Staff Directory

Office of Advancement

Robert H. Lurie Engineering Center
1221 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2102

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Phone: (734) 647-7040 | Fax: (734) 647-7045

Principal Gifts and Administration

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Mike Drake

Chief of Staff, Senior Executive Director

Phone: 734-647-7044
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Lisa Wonfor, [email protected]

Regional Development Programs

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Anna Mann

Senior Director of Advancement

Phone: 734-763-8265
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Joanne Navarre 

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Amanda Dempsey

Senior Director of Advancement

Phone: 734-764-0868
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Colleen Pierce 

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Joe Edens

Senior Regional Director, Central States

Phone: 734-615-7333
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Lisa Richardson

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Jason Gilmore

Senior Regional Director, Pacific Northwest

Phone: 734-936-3552
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Lisa Richardson

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Erica Hamann Korth

Director of Advancement, California

Phone: 734-647-7097
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Colleen Pierce

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Adrianne Miller

Director of Advancement, South, Central, and Western States

Phone: 734 647-7036
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Lisa Richardson

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Bob Pierce

Director of Advancement, East Coast

Phone: 734-764-7581
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Colleen Pierce

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Andy Steinhoff

Senior Regional Director, Southern California

Phone: 734-647-7050
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Lisa Richardson

Jillian Tupper

Senior Regional Director, Mid-Atlantic States

Phone: 734-647-1571
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Colleen Pierce

Department Giving, Annual Giving and Stewardship

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Melanie Zauel

Senior Director of Advancement

Phone: 734-647-7093
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Anne Wright

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Julie Christofferson

Director of Stewardship

Phone: 734-647-7033
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Anne Wright 

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Amber Connell

Assistant Director of Annual GivingDepartments and Programs

Phone: 734-764-8288
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Anne Wright

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Haley Harper

Major Gifts Officer Associate

Phone: 734-647-7041
Email: [email protected]
Assistant:  Lisa Richardson

Sydney Jose

Major Gifts Officer Associate

Phone: 734-647-2765
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Lisa Richardson

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Emily Jastrzembowski

Assistant Director of Annual Giving – College Program

Phone: 734-647-1479
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Anne Wright

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Alison Reingold

Major Gifts Officer Associate

Phone: 734-647-7037
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Lisa Richardson

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Megan Smania-Watts

Stewardship Officer

Phone: 734-647-3059
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Anne Wright

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Sage Tansel

Stewardship Officer

Phone: 734-763-7165
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Anne Wright

Advancement Operations

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December Therrien

Director of Business Operations

Phone: 734-647-7042
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 734-615-1359

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Maddie Maviglia

Gifts and Reporting Specialist

Phone: 734-647-7043
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 734-615-1359

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Colleen Pierce

Administrative Partner

Phone: 734-764-4494
Email: [email protected]

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Lisa Richardson

Administrative Partner

Phone: 734-647-7049
Email: [email protected]

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Ellie Snyder

Gifts and Reporting Specialist

Phone: 734-615-1591
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (734) 615-1359

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Betsey VanOrnum

Data Reporting Specialist

Phone: 734-764-1715
Email: [email protected]

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Anne Wright

Advancement Project Manager

Phone: 734-647-7040
Email: [email protected]

Alumni Relations

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Hannah McKenley

Director of Alumni Relations

Phone: 734-936-0948
Email: [email protected]

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William Dorchak

Engagement Specialist

Phone: 734-764-9263
Email: [email protected]

Resource Planning & Management – Advancement

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Amanda Nephew

Senior Research Development Assistant

Phone: 734-647-7032
Email: [email protected]

Associate Dean for Research (ADR): Corporate, Government, Foundation and International Relations

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Christine Muchanic

Senior Director, Research Relations

Phone: 734-647-1644
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Colleen Root

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Cheryl Donohoe

Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations

Phone: 734-647-1117
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Firstname Lastname

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Beth Jakubowski

Research Proposal Manager

Phone: 734-936-2106
Email: [email protected]

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Joanne Navarre

Research Development Specialist

Phone: 734-647-1579
Email: [email protected]

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Colleen Root

Senior Administrative Assistant

Phone: 734-647-7030
Email: [email protected]

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Richard Vanden Heuvel

Director, Research Development

Phone: 734-647-7030
Email: [email protected]

Mike Williams

Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations

Phone: 764-647-1121
Email: [email protected]

Send updates to Lisa Richardson at [email protected]

Michigan Engineering Office of Advancement