Our staff
Beecher House
5475 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48202
313-577-2275
Toll-free: 888-WSU-GIVE
Fax: 313-577-1069
Susan Burns
Vice President, Development and Alumni Affairs
President, Wayne State University Foundation
313-577-0157
sburns@wayne.edu
Peter R. Caborn
Associate Vice President, Alumni Affairs and Advancement Services
313-577-2308
pcaborn@wayne.edu
Steve Henrie
Associate Vice President, Development and Alumni Affairs
School of Medicine
313-577-5929
shenrie@med.wayne.edu
Tracy Utech
Associate Vice President, Principal Gifts
Campaign Director
313-577-9278
tracy.utech@wayne.edu
Heidi Coates
Assistant Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Relations
313-577-6483
dd3555@wayne.edu
Neco Walker
Secretary to the WSU Foundation
313-577-9959
neco.walker@wayne.edu
Sabrina Stennis-Jefferson
Executive Assistant
313-577-6473
stennis@wayne.edu
Raylaunda Pouncy
Executive Assistant, Individual Giving
313-577-6490
bp1687@wayne.edu
Lori Wurth
Campaign Associate
313-577-8976
lori.wurth@wayne.edu
School/College/Development Staff
Athletics
Mike Ilitch School of Business
Economic Development
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
Institute of Gerontology
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
Alumni Relations
Analytics and Data Services
Annual Giving
Business Affairs
Communications
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Donor Relations
Gift Administration
Gift Processing
Planned Gifts
Research Services
Special Events and Services
Lauren Lepkowski
Assistant Athletics Director/Development
313-577-0241
Fax: 313-577-5997
lauren.lepkowski@wayne.edu
Mike Ilitch School of Business
Stephen D. Moore, CTFA, AEP®
Director of Philanthropy
313-577-9212
smoore@wayne.edu
Dana Gingrich Doman
Major Gift Officer
313-577-6273
dana.gingrich@wayne.edu
Amy Roberge Heitman
Major Gift Officer
313-577-9208
de4187@wayne.edu
Vanessa Miller
Alumni and Donor Relations Officer
313-577-8598
al5608@wayne.edu
Danielle Manley
Director, Economic Development Fundraising
dmanley@wayne.edu
Lindsay Robillard
Fund Development Officer, TechTown
lindsay@techtowndetroit.org
Mary M. Barden, J.D.
Director of Philanthropy
313-577-1664
Fax: (313) 577-4091
m.barden@wayne.edu
Michael Gute
Individual Giving Officer
313-577-1671
gl4139@wayne.edu
Susan LaGrois
Administrative Assistant
313-577-0041
slagrois@wayne.edu
Kristyn Theisen
Senior Director of Major Gifts
313-577-8576
gk7612@wayne.edu
Claire Brender
Senior Major Gift Officer
313-577-4707
cmbrender@wayne.edu
Audrey Stephens
Alumni and Donor Relations Officer
313-577-6810
ap9039@wayne.edu
College of Fine, Performing & Communication Arts
Laura Orme
Director of Major Gifts
313-577-5336
CJ6656@wayne.edu
April Hazamy
Major Gift Officer
313-577-0277
gr4995@wayne.edu
Patrick Field
Alumni and Donor Relations Officer
313-577-1087
patrick.field@wayne.edu
Alan Tolcher
Senior Major Gifts Officer
313-577-6482
gv6326@wayne.edu
Terri Bailey
Development/Alumni Officer
313-664-2611
bb1604@wayne.edu
Mary M. Barden, J.D.
Director of Philanthropy
313-577-1664
m.barden@wayne.edu
Rob R. MacGregor, J.D., CFP®
Senior Director of Major Gifts
313-577-4141
rmacgregor@wayne.edu
Carol Hill
Senior Major Gift Officer
313-577-0749
ds0706@wayne.edu
Desirnai' Hicks, M.A., CFRE
Major Gift Officer, Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights
313-577-9763
dhicks@wayne.edu
Carolyn Noble, J.D., M.S.
Major Gift Officer
313-577-9238
carolyn.noble@wayne.edu
Haley Briggs
Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-6199
haley.briggs@wayne.edu
Tiffany Treadwell
Administrative Assistant
313-577-3113
tiffany.treadwell@wayne.edu
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Mari Vaydik
Senior Director of Philanthropy and Alumni Relations
313-577-8807
mari.vaydik@wayne.edu
Lisa Anga
Associate Director of Philanthropy and Alumni Relations
313-577-6828
lisa.anga@wayne.edu
Gina Horwitz
Associate Director of Philanthropy and Alumni Relations
313-577-9635
gina.horwitz@wayne.edu
Amanda Griffin
Assistant Director of Philanthropy and Alumni Relations
313-577-9081
a.griffin@wayne.edu
James Dauer
Senior Major Gift Officer, Libraries and Special Projects
313-577-2822
ar8682@wayne.edu
Stephen Zoski
Alumni and Donor Relations Officer
313-577-1171
eb1691@wayne.edu
Bonita Watkins-Gamble
Administrative Assistant
313-577-9870
Fax: 313-577-9693
ah2361@wayne.edu
University Libraries
School of Information Sciences
James Dauer
Senior Major Gift Officer, Libraries and Special Projects
313-577-2822
ar8682@wayne.edu
Lori Robitaille
Senior Director of Major Gifts
313-993-4070
Fax: 313-577-1330
lrobitai@med.wayne.edu
Jon Goldstein
Senior Major Gifts Officer
313-577-3033
jgoldste@med.wayne.edu
Patty Paquin
Senior Major Gifts Officer
313-577-0026
Fax: 313-577-1330
ppaquin@med.wayne.edu
Alan Tolcher
Senior Major Gifts Officer
313-577-6482
gv6326@wayne.edu
Kelley Denk
Associate Major Gifts Officer
313-577-0355
kdenk@med.wayne.edu
Tim Strzalkowski
Major Gifts Associate
313-577-6362
tstrzalk@med.wayne.edu
Susan Miller
Director of Research Philanthropy
313-577-0078
Fax: 313-577-1330
smiller@med.wayne.edu
Clifford Brown
Manager, Office Operations
313-577-5230
cabrown@wayne.edu
Bree Ann Kneisler
Associate Director of Campaigns
313-577-1151
ec4425@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
Nicole Vanbiesbrouck
Alumni Program Officer
313-577-1380
nvanbies@med.wayne.edu
Lindsey Rossow-Rood
Director of Philanthropy
313-577-6967
Fax: 313-577-4571
lrossow@wayne.edu
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Denise Thomas
Director of Major Gifts
313-577-1095
ew8458@wayne.edu
Jacqueline Martin
Alumni Relations Officer
313-993-6624
gx4312@wayne.edu
Carmen Garcia
Associate Director of Philanthropy
313-577-3342
cgarcia@wdet.org
Joye Clark
Director, Alumni Relations
313-577-2161
joye.clark@wayne.edu
Annessa Morley
Director, Strategic Alumni Initiatives
313-577-5579
amorley@wayne.edu
Cynthia Scheidel
Associate Director, Alumni Relations Administration
313-577-2305
cscheidel@wayne.edu
Mackenzie Friedman
Senior Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-6044
gj2671@wayne.edu
Rebecca Kavanagh
Senior Alumni Communications Officer
313-577-3171
rkavanagh@wayne.edu
Duc Abrahamson
Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-2167
duc.abrahamson@wayne.edu
Kim Easley
Alumni Relations Officer
313-577-5164
ec3047@wayne.edu
Sarah Freeman
Alumni Communications Officer
313-993-4355
sarah.freeman@wayne.edu
Colleen Whately
Social Media/Communications Officer
313-577-2168
fq7159@wayne.edu
Ana Hernandez Huerta
Digital Design Specialist
313-577-5730
ana.hernandez.huerta@wayne.edu
Lorraine Jones
Program Records Clerk
313-577-2300
ac9848@wayne.edu
Kelli Jurich
Administrative Assistant
313-993-4354
ab2746@wayne.edu
Kathleen Gouthro
Director, Analytics and Data Services
313-577-6506
ac4601@wayne.edu
Bhargavi Lingampally
Associate Director, Analytics and Reporting
313-577-3350
bhargavilingampally@wayne.edu
Neena Thakur
Manager, Data Integrity
313-577-8974
fz2382@wayne.edu
Maria Vujic
Data Integrity Associate
313-577-4010
eb1208@wayne.edu
Renee Wilson
Data Integrity Associate
313-577-5957
ei2085@wayne.edu
Ahmed Manzar
Business Systems Analyst
313-577-6468
en8706@wayne.edu
Jeanine Simnick
Director of Annual Giving
313-577-0290
gz5538@wayne.edu
Courtney Durham
Annual Giving Officer
313-577-0486
ha6522@wayne.edu
Bailey Wilson
Annual Giving Officer
313-577-6046
gy6774@wayne.edu
Sharon Progar
Director of Business Affairs
313-577-5186
ai6957@wayne.edu
Theresa Mahoney
Accountant
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
Brian Escamilla
Director of Development Communications
313-577-8389
brian.escamilla@wayne.edu
Heather Eady
Senior Writer and Development Communications Strategist
313-993-4301
heather.eady@wayne.edu
Hannah Orlicki
Development Communications Associate
313-577-5187
cq4941@wayne.edu
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Julianne Bjarnesen
Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
313-577-3479
dc1615@wayne.edu
Julie Burtch
Director, Foundation Relations
313-577-9026
fp4469@wayne.edu
DeJuan Woods
Director, Corporate Relations
313-577-9525
ax7798@wayne.edu
Gayle Foley
Foundation Relations Officer
313-577-8847
fz8071@wayne.edu
Cherisse Montgomery
Corporate Relations Officer
313-577-1162
c.montgomery@wayne.edu
Megan Pennefather
Foundation Relations Writer
313-577-1313
bm89040@wayne.edu
Jared Mouro
Prospect Research Analyst
313-577-8864
ag4956@wayne.edu
Lynne-Marie Lile
Development Associate
313-577-6476
Fax: 313-577-6489
am6124@wayne.edu
Leslie Carmona, CFRE
Director of Donor Relations
313-577-8085
ljablonski@wayne.edu
Heather Mourer
Donor Relations Officer
313-577-6504
hmourer@wayne.edu
Jennifer Snowden
Donor Relations Officer
313-577-9500
am2614@wayne.edu
Marion Ringe
Donor Relations Writer
313-577-5985
mringe@wayne.edu
Gladys Santiago
Gift Administration Officer
313-577-2163
cj1564@wayne.edu
Rachel Paulson
Director of Gift Processing
313-577-6470
rpaulson@wayne.edu
Sonya Davis
Accountant
313-577-0472
sonya.davis@wayne.edu
Aiyyeimah Haley
Data Coordinator
313-577-2264
ah5705@wayne.edu
Sherelle McCroy
Accounting Assistant
313-577-2263
aq5064@wayne.edu
Mary Wilson
Accounting Assistant
313-577-7802
gm9848@wayne.edu
Tina Daniels
Senior Director, Planned Giving
313-577-8346
gm7459@wayne.edu
Yolande Herbert
Senior Planned Giving Officer
313-577-0196
ymherbert@wayne.edu
Monica Pinkston
313-577-6481
Planned Giving Assistant
monica.pinkston@wayne.edu
Yasmin Habib
Director of Prospect Research
313-577-8757
aj3227@wayne.edu
Shannon Borkowski
Research Analyst
313-577-6477
gs5534@wayne.edu
Benjamin Jackson
Research Analyst
313-577-5953
gy7814@wayne.edu
Mary Marshall
Research Analyst
313-577-6047
mary.marshall3@wayne.edu
Chelsea Seramur
Research Analyst
313-577-0065
cseramur@wayne.edu
Jack Raab
Senior Director of Special Events
313-577-2169
gz7078@wayne.edu
Jackie Frank
Event Manager
313-577-0345
jgfrank@wayne.edu
Tina Lyles
Event Manager
313-577-2279
ad6193@wayne.edu
Dellashon Dicresce
Event Specialist
dellashon.dicresce@wayne.edu
KaRie Jorah
Event Specialist
313-577-0300
karie.jorah@wayne.edu
Deirdre Turner
Event Specialist
313-577-1183
dturner@wayne.edu
Rochelle White
Event Specialist
313-577-2166
rochellewhite@wayne.edu
Cathy Lyles
Secretary IV
313-577-9769
ad1087@wayne.edu
Alisia Berry
Program Specialist
313-933-8368
af4596@wayne.edu