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Office of Development and Alumni Relations
The Office of University Development provides services to donors and campus development professionals. Our mission is to provide fundraising services, partnership and resources to support the fundraising and philanthropic efforts at UC Davis. Our office is organized into several units to best serve the many needs of a variety of donors including individuals, corporations, foundations and those interested in making a gift through their will or estate plans.

Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Phone: 530-754-GIFT (4438)
Fax: 530-754-2294
Email: development@ucdavis.edu
Mailing address:
Office of University Development
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-5270
Office location:
UC Davis Conference Center, 2nd Floor, Davis Campus
Management Team
- Shaun Keister
Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations
530-754-4438 (GIFT) or
530-754-8616
sbkeister@ucdavis.edu - Jason Wohlman
Associate Vice Chancellor for University Development
530-752-9793
jlwohlman@ucdavis.edu - Chong Porter
Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Development and Alumni Relations
916-734-9402
chong.porter@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu - Lauren Kidd
Associate Vice Chancellor, School and Unit Programs
530-564-2327
klkidd@ucdavis.edu - Keith Emrick
Associate Vice Chancellor, School and Unit Programs
530-754-8568
kmemrick@ucdavis.edu
Development Outreach
- Angela M. Joens
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Development Outreach
530-752-9328
amjoens@ucdavis.edu -
Annual Giving
- Michelle Poesy
Managing Executive Director, Annual & Special Gifts
530-754-9956
mlpoesy@ucdavis.edu
- Michelle Poesy
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Marketing and Communications
- Becky Furtado
Senior Director of Marketing and Development Communications
530-754-2017
rafurtado@ucdavis.edu
- Becky Furtado
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Proposal Services
- Laurel Ode-Schneider
Director of Proposal Services
530-754-0471
lvodeschneider@ucdavis.edu
- Laurel Ode-Schneider
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Donor Relations
- Christine McGuire
Senior Director of University Donor Programs
530-754-2030
cmcguire@ucdavis.edu
- Christine McGuire
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Prospect Management & Research
- Carrick Davis
Executive Director of Development, Prospect Management and Research
530-754-4108
cardavis@ucdavis.edu
- Carrick Davis
Planned Giving
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Outreach
- Brian Casey
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Planned Giving
530-754-4105
bscasey@ucdavis.edu - John Koch
Managing Executive Director of Planned Giving
530-752-8999
jfkoch@ucdavis.edu - Kathy Lopez
Executive Director of Planned Giving
530-752-2872
kplopez@ucdavis.edu - Aydee Ferguson
Director of Planned Giving
530-752-3362
asferguson@ucdavis.edu - Collen Oys
Director of Planned Giving
530-754-2251
cgoys@ucdavis.edu - Rachelle Latimer
Director of Planned Giving
530-219-7028
rlatimer@ucdavis.edu - Caitlin Lee
Associate Director of Planned Giving
530-752-3082
ckalee@ucdavis.edu - Peter Leon-Guerrero
Director of Development, Planned Giving
530-754-2042
pleonguerrero@ucdavis.edu
- Brian Casey
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Estate and Gift Administration
- Rachel Kirkley, JD, CPA
Senior Director of Planned Giving Administration
530-752-5133
rmkirkley@ucdavis.edu - Linnea Dischinger
Planned Giving Administration Specialist
530-754-2282
lrdischinger@ucdavis.edu
- Rachel Kirkley, JD, CPA
Foundation and Corporate Engagement
- Amy Skehan
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Foundation and Corporate Engagement
530-754-4138
arskehan@ucdavis.edu - Corporate Engagement
- Jamie Shattuck
Managing Executive Director, Corporate Engagement
530-754-0110
jkshattuck@ucdavis.edu - Jody Dahms
Director, Corporate Engagement
530-754-2056
jadahms@ucdavis.edu - Robyn Ireland
Associate Director, Corporate Engagement
530-754-9087
rmbireland@ucdavis.edu - Charlie Lemcke
Associate Director, Corporate Engagement
530-754-4102
cwlemcke@ucdavis.edu - Jose Franco
Assistant Director, Corporate Engagement
530-752-4781
jlfranco@ucdavis.edu - Alexandra Schwarz
Assistant Director, Corporate Engagement
530-754-0110
aellerschwarz@ucdavis.edu
- Jamie Shattuck
- Foundation Engagement
- Traci Galbaugh
Senior Director, Foundation Engagement
530-754-2016
tlgalbaugh@ucdavis.edu - Molly McCarthy
Director, Foundation Engagement
530-754-0803
molmccarthy@ucdavis.edu
- Traci Galbaugh
Regional Giving and International Development
- Gary Fisher
Managing Senior Director of Regional and International Development
530-754-2034
gvfisher@ucdavis.edu
Regions: Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona - Carl Archut, Jr.
Director of Development, Regional Development
530-754-2008
carchutjr@ucdavis.edu
Regions: Texas - Juan Losada
Assistant Director, International Development
530-754-2054
jlosada@ucdavis.edu
Regions: Canada, Colombia, Chile, Mexico - Aaron Olesen
Director of Development, Regional Development
530-754-2294
alolesen@ucdavis.edu
Regions: Boston, New York, Washington, D.C. - Marina Tan Harper
Senior Director, International Development
530-754-2021
mtharper@ucdavis.edu
Regions: Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan
Principal Gifts and Strategic Initiatives
- Dan Isidor
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Principal Gifts and Strategic Initiatives
530-752-6047
dsisidor@ucdavis.edu - Jonathan Evans
Senior Director of Development – Southern California Region
530-601-0552
jodevans@ucdavis.edu - Jane M. Eadie
Senior Director of External Engagement
530-754-1160
jmbeadie@ucdavis.edu - Ashley Green
Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives
530-754-0763
argreen@ucdavis.edu - Eric Gifford
Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives
530-752-4903
egifford@ucdavis.edu
Student Support
- Janet Berry
Executive Director of Development, Student Support
530-754-2001
jsberry@ucdavis.edu

UC Davis Foundation
Phone: 530-754-4438
Fax: 530-754-2294
Mailing address:
UC Davis Foundation
202 Cousteau Place, Suite 185
Davis, CA 95618
- Shaun Keister
Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations
President, UC Davis Foundation
530-754-8616
sbkeister@ucdavis.edu - Tania Walden
Assistant Vice Chancellor – Development Finance and Administration
Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer, UC Davis Foundation
530-754-2003
trwalden@ucdavis.edu - Alyssa Van Hofwegen
External Relationship Specialist, UC Davis Foundation
530-754-1195
avanhofwegen@ucdavis.edu
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of
- Shani Alford
Assistant Director of Development
530-752-1184
sbalford@ucdavis.edu - Alice Fontaine
Assistant Director of Development
530-752-2142
adfontaine@ucdavis.edu - Melissa Haworth
Senior Director of Development
530-979-1440
mdhaworth@ucdavis.edu - Oliver Ramsey
Managing Executive Director of Development
530-752-2461
owramsey@ucdavis.edu - Annie Roeser
Managing Senior Director of Development
530-752-2952
aroeser@ucdavis.edu - Jennifer Thayer
Associate Director of Development and Donor Relations
530-754-1752
jsthayer@ucdavis.edu
Arboretum and Public Garden
- Garth Lindley
Director of Development
530-752-8637
lindley@ucdavis.edu
Athletics
- Elizabeth A. Martin
Associate Athletics Director, Development & Alumni Engagement
530-752-7326
emartin@ucdavis.edu - Lorie Lindsey
Director of Development - Annual & Parent Giving
530-752-0188
lalindsey@ucdavis.edu - Robert Norris
Assistant Athletics Director, Development
530-752-8683
rnorris@ucdavis.edu
Biological Sciences, College of
- Andrew Bowles
Director of Development
530-754-9253
abowles@ucdavis.edu - Shari Kawelo
Executive Director for Development and External Relations
530-752-2097
sekawelo@ucdavis.edu - Jennifer Scott
Senior Director of Development
530-752-5304
jescott@ucdavis.edu
Education, School of
- Jennifer Martinez
Senior Director of Development
530-754-4024
jelmartinez@ucdavis.edu
Engineering, College of
- Leigh Ann Hartman
Assistant Dean
530-304-8256
lahartman@ucdavis.edu - Daryl Fitzgerald
Director of Corporate Relations
530-574-3619
dfitzgerald@ucdavis.edu - Gina McAdam
Assistant Director of Development
530-752-3849
grmcadam@ucdavis.edu - Mary McCormack
Associate Director of Development
530-219-0815
mgmccormack@ucdavis.edu - Alison Metzger-Jones
External Relations Manager
530-752-8131
akmjones@ucdavis.edu - Kristen Norquist
Senior Director of Development
530-752-4724
knorquist@ucdavis.edu
Global Affairs
- Jennifer Wade
Assistant Director, Communications and Development Global Affairs
530-754-8941
jnwwong@ucdavis.edu
Graduate School of Management
- Candace Harrington
Development Operations Manager, Development and External Relations
530-752-3117
ccharrington@ucdavis.edu - Christopher Marshall
Director, Alumni Relations and Network Strategy
530-304-6863
cmarshall@ucdavis.edu
Health Sciences Development
- Beth Abad
Executive Director of Development, Medical Programs
916-798-9475
edabad@ucdavis.edu - Alexa Adams
Assistant Director of Development, Neuro & Vision Sciences
279-210-8548
lexadams@ucdavis.edu - Charles Albertailli
Assistant Director Corp. Partnerships Children's Miracle Network
916-730-3059
cfalbertalli@ucdavis.edu - Erin Bauer
Executive Director of Development, Eye Center
916-730-1941
ejbauer@ucdavis.edu - Melissa Bean
Senior Director of Development, Comprehensive Cancer Center
916-291-2438
mmbean@ucdavis.edu - Brenda Betts
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences Development and Alumni Relations
916-734-9583
bkbetts@ucdavis.edu - Carrie Cloud
Director of Donor and Alumni Relations, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
530-204-7500
crcloud@ucdavis.edu - Meg Cruz
Director of Giving Programs
916-475-7231
megcruz@ucdavis.edu - Lisa Dicce
Director of Alumni Engagement, School of Medicine
279-386-6317
ladicce@ucdavis.edu - Sydney Gonzales
Digital Engagement Officer
916-960-7947
sygonzales@ucdavis.edu - Tony Hazarian
Managing Executive Director of Development - Hospital
916-320-9248
aphazarian@ucdavis.edu - Elizabeth McBride
Managing Executive Director of Development, Neuro & Vision Sciences
916-752-0601
ekmcbride@ucdavis.edu - Kristin Millikan
Associate Director of Development, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
916-340-5998
kmillikan@ucdavis.edu - Jennifer Navarro
Senior Director of Development, Neurosciences
916-871-6991
jmhnavarro@ucdavis.edu - Reese Olander
Managing Executive Director of Development, Comprehensive Cancer Center
775-544-8806
prolander@ucdavis.edu - Chong Porter
Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences Development and Alumni Relations
916-734-9402
cuporter@ucdavis.edu - Mackensie Priley
Associate Director of Development, Medical Programs
916-505-6077
mmpriley@ucdavis.edu - Reese Scherber
Senior Director of Development, Comprehensive Cancer Center
916-291-5775
tmscherber@ucdavis.edu - JR Springer
Senior Director of Development, Medical Programs
916-730-5468
jrspringer@ucdavis.edu - Sheena Summers
Associate Director of Development, Medical Programs
916-878-9924
smlennie@ucdavis.edu - Michelle Tafoya
Senior Director of Development, UC Davis Children's Hospital & Program Director, Children's Miracle Network
916-694-9091
mtafoya@ucdavis.edu - Lynnette Teti
Managing Executive Director of Development, Medical Programs
916-717-3783
lfteti@ucdavis.edu - Maria Ungermann
Senior Director of Development, MIND Institute
530-848-1398
mungermann@ucdavis.edu - David Van Hofwegen
Associate Director of Development, Medical Center
916-417-3015
dvanhof@ucdavis.edu
Institute of Transportation Studies / Energy Efficiency Center
- Karen M. Block
Senior Director of Development and External Relations (EEI & ITS)
530-752-2147
kmblock@ucdavis.edu - Thomas Mackey
Senior Director of Development and External Relations (ITS)
530-754-6514
tcmackey@ucdavis.edu - Tori Yashinski
Associate Director of External Relations
530-752-6548
vsyashinski@ucdavis.edu
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
- Michael Lawrence
Executive Director, of the Manetti Shrem Museum and Provost Initiatives
530-754-1278
mwlawrence@ucdavis.edu - Emily Holmes
Development Manager
530-752-8192
ekholmes@ucdavis.edu - Seromi Park
Associate Director of Development, Maria Manetti Shrem Museum and Provost Initiatives
530-574-8366
spark@ucdavis.edu
Law, School of
- Casey Becker
Associate Director of Development
530-752-1067
clsbecker@ucdavis.edu - Karen Charney
Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations
530-752-6209
klcharney@ucdavis.edu - Taylor Theg
Associate Director of Development
530-304-8078
ttheg@ucdavis.edu
Letters and Science, College of
- Charlene Mattison
Assistant Dean of Development
530-754-2225
cmattison@ucdavis.edu - Christine Tebes
Senior Director of Development
530-754-2221
cmtebes@ucdavis.edu - KT O'Connor
Development Program Manager
530-304-4469
ktoconnor@ucdavis.edu - Elisha Findley
Director of Development
530-754-2223
emfindley@ucdavis.edu - Rob Broadhurst
Associate Director of Development
530-754-1246
robbroadhurst@ucdavis.edu - Ryan Advincula
Assistant Director of Development
530-754-2300
rradvincula@ucdavis.edu - Tamara Dawley
Assistant Director of Development
530-752-3368
tldawley@ucdavis.edu
Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Student Support
- Janet Berry
Executive Director of Development, Student Support
530-754-2001
jsberry@ucdavis.edu
Office of Research
- Allison Chilcott
Executive Director of Development
530-979-1439
acchilcott@ucdavis.edu - Toni Myshyakova
Assistant Director of Development
530-752-9842
amyshyakova@ucdavis.edu
Student Affairs
- Jane Fortner
Director of Development, Student Affairs
530-754-0933
jefortner@ucdavis.edu
UC Davis Library
- Seromi Park
Associate Director of Development, Maria Manetti Shrem Museum and Provost Initiatives
530-574-8366
spark@ucdavis.edu - Gen Dal Porto
External Relations Manager, School and Unit Programs
530-754-2090
gedalporto@ucdavis.edu
Veterinary Medicine, School of
- Lee Ann Jansen
Assistant Dean of Advancement
lajansen@ucdavis.edu - Hnouzong Her
External Relations Manager
530-752-5717
hher@ucdavis.edu - Cessna Refsland
Executive Assistant, Development
530-754-0398
cdrefsland@ucdavis.edu - Angela Reynolds
Director of Corporate Engagement
530-752-6261
acreynolds@ucdavis.edu - Christine Vargas
Director of Development
530-752-3840
cmvargas@ucdavis.edu - Debbie Wilson
Executive Director of Advancement
530-752-1115
dbwilson@ucdavis.edu - Sasha Wirth
Senior Director of Development
530-754-5873
sswirth@ucdavis.edu