Meet Our Team

Administrative Services

Valerie Brown

Administrative Services Coordinator
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

vsbrown@email.uky.edu

859-257-2277

Lori Eckdahl

Director of Administrative Services
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

lori.eckdahl@uky.edu

859-257-6439

Maria Lykins

Budget Officer
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

marial@email.uky.edu

859-257-7302

Pam Webb

Administrative Services Assistant
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119

pam.webb@uky.edu

859-257-1421

Annual Giving

Matthew Hosler

Staff Support Associate II
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

Matthew.Hosler@uky.edu

859-257-5488

Andrew Palmer

Associate Director of Annual Giving
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

andrew.palmer8@uky.edu

859-257-6392

Katie Sanders

Assistant Director of Annual Giving
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

katie.sanders@uky.edu

859-323-5574

Logan Smart

Associate Director of Annual Giving, Phonathon
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

logan.smart@uky.edu

859-257-6858

Ravyn Tanner

Assistant Director, Annual Giving - Student and Young Alumni Philanthropy
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

ravyn.tanner@uky.edu

Central Fundraising Programs

Susannah Denomme

Associate Vice President of Philanthropy
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

susannah@uky.edu

859-257-3913

Bill Nims

Administrative Support Associate
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

wgnims2@email.uky.edu

859-257-3913

Communications

Lauren Eastep

Graphic Designer
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506

lauren.eastep@uky.edu

859-323-1369

Meredith Weber

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

meredith.weber@uky.edu

859-257-4439

Corporate & Foundation Relations

Jessica Koenigsknecht-Talboo

Director of Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

jessica.k@uky.edu

859-323-6570

Jonathan Mitchell

Philanthropy Support Analyst
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

jonathan.mitchell@uky.edu

859-257-1308

Hannah O'Leary

Associate Director
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

hannah.oleary@uky.edu

859-323-1885

Philanthropy Administration

Gregory Laur

Senior Executive Director of Philanthropy Administration
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

greg.laur@uky.edu

859-257-6615

Michelle Ralston

Administrative Support Associate
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

michelle.ralston@uky.edu

859-257-6615

Donor Relations & Stewardship

Lisa Atkinson

Executive Director of Philanthropic Engagement
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

lisa.atkinson@uky.edu

859-257-7885

Sarah Fitzgerald

Philanthropy Specialist, Donor Relations
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

sarah.fitzgerald@uky.edu

859-257-7894

Alec Holman

Administrative Staff Support Associate
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506

alec.holman@uky.edu

859-257-3322

Kate Joseph

Scholarship Stewardship & Discovery Officer
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

kate.joseph@uky.edu

859-257-7891

Lori Wilson

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

lori.wilson@uky.edu

8592573187

Gift & Estate Planning Team

Jason Baker

Planned Giving Officer
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

jbbake3@uky.edu

859-323-7385

Tom Barker

Senior Executive Director of Gift & Estate Planning
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

tom.barker@uky.edu

859-257-7886

Ellen Gish

Senior Associate Director of Gift & Estate Planning
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

ellen.gish@uky.edu

859-257-5918

Cassandra Stanback

Philanthropy Associate Specialist
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

cassandra.stanback@uky.edu

859-257-7886

Laurel Unseld

Planned Giving Associate
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

Laurel.Unseld@uky.edu

859-323-7386

Gift Receiving

Gretchen Bower

Administrative Support Associate
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

gretchenbower@uky.edu

Debbie Caudill

Account Clerk
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

dlcaud2@email.uky.edu

859-257-7306

Taylor Navis

Gift Processor
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

taylor.navis@uky.edu

859-257-7305

Jordan Perrin

Gift and Pledge Administrator
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

jordan.perrin@uky.edu

Jamie Risen

Associate Director, Gift Receiving
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

jamie.risen@uky.edu

Kim Robinson

Account Clerk
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

karobi2@email.uky.edu

859-257-5869

Nikki Russell

Director of Gift Receiving
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

nruss@email.uky.edu

859-257-3914

Darlene Simpson

Gift Acknowledgement Coordinator
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

dsimpso@uky.edu

859-257-8800

Leslie Young

Philanthropy Gift Specialist
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

lcmull2@email.uky.edu

859-257-7329

Major Gifts

Melanie Barber

Major Gifts Officer, Scholarship Fundraising
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

melanie.barber@uky.edu

859-257-7893

Taylor Cottle

Staff Support Associate II, Major Gifts & Parent Philanthropy
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

Taylor.Cottle@uky.edu

859-323-6066

Nathan Darce

Philanthropy Officer, Major Gifts
210 Malabu Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40502

nathan.darce@uky.edu

859-562-2584

Jennifer Decker

Senior Major Gift Officer, Parents
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

jennifer.decker@uky.edu

859-323-6665

Daniel King

Senior Philanthropy Officer, Major Gifts and College of Design
210 Malabu Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40502

daniel.shane.king@uky.edu

Angelica Prekopa

Philanthropy Officer, Major Gifts and Social Work
210 Malabu Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40502

a.prekopa@uky.edu

859-562-2581

Ford Stanley

Assistant Vice President for Philanthropy - Major Gifts and Executive Director, UK Real Estate Foundation
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

ford.stanley@uky.edu

859-257-7886

Beth Wells

Senior Major Gifts Officer, Lewis Honors College
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

elizabeth.wells@uky.edu

859-323-4975

Campaign Planning

Tarin Adams

Administrative Support Associate
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

tarin.adams@uky.edu

859-218-1522

Brent Pieper

Associate Vice President for Campaign/Major Gifts
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

brent.pieper@uky.edu

859-323-0858

Office of the Vice President

Jennifer Combs

Executive Assistant
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

jen.combs@uky.edu

859-257-3912

Ellie Goodman

Special Projects Coordinator
King Alumni Building, Lexington, KY 40506

ellie.goodman@uky.edu

859-257-3458

Michael Richey

Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

mrichey@email.uky.edu

859-257-3912

Don Witt

Assistant Vice President for Philanthropy
King Alumni Building, Lexington, KY 40506

dwitt@uky.edu

859-257-3458

Prospect Research

Debbie Brown

Research Analyst
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

dabrown@email.uky.edu

859-257-8127

Craig Kahn

Senior Director of Prospect Research
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

craig.kahn@uky.edu

859-323-5215

Ethan Smith

Philanthropy Associate Specialist, Research
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

ethan.smith@uky.edu

Joshua Turpin

Philanthropy Research Specialist
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

joshua.turpin@uky.edu

Information Services

Brenda Bain

Records Data Entry
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

brenda.bain@uky.edu

859-257-1032

William Brewer

Director of Information Services
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

wbrewer@email.uky.edu

859-257-5184

Eric Crowden

Business Analyst
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

ecrowde@uky.edu

859-257-6284

John Hoagland

Associate Director for IT Infrastructure
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

john.hoagland@uky.edu

859-257-8950

Michael Mayfield

IT Tech Support
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

memayf2@email.uky.edu

859-323-3396

Brian Mayo

Associate Director for Data Management and Information Services
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

brian.mayo@uky.edu

859-323-5985

Mark Pearson

IT Tech Support
King Alumni Building, Lexington, KY 40506

mark.pearson@uky.edu

859-323-3853

Kathy Price

Data Coordinator
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

kathy.price@uky.edu

859-257-6848

Steven Reynolds

Training Specialist
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

steven.reynolds@uky.edu

859-257-2435

Janet Robertson

Senior Report Writer
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

jrobert@email.uky.edu

859-257-5567

Renée Siegel

Web Administrator and Report Writer
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

rmsieg2@email.uky.edu

859-257–5846

Frances White

Data Entry Operator
210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

fwhite@uky.edu

859-323-1041

Principal Gifts

Wayne Rogers

Director of Principal Gift Communications and Planned Giving Marketing
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015

gwroge2@uky.edu

859-323-6573