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Office of Strategic Partnerships and Advancement

General inquiries:
Advancement Office
925.631.4509

LEADERSHIP

Patrick Carew
Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Advancement
925.631.4328

Carolyn Otis Catanzaro
Assistant Vice President, External Relations & Philanthropy
925.631.4328

Susie McCobb
Executive Assistant for Advancement
925.631.4328
 

DEVELOPMENT

Annual Giving

Beth Johnson
Assistant Vice President
925.631.4505
 

Athletics

Tom Carroll '04, MA '07
Assistant Vice President, Deputy Athletic Director
925.631.8685

Steven Orrell
Associate Director
925.631.8750

Staci Byrne
Associate Director
925.631.4699
 

Corporate and Foundation Relations

Bill Olds
Director
925.631.4542

Jenny Staelin
Associate Director
925.631.8008

Marianela Marshall-Diaz
Coordinator
925.631.4220
 

Major and Special Gifts

Heidi Sornetta Butler
Major Gifts Officer
925.631.8666

Suzie Swift '05
Leadership Giving Officer
925.631.4217

Frances Renty Williams
Leadership Gifts and Reunion Giving
925.631.4803
 

Legacy Planning

Mark S. Jones
Senior Director, Legacy Planning
925.631.4218
 

Stewardship

Courtney Bennett, PhD
Director
925.631.4168

Kelly Mains
Program Manager
925.631.4019
 

Advancement Services

Wendy Peter Chinn
Senior Director
925.631.4434

Laura Light
Research Associate
925.631.4221

Amber Bowers
Report Specialist and Gift Processor
925.631.4138

 

For gift processing inquiries:
smcgift@stmarys-ca.edu
925.631.4138

 

Alumni Engagement & Events

Courtney Carmigniani '05, MA '07
Assistant Vice President
925.631.4200

Bryan Navarro '10
Director of Digital Media
925.631.4356

Philip Goodwin '16
Asssistant Director
925.631.4345

Bailey Minardi '16 MA '23
Program Manager
925.631.8134