Contact Us

Leadership

Marie Schultz

Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
817-272-2584
marie.schultz@uta.edu 

Rose Youngblood

Associate Vice President for Development and Principal Gifts
817-272-6851
rose.youngblood@uta.edu

Ryan Boyd

Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Donor Engagement
817-272-5352
ryan.boyd@uta.edu

Mark LaVelle

Assistant Vice President for University Events
817-272-5235
mlavelle@uta.edu

Selma Permenter

Assistant Vice President for Development Services and Administration
817-272-3735
selma.permenter@uta.edu

Jacob Singletary

Assistant Vice President for Central Development
817-272-1055
jacob.singletary@uta.edu 

Staff Directory

Sam Abbott

Gift Processing Specialist
817-272-5776
samantha.abbott@uta.edu

Debra Atherton

Development Coordinator, College of Science
817-272-2418
debra.atherton@uta.edu

Sarah Ayala

Director of Annual Giving
817-272-7047
sarah.ayala@uta.edu

Julie Barfield

Executive Director of Alumni and Donor Relations
817-272-0040
barfield@uta.edu

Lisa Barnard

Assistant Director of Advancement Services
817-272-2041
lbarnard@uta.edu

Adrian Bautista

Director of Development, College of Engineering
817‑272‑8535
adrian.bautista@uta.edu

Lauren Bayans

Director of Development, College of Science
817-272-2938
lauren.bayans@uta.edu

Cecilia Blizzard

Talent and Business Operations Manager
817-272-2543
cecilia@uta.edu

Molly Bresnahan

Director of Development, College of Education
817-272-6024
molly.bresnahan@uta.edu

Kirstin Bradfield

Donor Experience Officer
817-272-2260
kirstinbradfield@uta.edu

James Bruse

Associate Director of University Events
817-272-9579
jbruse@uta.edu

Alejandra Chavarria

Assistant Director of Development Data and Technologies
817-272-5374
alejandra.chavarria@uta.edu

Ira Childress

Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development
817-272-0638
ira.childress@uta.edu

Elizabeth Coen

Associate Director of Prospect Management and Research
817-272-2344
coen@uta.edu

Chelsea Collazo

Administrative Assistant
817-272-2789
chelsea.collazo@uta.edu

Nicollette Crow

Sr. Gift Processing Specialist
817-272-9703
nicollette.crow@uta.edu

Sadie Denker

Donor Experience Officer
817-272-8787
sadie.denker@uta.edu

Yvonne Dillon Borden

Executive Assistant
817-272-6505
ydillon@uta.edu

Alyssa Foy

Communications and Marketing Assistant
817-272-2851
alyssa.foy@uta.edu

Cindy Francis

Assistant Director of Endowment Services
817-272-5225
cfrancis@uta.edu

Josh Friend

Director of Regional Development for Fort Worth
817-272-1024
joshua.friend@uta.edu

Myrshem George

Assistant Dean of Development for the College of Engineering
817-272-6163
myrshem.george@uta.edu

Jenny Gumbert

Director of Development Communications
817-272-1965
jenny.gumbert@uta.edu

Roman Herrington

Executive Director of Principal Gifts
817-272-0037
roman.herrington@uta.edu

James Hollis

Director of Alumni Relations
817-272-1725
james.hollis@uta.edu

Mary Houser

Manager for Community and Presidential Events
817-272-1636
mary.houser@uta.edu

Kima Jude

Director of Foundation Relations
817-272-2228
kima.jude@uta.edu

Rosi Klever

Assistant Director of Donor Relations
817‑272‑6252
rosit@uta.edu

Jennifer Lancaster

Development Coordinator, College of Liberal Arts
817-272-2421
jennifer.lancaster@uta.edu

Emmerson Lowe

Director of the Maverick Club
817-272-2421
emmerson.lowe@uta.edu

Bryant Marion

Director of Development, CAPPA
817-272-2321
bryant.marion@uta.edu

Peggy McCorkle

MavTemp - Administrative Assistant I
817-272-5511
peggy.mccorkle@uta.edu

Brady Minor

Senior Director of Regional Development and University Initiatives
817-272-9375
brady.minor@uta.edu

Valeria Monroe

Development Coordinator, College of Engineering
817-272-2412
valeria.monroe@uta.edu

Valerie Moore

Assistant Dean of Development for the College of Business
817-272-7056
valerie.moore@uta.edu

Amy Muñoz

Director of Advancement Services Technology
817-272-9344
amy.grantham@uta.edu

Shaunda Musick

Central Development Coordinator
817-272-1719
shaunda@uta.edu

Sarah Beth Neathery

Assistant Director of Stewardship Events
817-272-0214
sarahbeth.neathery@uta.edu

Megan Nelson

Director of Strategic Initiatives
817-272-1819
megan.nelson@uta.edu

Randal M. Okumura

Director of Endowment Services
817-272-2510
randal.okumura2@uta.edu

Jaime Olinske

Sr. Development Researcher
817-272-3354
jolinkse@uta.edu 

David Prestianni

Manager of Scholarship and Endowment Stewardship
817‑272‑5372
david.prestianni@uta.edu

Meridith Randall

Alumni and Donor Engagement Coordinator
817‑272‑5297
meridith.randall@uta.edu

Rekerra Reynolds

Development Administrative Specialist
817‑272‑9375
rekerra.reynolds@uta.edu

Dremaine Sands

Program Manager of Student & Young Alumni Engagement
817‑272‑2429
dremaine.sands@uta.edu

Fred Schmidt

Director of Corporate Relations
817‑272‑5216
fred.schmidt@uta.edu

Justin Silcox

Director of Development for the College of Liberal Arts
817‑272‑4075
justin.silcox@uta.edu

Janettra Stots

Endowment Services Coordinator
817‑272‑6958
janettra.stots@uta.edu

Ward Sullivan

Senior Director of Gift Planning
817‑272‑1042
ward.sullivan@uta.edu

Gina A. Tilker

Development Coordinator, Major Gifts
817‑272‑1843
gina.tilker@uta.edu

Melody Tolleson

Graphic Designer
817‑272‑1712
tolleson@uta.edu 

Ann M. Walters

Director of Prospect Management and Research
817-272-9328
ann.walters@uta.edu

Christian Garcia Wommack

Director of Development, School of Social Work
817-272-9328
christian.wommack@uta.edu