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OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT

LEADERSHIP

Vice President for Advancement
Lisa M. Moore '96
(925) 631-4328

Assistant Vice President for Development
Carolyn Otis Catanzaro
(925) 631-4328

Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Community Engagement
Mary Poppingo
(925) 631-4200

Executive Assistant for Advancement
Susie McCobb
(925) 631-4328

For all general inquiries:

Advancement Office
(925) 631-4509

ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

Director
Courtney E. Lohmann '05, MA '07
(925) 631-4200

Assistant Director
Krysta Fitzgerald '14
(925) 631-8551

Event Coordinator
Bailey Minardi '16
(925) 631-8134

Administrative Assistant
Mary Jo Bishari
(925) 631-4219

DEVELOPMENT

Annual Giving

Assistant Director, Digital Fundraising
Daisy Cortez
(925) 631-8742

Assistant Director, Annual Giving
Joanna Haskin
(925) 631-8160

Coordinator
Michael Lupacchino MFA '17
(925) 631-4509

Phonathon Coordinator
Catherine Aguilera '95
(925) 631-4134

Athletics

Senior Director
Tom Carroll '04, MA '07
(925) 631-8685

Associate Director
Steven Orrell
(925) 631-8750

Assistant Director
Desiree Wilson ’10
(925) 631-5021

Corporate and Foundation Relations

Director
Bill Olds
(925) 631-4542

Assistant Director
Jenny Staelin
(925) 631-8008

Coordinator
Marianela Marshall-Diaz
(925) 631-4220

Leadership Giving

Leadership Giving Officer
Suzie Swift '05
(925) 631-4217

Major Gifts and Planned Giving

Director, Planned Giving
Douglas D. Hansen
(925) 631-4218

Sr. Major Gift Officer
Shauna Whidden, JD
(925) 631-4787

Major Gift Officer
Heidi Stornetta Butler
(925) 631-8666

Associate Planned Giving Officer
Courtney Bennett, PhD
(925) 631-4168

Reunion Giving

Reunion Giving Officer
Frances Renty Williams
(925) 631-4803

DIGITAL MEDIA

Manager
Zack Farmer '08
(925) 631-4345

STEWARDSHIP

Director
Michele Prisk
(925) 631-4116

Administrative Assistant
Claudine R. Puente
(925) 631-4019

ADVANCEMENT SERVICES AND PROSPECT RESEARCH

Senior Director
Beth Johnson
(925) 631-4505

Associate Director, Advancement Services
Wendy Peter
(925) 631-4434

Research Associate
Laura Light
(925) 631-4221

Report Specialist and Gift Processor
Amber Bowers
(925) 631-4138

Record Specialist and Gift Processor
Erik Thomas '16
(925) 631-4342

For gift processing inquiries:

smcgift@stmarys-ca.edu
(925) 631-4138