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Office of the CEO

Ben McLuen

Chief Executive Officer

Ben McLuen

Forney Hall, Room 114

208-885-5371

bmcluen@uidaho.edu

Megan Pratt

Executive Assistant

Megan Pratt

208-885-4200

meganp@uidaho.edu

Foundation Development

Jen Root

Chief Development Officer and Vice President for Development

Jen Root

Advancement Annex, Room 015

208-885-4087

jroot@uidaho.edu

Chelsi Thomas

Executive Assistant

Chelsi Thomas

Advancement Annex, Room 014

208-885-9056

cnygaard@uidaho.edu

Strategic Corporate Partnerships

Sheila Hennessey

Director of Strategic Corporate Partnerships

Sheila Hennessey

Idaho Water Center, Room 324G

208-885-1086

shennessey@uidaho.edu

Foundation Relations

Kimberly Jackson

Director of Foundation Relations

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Advancement Annex, Room 012

208-885-1712

kjackson@uidaho.edu

Development/Fundraising

Stephanie Ballis

Director of Development, College of Law

Stephanie Ballis

Front St. 308

208-885-8793

sballis@uidaho.edu

Ann Barrington

Senior Director of Development, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Ann Barrington

Ag Science, Room 57

208-885-8606

abarrington@uidaho.edu

Eric Bennett

Director of Development, College of Science

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Mines 321C

208-885-9106

ebennett@uidaho.edu

Eric Billings

Director of Development, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Eric Billings

Ag Science, Room 33

208-885-5369

ebillings@uidaho.edu

Mary Ellen Brewick

Director of Development, College of Natural Resources

Mary Ellen Brewick

College of Natural Resources, Room 202D

208-885-5145

mebrewick@uidaho.edu

Scott Brown

Director of Development, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences

Scott Brown

Administration Building, Room 302A

208-885-7885

scbrown@uidaho.edu

Hannah Doumit

Associate Director of Development, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

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Ag Sci 006A

208-885-5193

hdoumit@uidaho.edu

Hannah Finkas-Ganders

Director of Development, College of Art and Architecture

Hannah Finkas-Ganders

Art and Architecture, Room 204

208-885-7053

hfinkasganders@uidaho.edu

Chris Hammond

Associate Director of Development, Athletics

Chris Hammond

Idaho Water Center 324C

208-364-4050

cphammond@uidaho.edu

Bobbi Hughes

Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer, College of Engineering

Bobbi Hughes

Janssen Engineering, Room B40

208-885-5303

bhughes@uidaho.edu

Matt Johnson

Director of Development, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences

Matt Johnson

Education Building, Room 503

208-885-1574

mkjohnson@uidaho.edu

Chelan Lippincott

Director of Development, College of Engineering

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Idaho Water Center, Room 324D

208-867-5791

clippincott@uidaho.edu

Brad Martin

Director of Development, Idaho WWAMI

Brad Martin

D.A. Huckabay M.D. Medical Education Building, Room 143

208-885-0935

bmartin@uidaho.edu

Stephanie Perez

Associate Director of Development, College of Natural Resources

Stephanie Perez

College of Natural Resources, Room 202G

208-885-2397

stephaniep@uidaho.edu

Jeff Pilcher

Senior Director of Development

Jeff Pilcher

Advancement Annex, Room 108

208-301-2379

jpilcher@uidaho.edu

Shelly Robson

Associate Director of Development, Athletics

Shelly Robson

208-292-2548

shellyr@uidaho.edu

Ryelee Schlueter

Associate Director of Development, College of Engineering

Ryelee Schlueter

Janssen Engineering, Room B36

208-885-8641

ryelees@uidaho.edu

Maggie Scott

Director of Development, College of Engineering

Maggie Scott

Idaho Water Center, Room 324E

208-885-7978

maggies@uidaho.edu

Mahmood Sheikh

Senior Associate Athletic Director of Development and Executive Director of the Vandal Scholarship Fund

Mahmood Sheikh

Idaho Water Center, Room 324B

208-364-4566

msheikh@uidaho.edu

Chrissy Shelton

Director of Development, College of Business and Economics

Chrissy Shelton

Albertsons Bldg. 301F

208-885-2634

chrissys@uidaho.edu

Melinda Jean Stafford

Director of Development, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Melinda Stafford

Idaho Water Center, Room 324F

208-364-4617

melindas@uidaho.edu

Brittany Sundell

Assistant Director of Development

Brittany Sundell

Idaho Water Center, Room 324L

208-885-7349

bsundell@uidaho.edu

Kate Walker

Assistant Director of Development

Kate Walker

Idaho Water Center, Room 324M

208-364-4550

kwalker@uidaho.edu

Estate, Trust and Gift Planning

Sharon Morgan

Senior Director of Estate, Trust and Gift Planning

Sharon Morgan

208-919-1660

morgans@uidaho.edu

Stephen Eschen

Director of Estate, Trust and Gift Planning

Stephen Eschen

Foundation Finance

Renee Harrison

Executive Assistant and Board Relations

With hair pulled up in a half-ponytail, Renee smiles in a floral shirt at the camera.

Forney Hall, Room 103

208-885-4000

reneerh@uidaho.edu

Frank Clarke

Controller for Accounting and Finance

Frank Clarke

Forney Hall, Room 108A

208-885-4000

fdn-accounting@uidaho.edu

Dale Day

Associate Director of Gift Processing and Data Entry

With long hair and a long beard, Dale looks at the camera for a photo.

Forney Hall, Room 105

208-885-0148

daleday@uidaho.edu

Caitlin Kelley

Technical Records Specialist I

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Forney Hall, Room 105

208-885-0208

ckelley@uidaho.edu

Emily Marszalek

Financial Specialist

Emily Marszalek

Engineering Physics 324K

208-885-5041

emarszalek@uidaho.edu

Catie Maas

Accountant I

Catie Maas

Forney Hall, Room 112

208-885-4000

fdn-accounting@uidaho.edu

Sasha Nyhus

Technical Records Specialist I

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Forney Hall, Room 105

208-885-4002

snyhus@uidaho.edu

Molly Vestal

Gift Processor and Data Entry

Molly Vestal

Forney Hall, Room 105

208-885-0148

mvestal@uidaho.edu

Li Zhang

Accountant II

Li Zhang

Forney Hall, Room 108

208-885-4000

fdn-accounting@uidaho.edu

Foundation Services

Christian Elsberry

Vice President, Foundation Services

Christian Elsberry

208-885-5202

celsberry@uidaho.edu

Josie Jensen

Project Manager

Josie Jensen

208-885-7076

josiejensen@uidaho.edu

Alea Nielsen

Administrative Assistant

Alea Nielsen

208-885-5334

jleanielsen@uidaho.edu

Foundation Information Services

Steven Cox

Senior Director of Foundation Information Services

Steven Cox

Forney Hall, Room 117

208-885-1675

swcox@uidaho.edu

Zachary Doering

Pipeline Analyst and Architect

Zach Doering

David Renner

Enterprise Developer

David Renner

Joshua Tomlin

Technical Product Owner

Josh Tomlin

Forney Hall, Room 117

208-885-2081

jatomlin@uidaho.edu

Prospect Management, Research and Reporting

Trevor Price

Senior Director of Foundation Services

Trevor Price

208-885-5207

trevorp@uidaho.edu

Matt A. Johnson

Business Analyst

Matt Johnson

Lelee Ounkham

Director of Prospect Management and Research

Lelee Ounkham

208-885-5289

ounkham@uidaho.edu

Kai McLaughlin

Prospect Research Strategist

Kai McLaughlin

Kelsey Wastel

Director of Quality Reporting

Kelsey Wastel

Marketing and Constituency Experiences

Kammi Brockman

Executive Assistant

Kammi Brockman

208-885-6320

kbrockman@uidaho.edu

Alumni Relations

Amy Lientz '95

Executive Director of Alumni Relations

Amy Lientz - Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations

208-885-6154

amyrl@uidaho.edu

Malcolm Heslin

Administrative Specialist

Malcolm Heslin - Administrative Assistant

208-885-6154

mheslin@uidaho.edu

Kendra Chilbert '14

Assistant Director for Alumni Industry Outreach

Kendra Chilbert

208-885-1275

kchilbert@uidaho.edu

Kate Colvin, Ph.D., '07, '10

Director of Alumni Events

Kate Colvin

208-292-1407

kcolvin@uidaho.edu

Teresa Daily

Program Specialist for Alumni Relations

Teresa Daily

208-885-5557

tdaily@uidaho.edu

Marie Duncan

Senior Director of Alumni Events and Operations

Marie Duncan

208-885-5366

marie@uidaho.edu

Sandy Larsen

Director of Alumni Events

Sandy Larsen

208-364-4030

sandyl@uidaho.edu

Annual Giving

Marie Duncan

Interim Director of Annual Giving

Marie Duncan

208-885-5366

marie@uidaho.edu

Donor Relations

Jessica Hotchkiss

Senior Director of Donor Relations

Jessica Hotchkiss

208-885-5331

jhotchkiss@uidaho.edu

Sagur Alahmadi

Associate Director of Endowment and Gift Administration

With short hair and a short beard, Sagur smiles for the camera.

Forney Hall, Room 104

208-885-1091

sagura@uidaho.edu

Julia Hanley

Assistant Director of Stewardship

Julia Hanley

208-885-1144

josborne@uidaho.edu

Taylor Scott

Administrative Specialist

With long hair and a blazer, Taylor smiles for the camera.

Forney Hall, Room 102A

208-885-4000

tscott@uidaho.edu

Jake Weaver

Assistant Director of Endowment and Gift Administration

Jake Weaver

Forney Hall, Room 110

208-885-4000

tjweaver@uidaho.edu

Marketing and Communications

Jamie Wagner

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications

Jamie Wagner

208-885-0171

jwagner@uidaho.edu

Brandon Seiler

Communications Strategist

Brandon Seiler

208-885-0117

bseiler@uidaho.edu

Contact Us

Physical Address:
Mary E. Forney Hall

Mailing Address:
University of Idaho Foundation
875 Perimeter Drive MS 3143
Moscow, ID 83844-3143

Phone: 208-885-4000

Fax: 208-885-4040

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Mailing Address:
University of Idaho Foundation
875 Perimeter Drive - MS 3143
Moscow, ID 83844-3143

Phone: 208-885-4000

Email: gifts@uidaho.edu