Staff Directory

Division of Institutional Advancement

2nd Floor - Library Building
Phone 330-672-6002, FAX 330-672-7320

Gene Finn

Gene Finn
Vice President,
Institutional Advancement


Phone: 330-672-6002

Elaine Gibson

Elaine Robinson
Assistant to Vice President,
Institutional Advancement


Phone: 330-672-6002

Sylvia Dillard Johnson

Sylvia Dillard Johnson, '99
Campaign/Talent
Acquisition Manager


Phone: 330-672-0454
FAX: 330-672-3275
sdjohns2@kent.edu

Kit Studer

Kit Studer
Business Manager

Phone: 330-672-0411
FAX: 330-672-3049
rastuder@kent.edu

Vicky Wesig

Vicky Wesig
Senior Secretary to Campaign/
Talent Acquisition Manager


Phone: 330-672-5012
FAX: 330-672-3275
vwesig@kent.edu

Advancement Operations

Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)
Phone 330-672-2222, FAX 330-672-3049

Cindy Crimmins

Cynthia Crimmins
Associate Vice President,
Advancement Operations


Phone: 330-672-0496
FAX: 330-672-3049
ccrimmin@kent.edu

Misty Wiiliamson

Misty Williamson
Administrative Secretary
Phone: 330-672-0407 or 330-672-2222
FAX: 330-672-3049
mwilli90@kent.edu

Barb McFarland

Barb McFarland
Senior Receptionist

Phone: 330-672-0438
FAX: 330-672-3049
bmcfarl1@kent.edu

Advancement Services

Laura Brown

Laura Brown
Director, Advancement Services

Phone: 330-672-0351
FAX: 330-672-3049
lbrown74@kent.edu

Kathleen Sackett

Kat Sackett
Advancement Services Manager

Phone: 330-672-2452
FAX: 330-672-3049
ksacket1@kent.edu

Cleavenger

David "Trip" Cleavenger, III
Senior Systems and          Reporting Analyst

Phone: 330-672-1423
FAX: 330-672-3049
dcleave1@kent.edu

Mike Lum

Mike Lum
Senior Systems and  Reporting Analyst

Phone: 330-672-4460
FAX: 330-672-3049
mlum@kent.edu

Dilullo

Bethany Dilullo
Information Services Report Writer

Phone: 330-672-4410
FAX: 330-672-3049
bdilullo@kent.edu

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Kathy Spano
Records Technician

Phone: 330-672-0415
FAX: 330-672-3049
kspano@kent.edu

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Jody Kistler
Data Entry Operator

Phone: 330-672-0412
FAX: 330-672-3049
ekistler@kent.edu

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Franchesca Purkey
Records Technician

Phone: 330-672-0436
FAX: 330-672-3049
fpurkey@kent.edu

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Andrew Murgola
Reporting Analyst

Phone: 330-672-0735
FAX: 330-672-3049
amurgola@kent.edu

Annual Giving Program

Albert Melfo

Albert D. Melfo
Director, Annual Giving

Phone: 330-672-0458
FAX: 330-672-3049
amelfo@kent.edu

Callahan

Tricia Callahan, '04
Assistant Director, Annual Giving, PhoneCenter

Phone: 330-672-9507
FAX: 330-672-3049
pcallah2@kent.edu

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Paul Krouse
Program Center Manager,  
KSU PhoneCente
r

Phone: 330-672-0404
FAX: 330-672-3049        paul.krouse@ruffalocody.com

Donor Services

Valoree Vargo

Valoree Vargo
Director of Donor Services

Phone: 330-672-8577
FAX: 330-672-3049
vvargo2@kent.edu

BujorianPatty

Patty Bujorian, '80
Donor Services Coordinator

Phone: 330-672-0418
FAX: 330-672-3049
pbujori2@kent.edu

McGuinness

Deb McGuinness, '78
Associate Director, Advancement Communications

Phone: 330-672-0419
FAX: 330-672-3049
dmcguin1@kent.edu

McKinneyScott

Scott McKinney, '97
Associate Director, Stewardship

Phone: 330-672-0347
FAX: 330-672-3049
smckinne@kent.edu

John Seibel

John Seibel
Word Processing Specialist

Phone: 330-672-0426
FAX: 330-672-3049
jseibel@kent.edu

Jennifer Arnold

Jennifer Arnold, '95
Associate Director, Advancement Events

Phone: 330-672-2223
FAX: 330-672-3049
jarnold7@kent.edu

Prospect Management and Research

Stephanie Komon

Stephanie Komon, '95
Director, Prospect Management,
Research
and Analytics

Phone: 330-672-0423
FAX: 330-672-3049
skomon@kent.edu

Sarah Sigler

Sarah Sigler
Research Specialist

Phone: 330-672-0405
FAX: 330-672-3049
ssigler3@kent.edu

Sarah Starr Zechman

Sarah Starr Zechman
Prospect Research Manager

Phone: 330-672-0429
FAX: 330-672-3049
sstarr9@kent.edu

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Megan Tope
Research Specialist

Phone: 330-672-1475
FAX: 330-672-3049
mtope@kent.edu

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Karen L. Hanna
Research Specialist

Phone: 330-672-1131
FAX: 330-672-3049
klhanna@kent.edu

Alumni Relations

Williamson Alumni Center (1200 E. Main St.)
Phone 330-672-5368, FAX 330-672-4723

Lori Randorf

Lori Randorf, M.B.A. '99
Executive Director,
Alumni Relations


Phone: 330-672-8056
FAX: 330-672-4723
lrandorf@kent.edu

Pam Speck

Pam Speck
Administrative Secretary

Phone: 330-672-8045
FAX: 330-672-4723
pspeck@kent.edu

Nancy Schiappa

Nancy Schiappa, '85, M.Ed. '90
Associate Director, Outreach

Phone: 330-672-8050
FAX: 330-672-4723
nschiapp@kent.edu

Brenda Hudkins

Brenda Hudkins, '05
Associate Director, Marketing

Phone: 330-672-8052
FAX: 330-672-4723
bhudkins@kent.edu

Karen Plunket

Karen Plunket
Senior Accountant

Phone: 330-672-8051
FAX: 330-672-4723
kplunke1@kent.edu

Carrie Circosta

Carrie Circosta, '07, M.Ed. '10
Assistant Director, Student and Recent Graduate Programs

Phone: 330-672-8047
FAX: 330-672-4723
ccircosta@kent.edu

Brittney Black

Brittney Braydich, '02, M.Ed. '06
Assistant Director, Outreach

Phone: 330-672-8048
FAX: 330-672-4723
brblack@kent.edu

Lisa Mascellino

Lisa Mascellino, '94
Assistant Director, Outreach

Phone: 330-672-8038
FAX: 330-672-4723
lmascell@kent.edu

Lindsay Kutzman

Lindsay Kuntzman
Assistant Director, Marketing

Phone: 330-672-8057
FAX: 330-672-4723
lkuntzm1@kent.edu

Ashley Katona

Ashley Katona, '06
Assistant Director, Communications

Phone: 330-672-8053
FAX: 330-672-4723
akatona@kent.edu

Rachel Huntley

Rachel Huntley
Secretary, Marketing

Phone: 330-672-8044
FAX: 330-672-4723
rsteffne@kent.edu

Darlene Cirigliano

Darlene Cirigliano
Secretary, Outreach

Phone: 330-672-8054
FAX: 330-672-4723
dcirigli@kent.edu

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Shilpi Tiwari
Program Coordinator

Phone: 330-672-5368
FAX: 330-672-4723
stiwari1@kent.edu

The Center for Gift and Estate Planning

160 Administrative Services Building, Second Floor

MindyAleman

Mindy R. Aleman, CFRE, APR
Executive Director, Center for
Gift and Estate Planning


Phone: 330-672-2555
FAX: 330-672-3275
maleman@kent.edu

PolaskyAndra2

Andra Polasky
Associate Director, Center  for Gift and Estate Planning

Phone: 330-672-0424
FAX: 330-672-3275
apolask4@kent.edu

Jane Ickes

Jane Ickes
Senior Secretary to the Center
for Gift and Estate Planning


Phone: 330-672-0421
FAX: 330-672-3275
jrickes@kent.edu

Corporate and Foundation Relations

160 Administrative Services Building, Second Floor

Richard Day

Richard J. Day
Executive Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations

Phone: 330-672-1478
FAX: 330-672-3275
rday4@kent.edu

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Deborah Burnsworth
Senior Secretary, Corporate
and Foundation Relations


Phone: 330-672-0455
FAX: 330-672-3275
dburnswo@kent.edu

Angela Sass

Angela Sass
Senior Corporate and Foundation Relations Officer

Phone: 330-672-1712
FAX: 330-672-3275
asass@kent.edu

Jessica Hudson

Jessica Hudson,'04, M.L.I.S.'07, M.B.A. '11
Associate Corporate and Foundation Relations Officer

Phone: 330-672-0437
FAX: 330-672-3275
jmhudson@kent.edu

Michelle Davis

Michele Davis, '90
Senior Grant Writer

Phone: 330-672-0414
FAX: 330-672-3275
mdavis41@kent.edu

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Donna Adler
Grant Writer

Phone: 672-1464
FAX: 672-3275
dadler@kent.edu

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Kolton Codner
Corporate and Foundation Relations Officer

Phone: 672-0457
FAX: 672-3275
kcodner1@kent.edu

Office of Institutional Advancement

160 Administrative Services Building, Second Floor

Steve Sokany

Stephen G. Sokany, M.B.A. '96
Senior Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Phone: 330-672-0431
FAX: 330-672-3275
ssokany@kent.edu

Karen Fry

Karen Fry
Administrative Secretary

Phone: 330-672-2458
FAX: 330-672-3275
kfry@kent.edu

Central Gift Programs and Central Office

MattGeis

Matthew R. Geis, '01
Executive Director,
Athletic Advancement


Phone: 330-672-2093
FAX: 330-672-5978
mgeis@kent.edu

Markus Jennings

Markus Jennings
Associate Director,
Athletic Advancement


Phone: 330-672-0430
FAX: 330-672-5978
mjenni10@kent.edu

Pam Anderson

Pamela Anderson, M.A. '94
Advancement Officer, WKSU-FM

Phone: 330-672-9167
FAX: 330-672-4107
panders1@kent.edu
Assistant: Barbara Davis
330-672-1580

Linda Schuck

Linda Schuck
Senior Secretary to Athletic Advancement

Phone: 330-672-0430
FAX: 330-672-3049
lschuck@kent.edu

Constituent Programs

Marti Ring

Marti Ring, '99
Director of Advancement,
College of Architecture and Environmental Design


Phone: 330-672-0932
FAX: 330-672-3809
mkring1@kent.edu

Shawn Gordon

Shawn Gordon, '87, M.A. '90
Director of Advancement
College of the Arts


Phone: 330-672-8484
FAX: 330-672-4706
sgordo10@kent.edu
Assistant: Pam Hutson
330-672-8384

Jeff Young
Associate Director of Advancement,
College of the Arts


Phone: 330-672-8382
FAX: 330-672-4706
jyoun101@kent.edu
Assistant: Pam Hutson
330-672-8384

Susan Marks

Susan Marks
Director of Advancement,
College of Arts and Sciences


Phone: 330-672-1439
FAX: 330-672-2646
smarks3@kent.edu
Assistant: Beverly Arrington
330-672-8985

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Kim Meloy
Associate Director of Advancement,
College of Arts and Sciences


Phone: 330-672-2867
FAX: 330-672-2938
kmeloy3@kent.edu
Assistant: Beverly Arrington
330-672-8985

GrettaMel

Melvin Gretta
Associate Director of Advancement, College of Business Administration

Phone: 330-672-6310
FAX: 330-672-3381
mgretta@kent.edu
Assistant: Julianne Grimaldi
330-672-1186

Christine Isenberg

Christine Isenberg, '85, M.A. '92
Director of Advancement, College of Communication and Information, and Libraries and Media Services

Phone: 330-672-2767
FAX: 330-672-2952
cisenber@kent.edu
Assistant: Beth Lattimer
330-672-7655

Steve Hawthorne

Steve Hawthorne
Director of Advancement, College of Education, Health and Human Services

Phone: 330-672-0425
FAX: 330-672-3407
shawtho3@kent.edu
Assistant: Lisa Vargas
330-672-0740

Diane Ruppelt

Diane Ruppelt
Director of Advancement, College of Arts and Sciences, Honors College

Phone: 330-672-0456
FAX: 330-672-3049
druppelt@kent.edu
Assistant: Beverly Arrington (A&S) 330-672-8985
Assistant: Lori Michael (Hon.)
330-672-8060

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Karen Hillman
Director of Advancement,
University Libraries


Phone: 330-672-1886
FAX: 330-672-4811
khillma1@kent.edu

John DeCola

John A. DeCola
Director of Advancement,
College of Technology


Phone: 330-672-8754
FAX: 330-672-3049
jdecola2@kent.edu
Assistant: Sarah Strebler
330-672-8745

Pamela Palermo

Pamela Palermo
Associate Director of Advancement,
Kent State at Ashtabula


Phone: 440-964-4274
FAX: 440-964-4269
ppalermo@kent.edu

David Day

Dave Day
Director of Advancement,
Kent State at Geauga


Phone: 440-834-3761
FAX: 440-834-3754
dday11@kent.edu
Assistant: Shelly Urchek-Geist
440-834-3728

Matthew Butts

Matthew Butts
Director of Advancement, Kent State at Salem and East Liverpool

Phone: 330-337-4259
FAX: 330-337-4241
mbutts@kent.edu
Assistant: Kristin Balsley-Watson
330-337-4246

Linda Fergason

Linda S. Fergason
Director of Advancement,
Kent State at Stark


Phone: 330-224-3225
FAX: 330-224-3340
lfergaso@kent.edu
Assistant: Ruby Groves
330-244-3504

Dave Smith

Dave Smith
Director of Advancement,
Kent State at Trumbull


Phone: 330-675-8840
FAX: 330-675-7650
dsmit134@kent.edu
Assistant: Karen Kichton
330-675-7600

Ball Monte

Monte Ball
Director of Advancement,
Kent State at Tuscarawas


Phone: 330-308-7445
FAX: 330-308-7567
mball15@kent.edu

Jeri Englehart

Jeri Englehart
Senior Secretary for Institutional Advancement

Phone: 330-672-0443
FAX: 330-672-3049
jengleh1@kent.edu

Leadership Gifts

Linda Motosko

Linda Motosko
Senior Advancement Officer,
Leadership Gifts


Phone: 330-672-2461
FAX: 330-672-3275
lmotosko@kent.edu
Assistant: Carol Haven
330-672-1452

Bill Truog

William R. Truog
Regional Major Gifts Officer

Phone: 330-672-0428
FAX: 330-672-3275
wtruog@kent.edu
Assistant: Carol Haven
330-672-1452

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Carol Haven
Senior Secretary to Leadership Gifts

Phone: 330-672-1452
FAX: 330-672-3275
chaven@kent.edu

Technical Support

Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)

Scott Weitzenhoffer

Scott Weitzenhoffer, '05, M. Ed. '07
LAN Administrator

Phone: 330-672-3001
FAX: 330-672-3049
sweitzen@kent.edu

Kent State University Foundation

Institutional Advancement Office (1061 Fraternity Circle)

Mike Strebler

Michael T. Strebler
Chief Financial Officer

Phone: 330-672-0432
FAX: 330-672-3049
mstreble@kent.edu

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Yvonne Lee
Associate Director, Financial Administration

Phone: 330-672-1077
FAX: 330-672-3049
ylee3@kent.edu

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Bernadine Zapytowski
Foundation Staff Senior Accountant

Phone: 330-672-0435
FAX: 330-672-3049
bzapytow@kent.edu

Diana Bocciarelli

Diana Bocciarelli
Foundation Staff Accountant

Phone: 330-672-0402
FAX: 330-672-3049
dboccia2@kent.edu

Jordan Brace

Jordan Brace, '09
Foundation Staff Accountant

Phone: 330-672-0440
FAX: 330-672-3049
jbrace1@kent.edu

Mary Kay Hluch

Mary Kay Hluch
Accounting Specialist

Phone: 330-672-0420
FAX: 330-672-3049
mhluch1@kent.edu

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