayne.edu
Mackenzie Furgerson
Senior Prospect Management Analyst
313-577-5953
gg6196@wayne.edu
Morgan Brouillet
Prospect Management Analyst
313-577-5817
fh9539@wayne.edu
Giulia Andretta
Prospect Research Analyst
313-577-5957
gh9682@wayne.edu
Renee Buchanan
Prospect Research Analyst
313-577-5818
hq2401@wayne.edu
Kelley Perry
Prospect Research Analyst
313-577-5823
fq0517@wayne.edu
Tina Lyles
Senior Director
313-577-2279
ad6193@wayne.edu
Jackie Frank
Event Manager
313-577-0345
jgfrank@wayne.edu
Jordan Berman
Event Specialist
313-577-3465
hq0453@wayne.edu
Paige Eno
Event Specialist
313-577-2169
gw0029@wayne.edu
Elizabeth Rykalsky
Event Specialist
313-577-1183
hm5850@wayne.edu
Lyndsey Spilos
Event Specialist
313-577-2166
fn8437@wayne.edu
ReNee Ennis
Accounting Assistant Senior
313-577-9769
hr6338@wayne.edu