Stony Brook University’s Advancement team is responsible for generating private philanthropic support for Stony Brook University students, faculty, researchers and patients.
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- Executive Team
Office of the Vice President
Justin Fincher
Vice President for Advancement
Executive Director of the Stony Brook Foundation
(631) 632-4811
Executive Team
Justin Fincher
Vice President for Advancement
Executive Director of the Stony Brook Foundation
(631) 632-4811
Scott Barrett
Senior Associate Vice President for Development
(631) 632-9128
Kacy Bullard
Associate Vice President for Operations and Strategy and CFO for the Stony Brook Foundation Inc.
(631) 632-4011
Brooke Carroll
Assistant Vice President for Constituent Experience
(631) 632-9113
Danielle Holton
Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
(631) 444-8305
Danielle.Holton@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Deborah Lowen-Klein
Senior Associate Vice President for Advancement
(631) 632-5074
Deborah.Lowen-Klein@stonybrook.edu
Amanda Sabanos
Assistant Vice President for Development, Schools and Colleges
(631) 316-0371
Administration
Elissa Romano, CAPM
Senior Staff Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Operations and Strategy and CFO for the Stony Brook Foundation Inc.
(631) 632-4409
Yasemin Tansel
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
(631) 444-2945
Yasemin.Tansel@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Phoebe Botros
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Sr. AVP for Development & the Sr. AVP for Advancement
(631) 632-4488
Keira Flynn
Senior Administrative Assistant to the AVP for Development, Schools & Colleges
(631) 972-8984
- Constituent Experience
Constituent Experience
Brooke Carroll
Assistant Vice President for Constituent Experience
(631) 632-9113
Jennifer Filasky '06
Senior Director of Constituent Experience for Alumni and Events
(631) 632-4002
Jennifer.Filasky@stonybrook.edu
Annual Giving
Katrina (Schindlar) Culhane, MBA '21
Director of Annual Giving
(631) 632-1076
Katrina.Schindlar@stonybrook.edu
Advancement Events
Anjanette Schildhorn
Assistant Director, Advancement Events
(631) 632-4003
Anjanette.Schildhorn@stonybrook.edu
Alumni Relations
Danielle Engel '05
Office Manager and Administrative Assistant to the Alumni Association
(631) 632-6121
Andrea Lebedinski '08,'10
Director of Lifelong & Athletics Engagement
(631) 632-7705
Andrea.Lebedinski@stonybrook.edu
Donor Relations
Kristin Matthews
Senior Associate Director of Donor Experience
(631) 632-6130
Kristin.Matthews@stonybrook.edu
Danyte Reisinger '19
Donor Relations Associate
(631) 632-4467
Danyte.Reisinger@stonybrookfoundation.org
Sarah Sepulveda
Assistant Director of Donor Experience
(631) 632-4453
Sarah.Sepulveda@stonybrook.edu
- Development
Development
Scott Barrett
Senior Associate Vice President for Development
(631) 632-9128
Deborah Lowen-Klein
Senior Associate Vice President for Advancement
(631) 632-5074
Deborah.Lowen-Klein@stonybrook.edu
Phoebe Botros
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Sr. AVP for Development & the Sr. AVP for Advancement
(631) 632-4488
Schools and Colleges
Amanda Sabanos
Assistant Vice President for Development, Schools and Colleges
(631) 316-0371
Keira Flynn
Senior Administrative Assistant to the AVP for Development, Schools & Colleges
(631) 972-8984
Jennifer Becker
Director of Development, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences
(631) 632-2039 | Cell: (631) 807-5180
Jennifer.R.Becker@stonybrook.edu
Christopher Scarpati
Senior Director of Development, West Campus
(631) 632-1202
Christopher.Scarpati@stonybrook.edu
Adam Siepiola
Director of Development, College of Business
(631) 459-7266
Michael D'Ambrosio
Senior Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
(631) 632-4061
Michael.Dambrosio@stonybrook.edu
Julianna Ashton
Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
(631) 632-1455
Julianna.Ashton@stonybrook.edu
Brianna Goodfellow
Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
(631) 632-4012
Brianna.Goodfellow@stonybrook.edu
Dina DeMeo
Director of Development, School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
(631) 632-4490
John Link
Director of Development, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences
(631) 942-1536
Joan McCormick
Director of Development, School of Communication and Journalism and Academic Affairs
(631) 632-2134 | Cell: (631) 942-5399
Daria Carioscia
Director of Development, Staller Center
(631) 632-7232
Daria.Carioscia@stonybrook.edu
Will Williams
Senior Director of Development, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences
(631) 632-8561
William.Williams@stonybrook.edu
Medicine
Danielle Holton
Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
(631) 444-8305
Danielle.Holton@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Deborah Colgan
Senior Director of Development, Cancer Center
(631) 216-2981
Deborah.Colgan@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Eileen Colletti
Senior Director of Development, Women's Health and Stony Brook Children's Hospital
(631) 216-8364
Eileen.Colletti@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Samantha Nobile
Senior Director of Development, Health Sciences
(631) 304-4306
Samantha.Nobile@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Caitlin Derderian
Senior Director of Development, Neurosciences & Department of Medicine
(631) 263-3962
Caitlin.Derderian@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Amanda Schnipper
Director of Development, Cancer Center
(516) 329-7695
Amanda.Schnipper@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Bryan Sekunda
Director of Development, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
(516) 434-8488
Bryan.Sekunda@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Joy DeDonato
Director of Development, Women's Health
(631) 216-9021
Joy.DeDonato@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Laura Shelley
Director of Development, Health Sciences
(631) 806-6280
Laura.Shelley@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Casandra San Martin
Assistant Director of Development, Neurosciences
(631) 638-1365
Casandra.SanMartin@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Elise Trucks
Assistant Director of Development, Department of Medicine
(631) 216-9024
Jaime McGrade
Assistant Director of Development, Long Island State Veterans Home
(631) 358-8774
Jaime.McGrade@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Marc Soevyn
Assistant Director of Development, Health Sciences
(631) 632-4995
Marc.Soevyn@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Yasemin Tansel
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
(631) 444-2945
Yasemin.Tansel@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Gift Planning
Shawn Mroz
Executive Director, Gift Planning
(631) 632-4788 | Cell: (631) 449-0005
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Tara Stenzel
Executive Director, Principal Gifts and Foundation Relations
(631) 632-4430
Courtney Enright
Development Officer, Corporate Relations
(631) 632-1457
Courtney.Enright@stonybrook.edu
Athletics
Brendan Desautels
Assistant Director of Development, Athletics
(631) 632-4490
Brendan.Desautels@stonybrook.edu
Patrick Hatch
Assistant Director of Development, Athletics
(631) 632-4490
Centre ValBio and Turkana Basin Institutes
Jennifer Levine
Senior Director of Development, Centre ValBio and Turkana Basin Institutes
(631) 632-4055
Jennifer.Levine@stonybrook.edu
Women's Leadership Council
Dina DeMeo
Director of Development, Manager of the Women's Leadership Council (631) 632-4490
Deborah Lowen-Klein
Senior Associate Vice President for Advancement (631) 632-5074
Deborah.Lowen-Klein@stonybrook.edu
- Strategy and Administration
Strategy and Administration
Elissa Romano, CAPM
Senior Staff Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Operations and Strategy and CFO for the Stony Brook Foundation Inc.
(631) 632-4409
Data Services
Jerry DeFoe, PhD '00
Assistant Director of Records Management
(631) 632-4324
Prospect Management and Research Services
Arlene Jennings
Senior Director of Prospect Management and Research
(631) 632-4214
Arlene.Jennings@stonybrook.edu
Monique Atherton
Associate Director of Prospect Research
(631) 632-4064
Monique.Atherton@stonybrook.edu
Kathy O'Leary
Assistant Director of Prospect Research
(631) 632-4165
Kathryn.S.Oleary@stonybrook.edu
Gift Administration
Kathleen Weber
Senior Administrative Assistant and Matching Gifts Coordinator
(631) 632-4887
Kathleen.Weber.1@stonybrook.edu
Project Management
Anna Carla Serio
Assistant Director of Project Management
(631) 632-4426
Annacarla.Serio@stonybrook.edu
Policy and Procedure Development
Anne Schmitz
Senior Director of Policy and Procedure Development
(631) 632-4677
- Principal Giving
Principal Giving
Deborah Lowen-Klein
Senior Associate Vice President for Advancement
(631) 632-5074
Deborah.Lowen-Klein@stonybrook.edu
Tara Stenzel
Executive Director of Principal Gifts and Foundation Relations
(631) 632-4430
Althea Hicks
Director of Development, Foundation Relations
(631) 632-6078
Emily Spatafora
Assistant Project Manager, Principal Gifts
(631) 632-8625
Emily.Spatafora@stonybrook.edu
- Operations and Stony Brook Foundation
Stony Brook Foundation
Kacy Bullard
Associate Vice President for Operations and Strategy and CFO for the Stony Brook Foundation Inc.
(631) 632-4011
Lois Arens
Senior Director of Budget and Operations
(631) 632-4353
Lois.Arens@stonybrookfoundation.org
John Gibbons
Director of Accounts Receivable and Compliance
(631) 632-7072
John.Gibbons@stonybrookfoundation.org
Charles Poillon
Manager of Investment Operations
(631) 632-2311
Charles.Poillon@stonybrookfoundation.org
Accounts Payable
Carla Whittingham
Assistant Director, Operations
(631) 632-9954
Carla.Whittingham@stonybrookfoundation.org
Amanda Johann
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
(631) 632-2120
Amanda.Johann@stonybrookfoundation.org
Barbara Mahoney
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
(631) 632-2108
Barbara.Mahoney@stonybrookfoundation.org
John DelRosario
Accounts Payable Coordinator
(631) 632- 1901
John.DelRosario@stonybrookfoundation.org
Accounts Receivable
John Byers
Senior Accountant, Accounts Receivable
(631) 632-6618
John.Byers@stonybrookfoundation.org
Thomas Sager
Staff Accountant, Accounts Receivable
(631) 632-2026
Thomas.Sager@stonybrookfoundation.org
Robbyn Brady
Senior Accounts Receivable Coordinator
(631) 632-9235
Robbyn.Brady@stonybrookfoundation.org
Michelle Pagano
Accounts Receivable Coordinator
(631) 632-5632
Michelle.Pagano@stonybrookfoundation.org
Accounting and Finance
Ruth Schilling
Assistant Director, Accounting and Finance
(631) 632-2109
Ruth.Schilling@stonybrookfoundation.org
Carla McPherson
Senior Financial Systems Analyst
(631) 632-6044
Carla.McPherson@stonybrookfoundation.org
Administration
Neha Bhambhani
Senior Administrative Assistant, Stony Brook Foundation
(631) 632-9225
Neha.Bhambhani@stonybrookfoundation.org
Andrew Crawford
Administrative and Data Entry Assistant
(631) 632-2557
Andrew.Crawford@stonybrookfoundation.org
Operations
Jaclynn Berkowitz
Associate Director, Advancement Leadership and Training
(631) 632-4594
Jaclynn.Berkowitz@stonybrook.edu
- Marketing and Communications
Marketing and Communications
Jessie McHeffey
Director of Advancement Marketing and Communications
(631) 632-6512
Jessie.McHeffey@stonybrook.edu
Emanuel (Manny) Saladino
Senior Graphic and Web Designer
(631) 632-6759
Emanuel.Saladino@stonybrook.edu
Elissa Romano, CAPM
Senior Staff Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Operations and Strategy and CFO for the Stony Brook Foundation Inc.
(631) 632-4409