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
Vacant
phone: (330) 672-8038
FAX: (330) 672-4723
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
Senior Secretary, to Annual Giving Program and PhoneCenter
vacant
phone: (330) 672-0434
FAX: (330) 672-3049
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
vacant
phone: (330) 672-0416
FAX: (330) 672-3275

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

Director for Athletic Advancement
Matthew R. Geis, '01
phone: (330) 672-2093
FAX: (330) 672-5978
mgeis@kent.edu
Associate Director for Athletic Advancement
vacant
phone: (330) 672-8404
FAX: (330) 672-5978

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) 672-8986
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
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
Honors College and Libraries and Media Services
Diane Ruppelt
phone: (330) 672-0456
FAX: (330) 672-3049
druppelt@kent.edu
Assistant: Pam Lemmons (Lib)
(330) 672-1680
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
Judith Snyder
phone: (330) 672-1712
FAX: (330) 672-3049
jsnyde14@kent.edu

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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Assistant to Vice President, Institutional Advancement Elaine Gibson Phone: 330-672-6002 |
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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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Kathy Spano phone: (330) 672-0415 |
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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 Vacant 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 |
Senior Secretary, to Annual Giving Program and PhoneCenter phone: (330) 672-0434 |
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Associate Director of Advancement in Gift Planning vacant phone: (330) 672-0416 |
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Senior Secretary, to The Center for Gift and Estate Planning Jane Ickes phone: (330) 672-0421 |
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Director for Athletic Advancement Matthew R. Geis, '01 phone: (330) 672-2093 |
Associate Director for Athletic Advancement vacant 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) 672-8986 |
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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 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 |
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Associate Director Corporate & Foundation Relations Judith Snyder phone: (330) 672-1712 |
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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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