Division of Institutional Advancement
2nd Floor - Library Building
Phone 330-672-7330, FAX 330-672-7320

Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Gene Finn
Phone: 330-672-7330

Assistant to Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Elaine Gibson
Phone: 330-672-6002
Institutional Advancement Office
1061 Fraternity Circle
Phone 330-672-2222, FAX 330-672-3049
Alumni Relations Office
Williamson Alumni Center, 1200 E. Main St.
Phone 330-672-5368, FAX 330-672-4723
Division Senior & Administrative Staff

Associate Vice President, Advancement Operations
Cynthia Crimmins
phone: (330) 672-0496
FAX: (330) 672-3049 ccrimmin@kent.edu

Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Stephen G. Sokany, M.B.A. '96
phone: (330) 672-0431
FAX: (330) 672-3049
ssokany@kent.edu

Executive Director for Alumni Relations
Lori Randorf, MBA '99
phone: (330) 672-8056
FAX: (330) 672-4723
lrandorf@kent.edu

Executive Director for The Center for Gift and Estate Planning
Mindy R. Aleman, CFRE, APR
phone: (330) 672-2555
FAX: (330) 672-3275
maleman@kent.edu

Executive Director for Corporate & Foundation Relations
Richard J. Day
phone: (330) 672-1478
FAX: (330) 672-3049
rday4@kent.edu
Executive Director of Donor Services
vacant
phone: (330) 672-8577
FAX: (330) 672-3049

Executive Director for Institutional Advancement
Betty Farmer
phone: (330) 672-0457
FAX: (330) 672-3049
bfarmer1@kent.edu

Director of Annual Giving
Albert D. Melfo
phone: (330) 672-0458
FAX: (330) 672-3049
amelfo@kent.edu

Director of Advancement Services
Laura Brown
phone: (330) 672-0351
FAX: (330) 672-3049 lbrown74@kent.edu

Director of Prospect Management and Research
Stephanie Komon, '95
phone: (330) 672-0423
FAX: (330) 672-3275
skomon@kent.edu

Campaign/Talent Acquisition Manager
Sylvia Dillard Johnson, '99
phone: (330) 672-0454
FAX: (330)-672-3049
sdjohns2@kent.edu

Business Manager
Kit Studer
phone: (330) 672-0411
FAX: (330) 672-3049
rastuder@kent.edu
Advancement Operations
Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)
Directed by Associate Vice President Cynthia Crimmins
Business Analyst
Heather Auld
phone: (330) 672-0413
FAX: (330) 672-3049
hauld@kent.edu

Senior Secretary, to Advancement Operations
Kathy Sackett
phone: (330) 672-2452
FAX: (330) 672-3049
ksacket1@kent.edu
Advancement Services
Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)
Directed by Director Laura Brown
Developer
Bethany Dilullo
phone: (330) 672-4410
FAX: (330) 672-3049
bdilullo@kent.edu

Clerical Coordinator
Sandra Wheatley
phone: (330) 672-0433
FAX: (330) 672-3049
swheatle@kent.edu
Clerical Specialist
Kathy Spano
phone: (330) 672-0415
FAX: (330) 672-3049
kspano@kent.edu
Data Entry Operator - Senior
Kathy Lockhart
phone: (330) 672-0436
FAX: (330) 672-3049
kalockha@kent.edu
Data Entry Operator
Jody Kistler
phone: (330) 672-0412
FAX: (330) 672-3049
ekistler@kent.edu
Alumni Relations
Williamson Alumni Center (1200 E. Main St.)
Directed by Executive Director Lori Randorf

Associate Director, Outreach
Nancy Schiappa, '85, M.Ed. '90
phone: (330) 672-8050
FAX: (330) 672-4723
nschiapp@kent.edu

Associate Director, Marketing
Brenda Hudkins, '05
phone: (330) 672-8052
FAX: (330) 672-4723
bhudkins@kent.edu

Senior Accountant
Karen Plunket
phone: (330) 672-8051
FAX: (330) 672-4723
kplunke1@kent.edu

Assistant Director, Outreach
Andrea Wilson
phone: (330) 672-8047
FAX: (330) 672-4723
awilso19@kent.edu

Assistant Director, Outreach
Brittney Black, '02, M.Ed. '06
phone: (330) 672-8048
FAX: (330) 672-4723
brblack@kent.edu

Assistant Director, Student and Recent Graduate Programs
LeAnn Starlin Galea
phone: (330) 672-8038
FAX: (330) 672-4723
lfgalea@kent.edu
Assistant Director, Marketing
Aimee Bell, '94
phone: (330) 672-8057
FAX: (330) 672-4723
abell18@kent.edu

Assistant Director, Communications
Ashley Katona, '06
phone: (330) 672-8053
FAX: (330) 672-4723
akatona@kent.edu

Secretary, Marketing
Rachel Huntley
phone: (330) 672-8044
FAX: (330) 672-4723
rsteffne@kent.edu

Secretary, Outreach
Darlene Cirigliano
phone: (330) 672-8054
FAX: (330) 672-4723
dcirigli@kent.edu

Administrative Secretary
Pam Speck
phone: (330) 672-8045
FAX: (330) 672-4723
pspeck@kent.edu
Annual Giving Program
Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)
Directed by Director Albert Melfo

Associate Director of Annual Giving
Tiffany Murello
phone: (330) 672-0202
FAX: (330) 672-3049
tmurello@kent.edu

Assistant Director, Annual Giving
Kelly Brant, '04
phone: (330) 672-1131
FAX: (330) 672-3049
kmbrant@kent.edu

Senior Advancement Associate, Leadership Annual Giving Officer
Jeannine Donatelli
phone: (330) 672-1423
FAX: (330) 672-3049
jdonate1@kent.edu

Assistant Director, Annual Giving, KSU PhoneCenter
Tricia Callahan, '04
phone: 330-672-9507
FAX: 330-672-3049
pcallah2@kent.edu

Assistant Program Manager KSU PhoneCenter
Nicole Crump
phone: 330-672-1099
FAX: 330-672-3049
lcrump@kent.edu
Temporary Secretary, to Annual Giving Program and PhoneCenter
Jennifer Dolejs
phone: (330) 672-0434
FAX: (330) 672-3049
jdolejs@kent.edu
The Center for Gift and Estate Planning
160 Administrative Services Building, Second Floor
Directed by Executive Director Mindy Aleman

Associate Director of Advancement in Gift Planning
Joe Santuomo, '99
phone: (330) 672-0424
FAX: (330) 672-3275
jsantuom@kent.edu

Senior Secretary, to The Center for Gift and Estate Planning
Jane Ickes
phone: (330) 672-0421
FAX: (330) 672-3275
jrickes@kent.edu
Central Gift Programs & Central Office
Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)
Directed by Associate Vice President Steve Sokany

Executive Director for Athletic Advancement
Matthew R. Geis, '01
phone: (330) 672-2093
FAX: (330) 672-5978
mgeis@kent.edu

Associate Director for Athletic Advancement
Saint Crawford
phone: (330) 672-8404
FAX: (330) 672-5978
scrawf10@kent.edu

Advancement Officer, WKSU Radio
Pamela Anderson, M.A. '94
phone: (330) 672-9167
FAX: (330) 672-4107
panders1@kent.edu

Senior Secretary, to Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Karen Fry
phone: (330) 672-2458
FAX: (330) 672-3049
kfry@kent.edu

Senior Secretary, to Athletic Advancement; and Bookkeeping Assistant to Business Manager
Linda Schuck
phone: (330) 672-0430
FAX: (330) 672-3049
lschuck@kent.edu

Senior Secretary, to Campaign/Talent Acquisition Manager
Vicky Wesig
phone: (330) 672-5012
FAX: (330) 672-3049
vwesig@kent.edu

Secretary
Misty Williamson
phone: (330) 672-0407 or
(330) 672-2222
FAX: (330) 672-3049
mwilli90@kent.edu
Constituent Programs
Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)
Directed by Executive Director Betty Farmer

Director of Advancement
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Marti Ring, '99
phone: (330) 672-0932
FAX: (330) 672-3809
mkring1@kent.edu
Assistant: Sarah Crombie
(330) 672-2785

Director of Advancement
The College of the Arts
Shawn Gordon, '87, M.A. '90
phone: (330) 672-8484
FAX: (330) 672-4706
sgordo10@kent.edu

Director of Advancement
College of Arts and Sciences
Susan Marks
phone: (330) 672-1439
FAX: (330) 672-2646
smarks3@kent.edu

Director of Advancement
College of Business Administration & Graduate School of Management
Dario Muzina
phone: (330) 672-8707
FAX: (330) 672-3381
dmuzina@kent.edu

Associate Director, Advancement College of Business
Jordan M. Hunt
phone: (330) 672-6310
FAX: (330) 672-3381
jhunt6@kent.edu

Director of Advancement College of Communications & Information and Libraries & Media Services
Christine Isenberg, '85, M.A. '92
phone: (330) 672-2767
FAX: (330) 672-2952
cisenber@kent.edu
Assistant: Beth Lattimer
(330) 672-7655
Director of Advancement College and Graduate School of Education, Health and Human Services
vacant
phone: (330) 672-0425
FAX: (330) 672-3407

Director of Advancement
College of Arts & Sciences and Honors College
Diane Ruppelt
phone: (330) 672-0456
FAX: (330) 672-3049
druppelt@kent.edu
Assistant: Carla Weber (A&S)
(330) 672-8985
Assistant: Lori Michael (Hon)
(330) 672-8060

Director of Advancement College of Nursing
David Pratt
phone: (330) 672-8775
FAX: (330) 672-2433
dpratt3@kent.edu
Assistant: Deborah MacDonald
(330) 672-8827

Director of Advancement Scholarships
Pam Bash, '91
phone: (330) 672-1461
FAX: (330) 672-3275
pbash@kent.edu
Assistant: Carol Haven
(330) 672-1452

Director of Advancement
College of Technology and
Trumbull Campus
John A. DeCola
phone: (330) 672-8754
FAX: (330) 672-3049
jdecola2@kent.edu
Associate Director of Advancement - Regional
Ashtabula Campus
vacant
phone:
FAX:

Director of Advancement - Regional
Geauga Campus
Perry Clark
phone: (440) 834-3761
FAX: (440) 834-3754
pclark5@kent.edu

Director of Advancement - Regional
Salem & East Liverpool Campuses
Matthew Butts
phone: (330) 337-4259
FAX: (330) 337-4241
mbutts@kent.edu
Assistant: Mary Jones
(330) 337-4246

Director of Advancement - Regional
Tuscarawas Campus
Monte Ball
phone: (330) 308-7445
FAX: (330) 308-7567
mball15@kent.edu

Senior Secretary to Executive Director for Institutional Advancement
Jeri Englehart
phone: (330) 672-0443
FAX: (330) 672-3049
jengleh1@kent.edu
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)
Directed by Executive Director Richard J. Day

Corporate & Foundation Relations Liaison
Cheryl Kernander
phone: (330) 672-0437
FAX: (330)-672-3049
ckernand@kent.edu
Associate Director Corporate & Foundation Relations
phone: (330) 672-1712
FAX: (330) 672-3049

Senior Advancement Associate, Grant Writer
Michele Davis, '90
phone: (330) 672-0414
FAX: (330) 672-3049
mdavis41@kent.edu
Senior Secretary, Corporate &
Foundation Relations
Deborah Burnsworth
phone: (330) 672-0455
FAX: (330) 672-3049
dburnswo@kent.edu
Donor Services
Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)
Directed by Executive Director, vacant
Associate Director, Donor Services
Gina Dreussi Flick, '71
phone: (330) 672-0417
FAX: (330) 672-3049
gflick@kent.edu

Associate Director, Stewardship
Scott McKinney, '97
phone: (330) 672-0347
FAX: (330) 672-3049
smckinne@kent.edu

Manager, Advancement Communications
Brian Thornton, M.A. '07
phone: (330) 672-0419
FAX: (330) 672-3049
bthornt1@kent.edu

Manager, Special Events
Jennifer Arnold, '95
phone: (330) 672-2223
FAX: (330) 672-3049
jarnold7@kent.edu

Senior Secretary, to Donor Services
Kimberly Kennedy
phone: (330) 672-0418
FAX: (330) 672-3049
kkenne11@kent.edu

Word Processing Specialist
John Seibel
phone: (330) 672-0426
FAX: (330) 672-3049
jseibel@kent.edu
Leadership Gifts
160 Administrative Services Building, Second Floor
Directed by Associate Vice President Steve Sokany

Senior Advancement Officer, Leadership Gifts
Linda Motosko
phone: (330) 672-2461
FAX: (330) 672-3275
lmotosko@kent.edu
Assistant: Carol Haven
(330) 672-1452

Regional Major Gifts Officer
William R. Truog
phone: (330) 672-0428
FAX: (330) 672-3275
wtruog@kent.edu
Assistant: Carol Haven
(330) 672-1452
Senior Secretary to Leadership Gifts/Scholarships
Carol Haven
phone: (330) 672-1452
FAX: (330) 672-3275
chaven@kent.edu
Prospect Management & Research
160 Administrative Services Building, Second Floor
Directed by Director Stephanie Komon
Prospect Tracking Manager
Donna F. Adler, '98
phone: (330) 672-0410
FAX: (330) 672-3275
dadler@kent.edu

Research Specialist
Jessica Hudson, '04, M.L.I.S. '07
phone: (330) 672-1475
FAX: (330) 672-3049
jmhudson@kent.edu

Research Specialist
Sarah Sigler
phone: (330) 672-0405
FAX: (330) 672-3049
ssigler3@kent.edu

Research Specialist
Sarah Starr Zechman
phone: (330) 672-0429
FAX: (330) 672-3049
sstarr9@kent.edu
Clerical Specialist
Barb McFarland
phone: (330) 672-0438
FAX: (330) 672-3275
bmcfarl1@kent.edu
Technical Support
Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)
Directed by Kent State Information Services

LAN Administrator
Scott Weitzenhoffer, '05, M. Ed. '07
phone: (330) 672-3001
FAX: (330) 672-3049
sweitzen@kent.edu
Kent State University Foundation, Inc.
Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)

Director of Financial Administration
Mike Strebler
phone: (330) 672-0432
FAX: (330) 672-3049
mstreble@kent.edu
Foundation Staff Accountant
Yvonne Lee
phone: (330) 672-1077
FAX: (330) 672-3049
ylee3@kent.edu

Foundation Staff Accountant
Mark Vlacovsky, '03
phone: (330) 672-0402
FAX: (330) 672-3049
mvlacovs@kent.edu

Foundation Staff Accountant
Brad Woods
phone: (330) 672-0435
FAX: (330) 672-3049
bwwoods@kent.edu

Accounting Specialist
Mary Kay Hluch
phone: (330) 672-0420
FAX: (330) 672-3049
mhluch1@kent.edu
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Vice President, Institutional Advancement Gene Finn Phone: 330-672-7330 |
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Associate Vice President, Advancement Operations Cynthia Crimmins phone: (330) 672-0496 |
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Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement Stephen G. Sokany, M.B.A. '96 phone: (330) 672-0431 |
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Executive Director for Alumni Relations Lori Randorf, MBA '99 phone: (330) 672-8056 |
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Executive Director for The Center for Gift and Estate Planning Mindy R. Aleman, CFRE, APR phone: (330) 672-2555 |
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Executive Director for Corporate & Foundation Relations Richard J. Day phone: (330) 672-1478 |
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Executive Director for Institutional Advancement Betty Farmer phone: (330) 672-0457 |
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Director of Annual Giving Albert D. Melfo |
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Director of Advancement Services Laura Brown phone: (330) 672-0351 |
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Director of Prospect Management and Research Stephanie Komon, '95 phone: (330) 672-0423
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Campaign/Talent Acquisition Manager Sylvia Dillard Johnson, '99 phone: (330) 672-0454 |
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Business Manager Kit Studer phone: (330) 672-0411 |
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Business Analyst Heather Auld phone: (330) 672-0413 |
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Senior Secretary, to Advancement Operations Kathy Sackett phone: (330) 672-2452
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Developer Bethany Dilullo phone: (330) 672-4410 |
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Clerical Coordinator Sandra Wheatley phone: (330) 672-0433 |
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Jody Kistler phone: (330) 672-0412 |
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Associate Director, Outreach Nancy Schiappa, '85, M.Ed. '90 phone: (330) 672-8050 |
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Associate Director, Marketing Brenda Hudkins, '05 phone: (330) 672-8052 |
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Senior Accountant Karen Plunket phone: (330) 672-8051 |
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Andrea Wilson phone: (330) 672-8047 |
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Assistant Director, Outreach Brittney Black, '02, M.Ed. '06 phone: (330) 672-8048 |
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Assistant Director, Student and Recent Graduate Programs LeAnn Starlin Galea phone: (330) 672-8038 |
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Aimee Bell, '94 phone: (330) 672-8057 |
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Assistant Director, Communications Ashley Katona, '06 phone: (330) 672-8053 |
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Secretary, Marketing Rachel Huntley phone: (330) 672-8044 |
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Secretary, Outreach Darlene Cirigliano phone: (330) 672-8054 |
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Administrative Secretary Pam Speck phone: (330) 672-8045 |
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Associate Director of Annual Giving Tiffany Murello phone: (330) 672-0202 |
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Assistant Director, Annual Giving Kelly Brant, '04 phone: (330) 672-1131 |
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Senior Advancement Associate, Leadership Annual Giving Officer Jeannine Donatelli phone: (330) 672-1423 |
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Assistant Director, Annual Giving, KSU PhoneCenter Tricia Callahan, '04 phone: 330-672-9507 |
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Assistant Program Manager KSU PhoneCenter Nicole Crump phone: 330-672-1099 |
Temporary Secretary, to Annual Giving Program and PhoneCenter phone: (330) 672-0434 |
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Associate Director of Advancement in Gift Planning Joe Santuomo, '99 phone: (330) 672-0424 |
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Senior Secretary, to The Center for Gift and Estate Planning Jane Ickes phone: (330) 672-0421 |
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Executive Director for Athletic Advancement Matthew R. Geis, '01 phone: (330) 672-2093 |
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Associate Director for Athletic Advancement Saint Crawford phone: (330) 672-8404 |
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Advancement Officer, WKSU Radio Pamela Anderson, M.A. '94 phone: (330) 672-9167 |
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Senior Secretary, to Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement Karen Fry phone: (330) 672-2458 |
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Senior Secretary, to Athletic Advancement; and Bookkeeping Assistant to Business Manager Linda Schuck phone: (330) 672-0430 |
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Senior Secretary, to Campaign/Talent Acquisition Manager Vicky Wesig phone: (330) 672-5012 |
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Secretary Misty Williamson phone: (330) 672-0407 or |
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Director of Advancement Marti Ring, '99 phone: (330) 672-0932 |
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Director of Advancement Shawn Gordon, '87, M.A. '90 phone: (330) 672-8484 |
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Director of Advancement Susan Marks phone: (330) 672-1439 |
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Dario Muzina phone: (330) 672-8707 |
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Associate Director, Advancement College of Business Jordan M. Hunt phone: (330) 672-6310 |
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Director of Advancement College of Communications & Information and Libraries & Media Services Christine Isenberg, '85, M.A. '92 phone: (330) 672-2767
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Diane Ruppelt phone: (330) 672-0456 |
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Director of Advancement College of Nursing David Pratt phone: (330) 672-8775 |
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Director of Advancement Scholarships Pam Bash, '91 phone: (330) 672-1461 |
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Director of Advancement John A. DeCola phone: (330) 672-8754 |
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Director of Advancement - Regional Perry Clark phone: (440) 834-3761 |
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Director of Advancement - Regional Matthew Butts phone: (330) 337-4259 |
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Director of Advancement - Regional Tuscarawas Campus Monte Ball phone: (330) 308-7445 FAX: (330) 308-7567 mball15@kent.edu |
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Senior Secretary to Executive Director for Institutional Advancement Jeri Englehart phone: (330) 672-0443 |
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Corporate & Foundation Relations Liaison Cheryl Kernander phone: (330) 672-0437 |
Associate Director Corporate & Foundation Relations
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Senior Advancement Associate, Grant Writer Michele Davis, '90 phone: (330) 672-0414 |
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Senior Secretary, Corporate & Deborah Burnsworth phone: (330) 672-0455 |
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Associate Director, Donor Services Gina Dreussi Flick, '71 phone: (330) 672-0417 |
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Associate Director, Stewardship Scott McKinney, '97 phone: (330) 672-0347 |
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Manager, Advancement Communications Brian Thornton, M.A. '07 phone: (330) 672-0419 |
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Manager, Special Events Jennifer Arnold, '95 phone: (330) 672-2223 |
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Senior Secretary, to Donor Services Kimberly Kennedy phone: (330) 672-0418 |
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Word Processing Specialist John Seibel phone: (330) 672-0426 |
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Senior Advancement Officer, Leadership Gifts Linda Motosko phone: (330) 672-2461 |
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Regional Major Gifts Officer William R. Truog phone: (330) 672-0428 |
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Senior Secretary to Leadership Gifts/Scholarships Carol Haven phone: (330) 672-1452 |
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Donna F. Adler, '98 phone: (330) 672-0410 |
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Research Specialist Jessica Hudson, '04, M.L.I.S. '07 phone: (330) 672-1475 |
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Research Specialist Sarah Sigler phone: (330) 672-0405 |
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Research Specialist Sarah Starr Zechman phone: (330) 672-0429 |
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Clerical Specialist Barb McFarland phone: (330) 672-0438 |
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LAN Administrator Scott Weitzenhoffer, '05, M. Ed. '07 phone: (330) 672-3001 |
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Director of Financial Administration Mike Strebler phone: (330) 672-0432 |
Foundation Staff Accountant Yvonne Lee phone: (330) 672-1077 |
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Foundation Staff Accountant Mark Vlacovsky, '03 phone: (330) 672-0402 |
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Foundation Staff Accountant Brad Woods phone: (330) 672-0435 |
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Accounting Specialist Mary Kay Hluch phone: (330) 672-0420 |
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