Meet Our Team
UK Philanthropy
Megan Armstrong
Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications
859-323-6665
Lisa Atkinson
Executive Director of Principal Gift Operations
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-7885
Brenda Bain
Data Clerk
859-257-1032
Nikki Bair
Assistant Director of Annual Giving, Phonathon
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Joe Bandy
Communications Officer
859-323-7007
Coleman Barnes
Director of Regional Philanthropy
859-559-1230
Tim Barnes
Director Data Management, Analytics and Reporting
859-323-1041
Aimee' Baston
Director of Philanthropy, J. David Rosenberg College of Law
139 J. David Rosenberg College of Law
139 J. David Rosenberg College of Law
859-257-1161
David Bellnier
Donor Stewardship Associate
Jared Bickel
Director of Philanthropy, Cancer Programs
859-562-0471
Briana Blackburn
Associate Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Golisano Children's at UK
859-257-1121
Regan Blevins
Director of Philanthropy for the College of Medicine
859-553-3917
Gretchen Bower
Associate Director of Gift Receiving
Rebecca Brereton-Farr
Executive Assistant to Associate VP Brandon T. McCray for Campus Colleges and Units
859-257-5488
William Brewer
Director of Information Services
859-257-5184
Hannah Britt
Research Analyst
Kelsey Bruner
Associate Director of Philanthropic Events - UKHC
Allison Buchanan
Philanthropy Financial Specialist Lead
Nicole Cartier
Senior Director of Philanthropy - Gatton College of Business and Economics
859-257-2767
Loralyn Cecil
Director of Philanthropy, Health Sciences
900 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536
900 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536
859-218-0563
Willa Chambers
Administrative Services Assistant for the Philanthropic Initiatives, College of Medicine/PIT Crew
Allen Chapa
Executive Director of Departments, Centers and Institutes
859-257-5417
J. Lindsey Clem
College Philanthropy Officer Senior, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
859-321-1313
Jennifer Combs
Donor Relations & Stewardship Officer
859-218-7360
Dana Cox
Assistant Director of Philanthropy, College of Pharmacy
789 S. Limestone Street, Ste 214P, Lexington, KY 40536
789 S. Limestone Street, Ste 214P, Lexington, KY 40536
859-323-6210
Shannon Cox
Administrative Officer
859-218-8449
Kaylynn Cromer
Graphic Artist
218 Sturgill Building
218 Sturgill Building
859-323-1369
Nancy Culp
Administrative Services Assistant
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-7162
Nathan Darce
Director of Philanthropy, Communication and Information
351 Lucille Little Fine Arts Library, Lexington, KY 40506
351 Lucille Little Fine Arts Library, Lexington, KY 40506
859-257-3033
Landon Dean
Administrative Services Assistant
Judy Decker
Executive Assistant to the Associate Vice President, UK HealthCare & College of Medicine Philanthropy
859-323-6415
Jennifer Decker
Assistant Vice President, Golisano Children's at UK Alliance Development & Executive Director, College of Medicine and Golisano Children's at UK
859.785.7393
Taryn Derrick
Director of Philanthropy, College of Medicine
859-533-9449
Caitlin DiBiasie
Director of Equine Philanthropy in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
859-218-1176
Courtney Donovan
Donor Experience Officer
Melanie Driver
Stakeholder Engagement Specialist
Brandon Duncan
Donor Communications Associate
Lori Eckdahl
Executive Director of Advancement Services
859-257-6439
Raaziq El-Amin
Prospect Strategy Coordinator
(859) 257-3115
Emily Elkins
Assistant Director of Foundation and Corporation Philanthropy
Justin Ewing
Senior Director of Gift Planning
(859) 257-3480
Sarah Fitzgerald
Director of Recognition
859-257-7894
Caroline Francis
Career Coordinator, Director
859-562-2269
Jack Gallt
Senior Associate Director, Alumni Engagement
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-3801
Amy Gamblin
Associate Director of Alumni Career Services
Brit Gavenonis
Operations Manager, Gift Planning
859-562-2126
Jon Groleau
Philanthropy Reporting & Business Analyst
859-323-8443
Emily Groves
Associate Director of Annual Giving
859-323-5574
J. Dion Guest
Executive Director of Gift Planning
Kel Hahn
Associate Director of Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-562-2581
Ashley Hammond
Leadership Giving Officer
859-257-1753
Serena Hanson
Administrative Services Assistant
serena.hanson@uky.edu
Mike Harders
Associate Vice President of Philanthropy for UK HealthCare and UK's Health Colleges
859-562-0992
Tony Harris
Pledge and Gift Administrator for Gift Receiving
859-257-5613
Steve Harris
Director of Stewardship for UKHC and UK College of Medicine
859-257-3447
Leslie Hayes
Associate Director of Membership and Marketing
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-3705
Graham Hess
Associate Director of Philanthropy-Mental Health Initiatives
859-323-5374
Marci Hicks
Assistant Vice President for College/Unit Philanthropy
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-323-7882
Marissa Hillman
HR/Payroll Coordinator
859-562-2078
Kelly Hinkel
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-7161
Lisa Hiscox
Administrative Support Associate - Programs
lisa.hiscox@uky.edu
Connor Hoffman
Wildcat Network Project Coordinator
859-562-2040
Anthony (AJ) Hoover
Gift Accounting and Data Specialist
Allen Horton
Director of Philanthropy-Nashville Region
901-314-3285
Hayden Hughes
Associate Director, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
859-257-1106
McKenna Hulette
Director of Alumni Relations, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Sharon Inglis
Gift Processor
859-257-7329
Sarah Inglis
Associate Director of Philanthropic Initiatives, College of Medicine/PIT Crew
(859) 562-2717
Kate Joseph
Director of Philanthropic Accounts, College of Medicine
859-218-0417
Danielle Jostes
Senior Director of Philanthropy - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
859-257-1207
Craig Kahn
Senior Director of Prospect Research
859-323-5215
Albert Kalim
Webmaster
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-5433
Jana Kennelly
Director of Philanthropy, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering
257 Ralph G. Anderson Building, Lexington, KY 40506
257 Ralph G. Anderson Building, Lexington, KY 40506
859-257-9191
Katie Kirk
Administrative Assistant for UK Cancer Programs
Dan Knapp
Communications Officer
859-323-4975
Jacqueline Knight
Administrative Coordinator
859-257-7886
Jessica Koenigsknecht-Talboo
Director of Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-323-6570
Ravyn Ladenburger
Director of Philanthropy, College of Design
859-257-7164
Rebecca Rae Langley
Prospect Research Analyst
859-257-7893
Kimberly Lear
Accounting Coordinator Associate - Gift Processor to the Gift Receiving Team
859-257-4525
Gracie Lee
Donor Relations Coordinator
859-562-0747
Jake Lemon
Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement and Chief Philanthropy Officer
859-257-3912
Kathleen Lordo
Donor Experience Officer
859-257-2238
Jenna Lowe
Director of Philanthropy for Student Success
Maria Lykins
Budget Officer
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-7302
Buddha Maharjan
Senior Data Analyst
Kristi Martin
Philanthropy Executive Director, Cancer Programs
859-257-1179
Eleanor (Elaine) Mason
Data Clerk
859-323-6066
Lindsay Mattingly
Director of Graduate Medical Education Initiatives, College of Medicine/PIT Crew
Megan Mattingly
Data & Technology Specialist
859-562-2670
Mason Mayborg
Alumni Program Coordinator Senior
Ryan McBride
Associate Director of Philanthropy, College of Medicine
859-257-8127
Glenda McCoy
Director of Philanthropic Programs for UK HealthCare and the Health Colleges
Brandon McCray
Associate Vice President for Philanthropy
859-257-3912
Jeremy McKinley
Philanthropy Professional Development Manager
859-562-0955
Catlin Meehan
Donor Stewardship Associate
David Melanson
Assistant Director, External Affairs & Philanthropy, CAER
101 Main Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0032
101 Main Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0032
859-257-0330
Rachel Miersma
Philanthropy Assistant
859-257-3458
Townsend Miller
Director of Philanthropy, UK HealthCare Departments, Centers and Institutes
859-562-2693
Laura Mullins
Staff Support Associate
Tina Nance
Director of Philanthropy, College of Nursing
859-323-1966
Jonathan Navis
Accountant Financial Analyst
Taylor Navis
Assistant Director, Gift Receiving
859-257-7305
Bill Nims
Administrative Support Associate
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-3911
Isabella Norrid
Director of Philanthropy for Women's and Children's Health
(859) 562-0890
Kierra Oney
Accounting Coordinator Associate
Ramla Osman
Director of Philanthropy for the College of Social Work
Ellie Ostvig
STEPS Administrative Associate for the HealthCare Philanthropic Partnerships, Events, & Programs
859-257-1789
Andrew Palmer
Director of Annual Giving
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-6392
Krystal Pasley
Steven Pemberton
Talent Manager
859-257-2938
Jennifer Poage
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships & Children’s Miracle Network
Tricia Potts
Senior Director of Philanthropy- Partnerships, Events and Programs
859-562-2157
Kathy Price
Data Coordinator
859-257-6848
Deb Ramey
Director for Business Services
Reilly Richardson
Associate Director - Golisano Children's at UK
859-257-4247
Blossom Riffe
Associate Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
859-323-0689
Kirtland Roach
Associate Director of Annual Giving
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-5068
Kim Robinson
Gift Processor
859-257-5869
Nathan Rudder
Director of Philanthropy, College of Education
859-562-2584
Jessica Rukavina
Director of Philanthropy, College of Pharmacy
859-562-3039
Nikki Russell
Director of Gift Receiving
859-257-3914
Kathryn Schaffer
Alumni Engagement Coordinator Senior
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-7172
Samantha Seitz
Alumni Program Coordinator
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-8700
Kenton Sena
Director of Philanthropy, Lewis Honors College
Renée Siegel
Web Administrator and Report Writer
859-257–5846
Darlene Simpson
Gift Acknowledgement Coordinator
859-257-7320
Logan Smart
Director of Philanthropy, College of Public Health
Jill Smith
Associate Vice President for Stakeholder Engagement and Executive Director of the Alumni Association
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-8906
Melissa Snow-Groves
Senior Director of Strategy for Philanthropic Initiatives
859-562-1520
Whitney Stamper
Graphic Artist/Production Assistant
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street,
Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street,
Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-257-0568
Ford Stanley
Assistant Vice President-Major Gifts
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
859-257-7882
McRae Stephenson
Gift & Estate Planning Operations Director
859-323-7386
Shelby Stivers
Alumni Program Coordinator Sr.
Laura Sutton
Senior Major Gift Officer, Arts & Sciences
120 Patterson Drive, Lexington, KY 40508
120 Patterson Drive, Lexington, KY 40508
859-257-3551
Carson Sweeney
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
859-257-6858
Kayla Thomas
Director of Philanthropy, College of Fine Arts
859-257-3145
Dave Timoney
Institutional Philanthropy Officer Senior
859-257-0188
Tarin Tompkins
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Philanthropy
859-257-3912
Amanda Trail
Assistant Director of Philanthropy - Major Gifts for the College of Arts & Sciences
859-562-2126
Glenyatte Trice
IS Technical Support Specialist II
859-562-2582
Meredith Weber
Director of Philanthropy Marketing & Communications
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington KY, 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington KY, 40506-0119
859-257-4439
Beth Wells
Director of Philanthropy, UK HealthCare Departments, Centers and Institutes
859-319-6886
Jordan White
Associate Director of Prospect Research for UK HealthCare Philanthropy
859-469-6517
Lori Wilson
Senior Director of Donor Relations, Stewardship and Constituent Engagement
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
Sturgill Philanthropy Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0015
8592573187
Laura Wright
Senior Director of Donor Communications and Engagement, UK HealthCare & College of Medicine
859-323-5331
Christina Yue
Director of Strategic Stakeholder Events, Memberships and Administration
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
King Alumni House, 400 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506-0119
859-323-7950