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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 - Paul Prokop
Associate Vice Chancellor for Development, School and Unit Programs
530-754-8568
pjprokop@ucdavis.edu - Chong Porter
Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Development and Alumni Relations
916-734-9402
chong.porter@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Development Outreach
- Angela M. Joens
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Development Outreach
530-752-9328
amjoens@ucdavis.edu -
Annual Giving
- Michelle Poesy
Senior Director, Annual & Special Gifts
530-754-9956
mlpoesy@ucdavis.edu
- Michelle Poesy
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Marketing and Communications
- Becky Furtado
Director of Marketing and Development Communications
530-754-2017
rafurtado@ucdavis.edu
- Becky Furtado
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Proposal Services
- Corinna Fish
Director of Proposal Services
530-752-4746
cmfish@ucdavis.edu
- Corinna Fish
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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
- Kathy Henderson
Executive Director of Development, Prospect Management and Research
530-754-4108
klhenderson@ucdavis.edu
- Kathy Henderson
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
Senior 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 Engagment
530-754-4102
cwlemcke@ucdavis.edu - Scott Stevenson
Associate Director, Corporate Engagement
530-754-2037
swstevenson@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 - Juan Losada
Assistant Director, International Development
530-754-2054
jlosada@ucdavis.edu - Aaron Olesen
Director of Development, Regional Giving
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
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 - Tammy Spath
Senior Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives
530-754-2045
tspath@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 - Shannon Mullett
Associate Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives
530-754-0766
spmullett@ucdavis.edu
Student Support
- Janet Berry
Senior 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 - Alicia D’Alessandro
Director, UC Davis Foundation Board and Trustee Engagement
Board Secretary, UC Davis Foundation
530-752-2355
adalessandro@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 - Sorangi DeLeon
Director of Development
530-752-1602
smdeleon@ucdavis.edu - Alice Fontaine
Assistant Director of Development
530-752-2142
adfontaine@ucdavis.edu - Leslianne Foster
Development Associate
530-752-1639
lfosterflippo@ucdavis.edu - Christopher Glick
Assistant Dean, Development and External Relations
530-752-6414
cjglick@ucdavis.edu - Melissa Haworth
Senior Director of Development
530-979-1440
mdhaworth@ucdavis.edu - Abigail McCullough
Assistant Director of Development
916-214-6263
ammccullough@ucdavis.edu - Oliver Ramsey
Managing Executive Director of Development
530-752-2461
owramsey@ucdavis.edu - Annie Roeser
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 Prahl
Associate Director of Development
530-752-1472
jlprahl@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
- Kristy Peterson
Associate Director of Development
530-400-8959
kepeterson@ucdavis.edu - Leigh Ann Hartman
Assistant Dean
530-304-8256
lahartman@ucdavis.edu - Gina McAdam
Assistant Director of Development
530-752-3849
grmcadam@ucdavis.edu - Mary McCormack
Assistant Director of Development
530-219-0815
mgmccormack@ucdavis.edu - Alison Metzger-Jones
External Relations Manager
530-752-8131
akmjones@ucdavis.edu
Global Affairs
- Jennifer Wade
Assistant Director, Communications and Development Global Affairs
530-754-8941
jnwwong@ucdavis.edu
Graduate School of Management
- Lana Watts
Senior Director of Development and External Affairs
530-752-8828
lwatts@ucdavis.edu - Karim Zelenka
Assistant Director of Development
202-288-4344
kkzelenka@ucdavis.edu
Health Sciences Development
- Beth Abad
Executive Director of Development
916-798-9475
edabad@ucdavis.edu - Charles Albertailli
Associate Director Corp. Partnerships Children's Miracle Network
916-730-3059
cfalbertalli@ucdavis.edu - Erin Bauer
Director of Development, Eye Center
916-730-1941
ejbauer@ucdavis.edu - Melissa Bean
Director of Development, Comprehensive Cancer Center
916-291-2438
mmbean@ucdavis.edu - Brenda Betts
Assistant Vice Chancellor
916-734-9583
bkbetts@ucdavis.edu - M.L. Farrell
Director of Alumni Engagement
916-752-7404
mlfarrell@ucdavis.edu - Marcus Frost
Director of Development, MIND Institute
916-502-4553
jmfrost@ucdavis.edu - Tony Hazarian
Managing Executive Director of Development - Hospital
916-320-9248
aphazarian@ucdavis.edu - Jennifer Marsteen
Director of Development, Neuro & Vision Sciences
916-730-9807
jjmarsteen@ucdavis.edu - Elizabeth McBride
Managing Executive Director of Development, Neuro & Vision Sciences
916-752-0601
ekmcbride@ucdavis.edu - Chong Porter
Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences Development and Alumni Relations
916-734-9402
cuporter@ucdavis.edu - Mackensie Priley
Assistant Director of Development, School of Medicine
916-505-6077
mmpriley@ucdavis.edu - Lisa Schaffer
Managing Executive Director of Development, School of Medicine
916-842-9590
laschaffer@ucdavis.edu - Reese Scherber
Director of Development, Comprehensive Cancer Center
916-291-5775
tmscherber@ucdavis.edu - JR Springer
Director of Development, School of Medicine
916-730-5468
jrspringer@ucdavis.edu - Joseph Strother
Director of Development, Comprehensive Cancer Center
916-997-6145
jsstrother@ucdavis.edu - Sheena Summers
Associate Director of Development, School of Medicine
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 - Michelle Thompson
Assistant Director of Development
916-284-7577
mmthomp@ucdavis.edu - David Van Hofwegen
Assistant Director of Development, Medical Center
916-417-3015
dvanhof@ucdavis.edu - Keeman Wong
Managing Executive Director of Development, Cancer Center and Cancer Center Programs
916-317-7422
kmwong@ucdavis.edu
Health Sciences Development - School of Nursing
- Catherine Adams
Senior Director of Development for the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
916-416-7623
ccadams@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 - Kara Leong
Associate Director of Development
530-400-8624
keleong@ucdavis.edu - Seromi Park
Assistant Director of Development, Special Gifts
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 Whitsett
Associate Director of Development
530-304-8078
trwhitsett@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
Associate Director of Development
530-754-2223
emfindley@ucdavis.edu - Rob Broadhurst
Associate Director of Development
530-754-1246
robbroadhurst@ucdavis.edu - Steven Loya
Assistant Director of Development
530-754-9313
srloya@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
University Library
Veterinary Medicine, School of
- Lee Ann Jansen
Assistant Dean of Advancement
lajansen@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 - Cheryl Cobbs
Senior Director of Development
530-754-5873
cjcobbs@ucdavis.edu - Pilar Rivera
Alumni and External Relations Specialist
530-752-0713
perivera@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