JBU Advancement Staff

University Advancement
Alumni & Parent Relations
Advancement Services
University Communications
Grant & Foundations
Development and Planned Giving

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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
  
  
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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
  
• 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
  
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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


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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
  
  
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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 –Senior Director of Development and Planned Giving
  Leads the National Development Team.  Manages the Planned Giving program at JBU.  Works to develop relationship with alumni, parents, and friends of JBU in assigned region.  Solicits major and planned gifts as well as estate gifts for the university.
  email: peldridge@jbu.edu
  
• Eric Greenhaw – Director of Major and Planned Giving, and Development Marketing
  Works to develop relationships with alumni, parents, and friends of JBU in assigned region. Solicits major and planned gifts as well as estate gifts for the university. Responsible for creating and writing development marketing materials and solicitation letters. Supervises Coordinator of Donor Stewardship and Assistant Director of the JBU Scholarship Fund.
  email: egreenhaw@jbu.edu
  
• James Elliott – Regional Director of Development
  Works to develop relationships with alumni, parents, and friends of JBU in assigned region. Solicits major and planned gifts as well as estate gifts for the university. 
  email: jelliott@jbu.edu
  
• Chad Cunningham –Assistant Director of the JBU Scholarship Fund
  Works to develop relationships with alumni, parents, and friends of JBU predominantly via telephone. Solicits annual gifts to the JBU Scholarship Fund. Also manages the Student Advancement Team.
  email: ccunningham@jbu.edu
• Sonya Price – Coordinator of Prospect Development
  Provides research and prospect management support for the V.P. of University Advancement, National Development Team, and other members of the Development office, in an effort to achieve the annual department goals that assist in meeting the financial needs of JBU.
  email: sprice@jbu.edu
  
• Sherry Miller – Coordinator of Scholarships and Planned Giving
  Manages funded and endowed scholarships, financial records and special mailings for the Development team. Organizes special events and programs to enhance donor/student relations. Coordinates Planned Giving program and communications.
  email: smiller@jbu.edu
  
• Virginia Wietecha – Coordinator of Donor Stewardship
  Responsible for creating high quality donor communications for the development team at JBU.
  email: vwietecha@jbu.edu
  



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