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The Office of Advancement is a key leader in the university’s mission by fostering a strong culture of lifelong learning and philanthropy. Our roadmap is the university’s strategic vision.
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Meet Our Team
Brian Broyles
Senior Vice Chancellor for Advancement
bbroyles@utfi.org
Steve Catlett
Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement
scatlett@utfi.org
Brady Hart
Executive Associate Athletic Director for Development
bhart8@utk.edu
Jessy Lawrence
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Communications and Donor Experience
jlawrence@utfi.org
James Obear
Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement
jobear@utfi.org
Seth Reagan
Executive Director of Advancement, Haslam College of Business
sreagan@utfi.org
Joe Scogin
Chief of Staff
jscogin@utk.edu
Andrew Sheehy
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement
asheehy@utfi.org
Elizabeth Weatherly
Executive Director of Advancement, College of Arts and Sciences
eweatherly@utk.edu
Erick Weber
Associate Vice Chancellor for Annual Giving
eweber@utfi.org
Duane Wiles
Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations
dwiles@utfi.org
Adam Wilgus
Executive Director for Advancement Operations and Strategy
awilgus@utk.edu
Duane Wiles
Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations
dwiles@utfi.org
Jordan Brantley-Prewitt (’14)
Director of Special Events
jprew@utk.edu
Chelsea Buchanan
Special Events Coordinator
cbucha13@utk.edu
Jenna Dulling (’10, ’20)
Assistant Director of Board Relations and Donor Experience
jdulling@utfi.org
Ginny French
Director of Events
gfrench@utk.edu
Eric Haag (’03, ’04)
Executive Director of Alumni Relations
ehaag@utk.edu
Meghan Hamilton
Advancement Assistant
mtimm2@utk.edu
Sam Jackson (’14)
Associate Director of Student and Young Alumni Programs
sjackson@utfi.org
Gina Martin (’08, ’13)
Senior Director of Student and Young Alumni Programs
vmartin4@utk.edu
Mallorie Mendence (’20)
Senior Director of Events and Marketing
mmendenc@tennessee.edu
Phyllis Moore (’93)
Senior Director of Alumni Relations
phyllismoore@utk.edu
Leslie Bowden Nack (’01)
Assistant Director of Events
lnack@utk.edu
Chloé Roth
Advancement Coordinator
croth12@utk.edu
Taylor Thomas (’13, ’18)
Director of Alumni Student Recruitment and Scholarships
taylor@utk.edu
Leslie Valentine
Senior Advancement Assistant
lvalent1@utk.edu
Mary Vavalides (’14)
Alumni Chapters and Scholarships Coordinator
mvavalid@utk.edu
Meghan Woodward (’12)
Assistant Director of Alumni Chapters
meghan@utk.edu
John Young (’09)
Director of Alumni Chapters
jyoung@utfi.org
Erick Weber
Associate Vice Chancellor for Annual Giving
eweber@utfi.org
Lauren Herbstritt
Senior Director of Advancement, Annual Giving
lkh@utk.edu
Kristen Kaldenberg
Associate Director of Annual Giving & Direct Marketing
kwatt2@utk.edu
Maggie Keene
Assistant Director of Annual Giving & Leadership Annual Giving Outreach
mkeene1@utk.edu
Kaeden Kelso
Assistant Director of Annual Giving & Engagement Center
kkelso@utfi.org
Allison McGlynn
Annual Giving Coordinator
amcglynn@utk.edu
Alyssa Roberts
Assistant Director of Digital Fundraising
alyssa@utk.edu
Terri Williams
Advancement Assistant
twillia2@utk.edu
Jessy Lawrence (’19)
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Communications and Donor Experience
jlawrence@utfi.org
Emily Parsons Arrowood (’08)
Senior Director of Digital Strategy
eparsons@utk.edu
Felicia Berube
Associate Director, Project Manager
fberube@utk.edu
Josh Bokor
Graphic Design Coordinator
jbokor@utk.edu
Rachel Heckle (’20)
Social Media Coordinator
rheckle@utk.edu
Avery Howard (’13)
Director of Stewardship
ahowar14@utk.edu
Angie Johnson (’04)
Senior Advancement Assistant
ajohnson@utk.edu
Juliette Kesterson
Director of Donor Relations
jkesterson@utfi.org
Jane Kramer
Digital Communications Coordinator
jkramer1@utk.edu
Katie Layton (’23)
Assistant Director of Donor Relations
klayton1@utk.edu
Drake Martin (’20)
Digital Communications Coordinator
dmartin@utfi.org
Kellye McMillan
Associate Director of Creative Communications
kmcmil12@utk.edu
Susanne Morton
Director of Creative Communications
smorto12@utk.edu
Brian Notess
Director of Multimedia Production
bnotess@utk.edu
Gerhard Schneibel
Director of Communications
gschneib@utk.edu
Laura Tenpenny (’11)
Assistant Director of Communications
ltenpenn@utk.edu
Megan Varner
Assistant Director of Creative Communications
mvarner8@utk.edu
Kimberly Weber
Director of Digital Strategy
kweber@utfi.org
Brian Broyles
Senior Vice Chancellor for Advancement
bbroyles@utfi.org
Miriam Beatty (’05)
Assistant Director for Advancement, Access and Engagement
mbeatty@utfi.org
Jennifer Campbell
Chief Development Officer, Middle Tennessee
jcampb92@utk.edu
Steve Catlett
Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement, Campus-wide Initiatives
scatlett@utfi.org
Brian Hardy
Director of Advancement, Campus-wide Development
bhardy@utfi.org
Betsy Harrell
Senior Advancement Assistant
bharrell@utfi.org
Missy Jones
Senior Advancement Assistant
mjone322@utk.edu
Shannon Morris
Senior Executive Assistant
smorri64@tennessee.edu
Ashley Myers
Advancement Operations Coordinator
amyers73@utk.edu
James Obear
Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement
jobear@utfi.org
Andrea Piercy
Executive Director of Regional Development, West Coast
apiercy@utk.edu
Debby Powell
Senior Director of Development, Carolinas, Virginia, and SE Tennessee
dpowell@utfi.org
Joe Scogin
Chief of Staff
jscogin@utk.edu
Debbie Sharp
Senior Advancement Assistant
dsharp@utfi.org
Andrew Sheehy
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement
asheehy@utfi.org
Jonathan Spiceland
Chief Development Officer, Memphis
jspicela@utk.edu
Jarrod Suits
Director of Advancement, Baker School of Public Policy & Public Affairs
jsuits@utfi.org
Stephanie Eastman Vozar
Director of Corporate Philanthropy
svozar@utk.edu
Josh White (’12, ’19)
Director of Regional Advancement, Southwest Region
jwhite@utk.edu
Amy Williams
Director of Advancement, Family Philanthropy
awill108@utk.edu
James Obear
Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement
jobear@utfi.org
Jill Brock (’09)
Associate Director of Gift Planning
jogle5@utk.edu
Michelle Geller
Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor
mageller@utfi.org
David Harrell
Director of Gift Planning
dharrell@utfi.org
