Meet Our Team
UK Philanthropy

Lisa Atkinson
Executive Director of Philanthropic Engagement
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-7885

Brenda Bain
Data Clerk
859-257-1032

Tom Barker
Executive Director of Gift & Estate Planning
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-7886

Tim Barnes
Business Analyst
859-323-1041

Gretchen Bower
Financial Analyst Coordinator

William Brewer
Director of Information Services
859-257-5184

Debbie Brown
Philanthropy Research Specialist
859-257-8127

Valerie Brown
Administrative Services Assistant
859-257-2277

Debbie Caudill
Gift Processor
859-257-7306

Wendell Clark
Associate Director of Gift & Estate Planning
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-323-7385

Jennifer Combs
Executive Assistant
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-3912

Mandy Connelly
Talent Development Coordinator
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-562-0955

Kaylynn Cromer
Graphic Artist
218 Sturgill Building
218 Sturgill Building
859-323-1369

Lori Eckdahl
Senior Director of Administrative Services & Planning
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-6439

Sarah Fitzgerald
LEADS Stewardship Officer
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-7894

Carl Goodmonson
Director of Philanthropy, UK Libraries
401 Hilltop Dr.
Lexington, KY 40506
401 Hilltop Dr.
Lexington, KY 40506
859-218-0707

Emily Groves
Associate Director of Annual Giving
859-323-5574

Kel Hahn
Communications Manager
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-562-2581

Marissa Hillman
HR/Payroll Coordinator
859-562-2078

John Hoagland
Associate Director for IT Infrastructure
859-257-8950

Amanda Hoskins
Financial Analyst Coordinator
859-257-5613

Sharon Inglis
Gift Processor
859-257-7329

Kate Joseph
Scholarship Stewardship & Discovery Officer
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-7891

Craig Kahn
Senior Director of Prospect Research
859-323-5215

Dan Knapp
Communications Officer
859-323-4975

Jacqueline Knight
Administrative Coordinator
859-257-7886

Jessica Koenigsknecht-Talboo
Director of Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-323-6570

Ravyn Ladenburger
Institutional Philanthropy Officer
859-257-7164

Rebecca Rae Langley
Prospect Research Analyst
859-257-7893

Jake Lemon
Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement and Chief Philanthropy Officer
859-257-3912

Maria Lykins
Budget Officer
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-7302

Eleanor (Elaine) Mason
Data Clerk
859-323-6066

Michael Mayfield
IT Tech Support
859-323-3396

Brian Mayo
Associate Director for Data Management and Information Services
859-323-5985

Taylor Navis
Financial Analyst
859-257-7305

Bill Nims
Administrative Support Associate
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-3911

Hannah O'Leary
Associate Director
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-562-0890

Andrew Palmer
Director of Annual Giving
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-6392

Jordan Perrin
Financial Analyst Senior

Brent Pieper
Associate Vice President for Campaign/Major Gifts
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-323-0858

Kathy Price
Data Coordinator
859-257-6848

Steven Reynolds
Training Specialist
859-257-2435

Jamie Risen
Associate Director, Gift Receiving

Kirtland Roach
Assistant Director of Annual Giving for Student Philanthropy and Young Alumni
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-5068

Kim Robinson
Gift Processor
859-257-5869

Nathan Rudder
Institutional Philanthropy Officer Senior
859-562-2584

Nikki Russell
Director of Gift Receiving
859-257-3914

Renée Siegel
Web Administrator and Report Writer
859-257–5846

Darlene Simpson
Gift Acknowledgement Coordinator
859-257-7320

Dawn Smallwood
Administrative Support Associate
859-257-5488

Logan Smart
Senior Associate Director of Annual Giving
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-6858

Ford Stanley
Assistant Vice President, Major Gifts
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-7886

McRae Stephenson
Gift & Estate Planning Operations Director
859-323-7386

Dave Timoney
Institutional Philanthropy Officer Senior
859-257-0188

Tarin Tompkins
Administrative Support Associate
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-218-1522

Amanda Trail
Planned Giving Associate
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-562-2126

Glenyatte Trice
IS Technical Support Specialist II
859-562-2582

Joshua Turpin
Assistant Director, Prospect Research
859-257-5569

Emma White
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-1345

Nealy Williams
Senior Associate Director of Gift & Estate Planning
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-5918

Lori Wilson
Senior Director of Donor Relations, Stewardship and Constituent Engagement
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
8592573187

Don Witt
Assistant Vice President for Philanthropy
King Alumni Building, Lexington, KY 40506
King Alumni Building, Lexington, KY 40506
859-257-3458
UK HealthCare Philanthropy

Ashley Avery
Director of Philanthropy, UK HealthCare Departments, Centers and Institutes
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
859-562-2225

Jennifer Blair
Associate Director of Philanthropy Administration, UK HealthCare & College of Medicine
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-562-1602

J. Lindsey Clem
Director of Philanthropy, UK HealthCare Departments, Centers and Institutes
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-321-1313

Catlin Conley
Donor Stewardship Associate

Shannon Cox
Administrative Officer
859-218-8449

Eric Crowden
Senior Director of Philanthropy Administration
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507

Lisa Deaton-Greer
Senior Director of Philanthropy, UK HealthCare Departments, Centers and Institutes
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-323-5374

Judy Decker
Executive Assistant to the Associate Vice President, UK HealthCare & College of Medicine Philanthropy
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
859-323-6415

Brandon Duncan
Donor Communications Associate

Lu-Ann Farrar
Director of Prospect Development, UK HealthCare & College of Medicine
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-323-8046

Madison Fyffe
Stewardship Associate
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
859-323-3614

Anna Lee
Donor Relations Coordinator

Glenda McCoy
Associate Director, Community Giving

Townsend Miller
Director of Philanthropy, UK HealthCare Departments, Centers and Institutes
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
859-562-2693

John Perry
Associate Vice President for Philanthropy, UK HealthCare & College of Medicine
900 S. Limestone, Suite 311D, Lexington, KY 40536
900 S. Limestone, Suite 311D, Lexington, KY 40536
859-323-0012

Tricia Potts
Senior Director of Philanthropy, Corporate & Community Giving, UK HealthCare & College of Medicine
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-562-2157

Blossom Riffe
Philanthropy Coordinator

Linda Simms
Business Officer
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-323-6306

Melissa Snow-Groves
Director of Donor Stewardship
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
859-562-1520

Beth Wells
Director of Philanthropy, UK HealthCare Grateful Patients and Families
859-319-6886

Laura Wright
Senior Director of Donor Communications and Engagement, UK HealthCare & College of Medicine
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-323-5331
College & Unit Philanthropy Officers

Melanie Barber
Director of Philanthropy, Office for Student Success
859-218-6622

Aimee' Baston
Director of Philanthropy, Education
103 Dickey Hall, Lexington, KY 40506
103 Dickey Hall, Lexington, KY 40506
859-257-2479

Lisa Blackadar
Director of Philanthropy, Fine Arts
202 Fine Arts Building, Lexington, KY 40506
202 Fine Arts Building, Lexington, KY 40506
859-257-3145

Loralyn Cecil
Director of Philanthropy, Health Sciences
900 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536
900 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536
859-218-0563

Nathan Darce
Director of Philanthropy, Communication and Information
351 Lucille Little Fine Arts Library, Lexington, KY 40506
351 Lucille Little Fine Arts Library, Lexington, KY 40506
859-257-3033

Molly Davis
Director of The Arboretum
500 Alumni Drive, Lexington, KY 40503
500 Alumni Drive, Lexington, KY 40503
859-257-6955

Linda Epling
Director of Philanthropy, Dentistry
138 Leader Avenue, Lexington, KY 40506
138 Leader Avenue, Lexington, KY 40506
859-323-6918

Jana Kennelly
Director of Philanthropy, Engineering
257 Ralph G. Anderson Building, Lexington, KY 40506
257 Ralph G. Anderson Building, Lexington, KY 40506
859-257-9191

David Melanson
Assistant Director, External Affairs & Philanthropy, CAER
101 Main Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0032
101 Main Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0032
859-257-0330

Kerrie Moore
Director of Philanthropy, Nursing
315P College of Nursing Building
315P College of Nursing Building
859-323-1966

Mary Beth Neiser
Senior Director of Philanthropy, Pharmacy
789 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508
789 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508
859-323-6210

Laura Sutton
Senior Major Gift Officer, Arts & Sciences
120 Patterson Drive, Lexington, KY 40508
120 Patterson Drive, Lexington, KY 40508
859-257-3551
UK College of Medicine/UK Children's Hospital Philanthropy

Rebecca Booth
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Coordinator

Sara-Elizabeth Bush
Director of Philanthropy, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, 40507
859-562-1603

Megan Crouch
Associate Director of Philanthropy, Kentucky Children's Hospital
815-298-7923

Jennifer Decker
Executive Director, College of Medicine and Kentucky Children's Hospital
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-323-7389

Taryn Derrick
Director of Philanthropy, College of Medicine
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-533-9449

Lori Donaldson
Director of Philanthropy, Kentucky Children's Hospital
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-257-1179

Prim Wathen Hudgins
Director of Alumni Relations, College of Medicine

Hayden Hughes
Associate Director, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

Anna Nayyir
Associate Director, Project Manager, Kentucky Children's Hospital
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
859-218-8449

Kristin Shattuck
Director of Philanthropy, College of Medicine
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-323-5834

Diana Wells
Office Operations Manager, Kentucky Children's Hospital
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
300 W. Vine Street, Suite 1600, Lexington, KY 40507
859-257-1121

Haley Williamson
Administrative Support Associate, College of Medicine
859-562-2717
UK Alumni Association

Christy Coffman
Wildcat Network Project Coordinator
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-562-2040

Dana Cox
Philanthropy Assistant
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-3458

Nancy Culp
Administrative Services Assistant
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-7162

Caroline Francis
Career Coordinator, Director
859-562-2269

Jack Gallt
Senior Associate Director, Alumni Engagement
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-3801

Stacey Gish
Marketing and Communications Specialist
859-323-7007

Leslie Hayes
Membership & Marketing Program Coordinator
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-3705

Marci Hicks
Director of Philanthropy
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-323-7882

Kelly Hinkel
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-7161

Albert Kalim
Webmaster
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-5433

Kathryn Schaffer
Alumni Engagement Coordinator Senior
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-7172

Sally Scherer
Managing Editor
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-562-0479

Samantha Seitz
Alumni Program Coordinator
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-8700

Jill Smith
Associate Vice President for Alumni Engagement and Executive Director, UK Alumni Association
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-8906

Whitney Stamper
Graphic Artist/Production Assistant
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street,
Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street,
Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-0568
Shelby Stivers
Alumni Program Coordinator Sr.

Christina Yue
Associate Executive Director for Administration & Strategic Initiative
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-323-7950

Jing Zhang
Engagement Analyst
UK Philanthropy, UK Alumni Association

Chris Shotwell
Director of Business Services

Pam Webb
Administrative Services Assistant
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-1421

Meredith Weber
Senior Associate Director, Communications & Membership and Director, Philanthropy Communications
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington KY, 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington KY, 40506-0119
859-257-4439