
JBU Advancement Staff
University Advancement
Alumni & Parent Relations
Advancement Services
University Communications
Grant & Foundations
Development and Planned Giving
Note: Please click on the desired department above.
University Advancement
- Jim Krall – Vice
President of University Advancement
Leadership and major donors, lead/manage University Advancement staff, general V.P. duties.
email: jkrall@jbu.edu
- Elaine Sbanotto – Administrative
Assistant to Vice President
Manages details of the V.P.’s office – schedules and maintains the V.P.’s calendar of appointments and activities, and travel.
email: esbanotto@jbu.edu
Alumni & Parent Relations
- Jerry Rollene – Director
of Alumni & Parent Relations
Works with the Alumni Board and Parent Association Council to increase effective communication with JBU alumni and parents and encourage their involvement with JBU.
email: jrollene@jbu.edu
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Julie Boatright – Assistant Coordinator of Alumni Events
Plans and organizes all regional alumni and friends events around the country and helps execute on-campus events like Homecoming and Family Weekend.
email: jboatright@jbu.edu
Advancement Services
- Steve Onnen – Director of the
JBU Scholarship Fund and Advancement Services
Manages Annual JBU Scholarship Fund. Oversees department database and gift processing. Manages Advancement office operations. Manages department work-study students.
email: sonnen@jbu.edu
- Jean Atkins – Coordinator
of Advancement Data
Implements central data needs for the Advancement department. Oversees gift-processing for JBU. Coordinates donor research for the department. Oversees records for department database. Coordinates out-going mailings for the department.
email: jatkins@jbu.edu
- Louise Randolph Brown – Administrative
Assistant for University Advancement
Updates and maintains constituent files. Department tasks of ordering and inventorying supplies and distributing department mail.
email: lrandolph@jbu.edu
- Susan Nece – Advancement
Gift Processing
Enters all pledge and gift information for JBU and KLRC. Prepares mailings for gift acknowledgement letters. Updates constituent information. Prepares data for phonathons. Assists with mailing data and donor research.
email: snece@jbu.edu
- Joy Stoner – Coordinator of University Events
Oversees logistical details for all on campus events. Designs, produces, and manages special events that reach out to internal and external communities.
email: jstoner@jbu.edu
- Judy Bethke – University Events Assistant
Assists with all logistical details for on-campus events.
email: jbethke@jbu.edu
- Chad Cunningham –Assistant Director of the JBUSF
Oversees pool of annual fund donors who give between $250 - $999 annually. Also manages the Student Advancement Team.
email: ccunningham@jbu.edu - Kris Anderson – Writer \ Data Entry
Assists VP with letter writing and also assists the data entry area
email: kanderson@jbu.edu
University Communications
- Lucas Roebuck – Director of University Communications
Leads the development of the university's publications, marketing materials, public relations, and new media.
Manages the communications team.
email: lroebuck@jbu.edu
- Allen Dempsey – Creative
Director
Responsible for managing the development, design and production of marketing and communication materials for the university such as brochures, magazines, posters, etc. as well as manages work-study and freelance workers. His office is located in the Graphic Arts Building.
email: adempsey@jbu.edu
- Rachel Fiet – Coordinator
of Public Relations
Coordinates communications with internal and external publics including newspaper, radio and television. Writes and distributes press releases for external audiences, writes and manages copy for university publications, brochures, newsletters and internal publications such as the Weekly Beat.
email: rfiet@jbu.edu - Mike Peterson – Print
Production Manager
Manages all aspects of printing for the university (both in-house and contract printing), paper, envelope and stationery orders. His office is located in the Graphic Arts Building.
email: mpeterson@jbu.edu
- Mark Stoner – Coordinator
of Web Design
Responsible for the management and development of all university web sites, electronic/new media communication projects, and University Advancement multimedia projects.
email: mstoner@jbu.edu
- Ken Leonhard –Coordinator
of Web Development
Responsible for the management and development of all university web sites, electronic/new media communication projects, and University Advancement multimedia projects.
email: kleonhard@jbu.edu
Grant & Foundations
- April Moreton – Director
of Foundation & Corporate Relations
Manages foundations and corporate relations for the university.
email: amoreton@jbu.edu
- Stephanie Cunningham – Grants Office Assistant
email: scunningham@jbu.edu
Development and Planned Giving
- Paul Eldridge – Sr. Director of Development
and Planned Giving
Hires, trains and supervises the Regional Director staff. Represents JBU to major donor prospects. Heads up the Planned Giving area for JBU.
email: peldridge@jbu.edu
- Sonya Price – Advancement
Research Specialist
Provides research support for University Advancement. Researches major gift prospects. Updates and maintains constituent files.
email: sprice@jbu.edu
- James Elliott – Regional Director
Works in assigned regional area to represent JBU for donor solicitation. Solicits major gifts and talks to donors and prospects about planned giving and other various gift opportunities.
email: jelliott@jbu.edu
- Eric Greenhaw – Director of Major and Planned Giving, and Development Marketing
email: egreenhaw@jbu.edu
- Chad Cunningham –Assistant Director of the JBUSF
Oversees pool of annual fund donors who give between $250 - $999 annually. Also manages the Student Advancement Team.
email: ccunningham@jbu.edu - Sherry Miller – Coordinator of Scholarships and Planned Giving
Manages the funded and endowed scholarships, including setting up new ones. This includes connecting the donors with the students via thank you cards, Scholarship Recognition Dinner, and other methods. Manages data entry, financial records, and mailings for the National Development Team in their fundraising efforts. Manages records and special mailings and events for our Master Builders, donors who have remembered JBU with a Planned Gift.
email: smiller@jbu.edu
