Office of Development
Your philanthropy assures that the University of South Florida will continue its ascent as one of the nation’s top public research universities. With your help, we will grow our mission to provide transformative education, new discoveries and best practices in all we do to make a tangible difference in the world. We hope you will consider a gift to support our incredible students, programs and research in every corner of our great and growing university. And we have a team of development officers to assist you every step along the way.
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Development Leadership
Jay Stroman
Senior Vice President of Advancement & Alumni Affairs and USF Foundation CEO
813-974-9994
Kelley Gibson
Vice President for Development,
Central Development
813-974-4295
kbgibson@usf.edu
Jennifer McAfee
Vice President for Development,
Colleges and Units
813-974-8193
jbmcafee@usf.edu
Kara Steiner
Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health Development & Alumni Relations
813-974-3023
karasteiner@usf.edu
Marrie Neumer
Associate Vice President of Advancement
Sarasota-Manatee campus
941-359-4737
marrieneumer@usf.edu
Lelo Prado
Associate Vice President - Athletics / Senior Deputy Athletic Director
813-974-5045
leloprado@usf.edu
E. Howard Rutherford
Associate Vice President of Advancement
St. Petersburg campus
727-873-4937
hrutherford@usf.edu
Marion T. Yongue
Associate Vice President
of University Development
813-974-1897
myongue@usf.edu
Jennie James
Associate Vice President, Colleges and Units
jenniejames@usf.edu
Principal Gifts
Steven D. Blair
813-974-0811
sblair1@usf.edu
India Witte
813-974-1886
iwitte@usf.edu
Arty Giallourakis
Principal Philanthropy Officer
813-974-3676
agiallou@usf.edu
Development Officers
Athletics
Jeff Bromley
Interim Associate Vice President for Development, Athletics
813-974-0521
jmbromley@usf.edu
Abby McCloskey
Associate Director
of Development
813-974-4223
abritter@usf.edu
Gillian Guadagnino
Associate Director
of Development
gguadagnino@usf.edu
John Lewis
Assistant Director
of Development / Ticket
Sales & Customer Service
813-974-7492
johnl@usf.edu
Christopher Bevard
Assistant Director
of Development / Annual Giving
cbevard@usf.edu
Bailey Stone
Advancement Administrator
813-974-2903
baileyalexander@usf.edu
Corporate and Foundation Engagement
Morgan Holmes
Senior Director of Development
813-974-2782
mrholmes@usf.edu
Kate Evans
Director of Corporate Partnerships
813-974-6996
carodi@usf.edu
Melissa Morin
Director of Corporate Partnerships
862-763-0131
mcmorin@usf.edu
Andrew Farmer
Senior Director of Foundation Engagement
813-974-1880
andrewfarmer@usf.edu
Luna Clarke
Assistant Director of Corporate and Foundation Engagement
813-974-5140
ljclarke@usf.edu
Marsha-Ann Clarke
Assistant Director of Foundation Relations
mmclarke@usf.edu
Gift Planning
Beverly Peterson
Director, Gift Planning
beverlypeterson@usf.edu
Alissa Van Deman
Director of Development, Planned Giving
813-905-6916
alissa7@usf.edu
Julia Chrencik
Gift Planning Coordinator
813-974-1894
jcchrencik@usf.edu
Elizabeth Olszewski
Administrative Specialist
elizabetho2@usf.edu
Office of Affinity Programs
Grace Maseda-Sainz
Assistant Vice President,
Affinity Programs
gmasedasainz@usf.edu
Lisa Isenbeck
Associate Director of Development, Parent and Family Giving
813-974-3433
lisenbeck@usf.edu
Nicky Luckett
Associate Director, Affinity Programs
luckettn@usf.edu
Melissa Brown
Associate Director of Development, Affinity Programs
813-974-4439
brown26@usf.edu
Maria Prast
Affinity Programs Coordinator
813-974-1866
msaavedr@usf.edu
Regional Development
Scott Grandrino
Senior Director of Regional Development
813-974-5316
grandrinos@usf.edu
Sarah Smith
Regional Director of Development - North
304-268-8655
smith20@usf.edu
Michael Gilstorf
Regional Director of Development - South
813-974-5692
mgilstorf@usf.edu
Erin Smith
Assistant Director of Regional Development
813-974-2541
egsmith@usf.edu
Jo Yarley
Advancement Administrator
813-974-1362
mjyarley@usf.edu
USF Alumni Association
Annual Giving
Abdoul Wann
Associate Director of Development, Digital Engagement Center
abdoulwann@usf.edu
Karina Rios
Assistant Director of Development, Digital Engagement Center
karinarios@usf.edu
Le Nguyen
Assistant Director of Development
813-974-9038
lenguyen@usf.edu
Ginny Puckett
Advancement Administrator
813-974-0081
ginny@usf.edu
Prospect Management
McKenzie Diehm
Prospect Management Strategist
mdiehm@usf.edu
Dajana Guerrero
Senior Prospect Management Strategist
dajana@usf.edu
Jamie Patterson
Prospect Management Strategist
jamiepatterson@usf.edu
Prospect Research
Stephanie Roberts
Senior Director,
Prospect Research
stephanieroberts@usf.edu
Christian Larsen
Prospect Research Analyst
clarsen@usf.edu
Kimberly Persons
Prospect Research Analyst
kimberlypersons@usf.edu
Christina Strell
Prospect Research Analyst
cstrell@usf.edu
Collin Daugherty
Prospect Research Analyst
collindaugherty@usf.edu
USF Health
Jennifer Philpot
Assistant Vice President
USF Health
jenniferphilpot@usf.edu
Leslie Schipani-Anderson
Director of Development
USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine - Clinical Programs
813-974-4803
leslies@usf.edu
Katie Dorsey Nealon
Director of Development,
USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine - Clinical Programs
813-974-1608
kbdorsey@usf.edu
Ashley Messer
Director of Development
Morsani College of Medicine
813-974-3131
amesser2@usf.edu
Arthur Santos
Associate Director of Development,
USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine - Clinical Programs
302-423-1313
arthursantos@usf.edu
Beth Ahmedic
Assistant Director of Development, College of Public Health
813-974-8276
betha@usf.edu
Daniel Surfass
Assistant Director of Development,
School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
813-396-0945
danielsurfass@usf.edu
Rachel Fink Shimberg
Assistant Director of Development
USF Health
727-267-3331
fink24@usf.edu
Daryn Mink
Development Officer,
Graduate Medical Education
714-253-2453
darynmink@usf.edu
Carina Chavarria
Advancement Administrator
813-974-4765
cchavarria@usf.edu
Carolyn Rivera
Advancement Administrator
riverac@usf.edu
USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
Vacant
USF St. Petersburg campus
College of Design, Art and Performance
College of Arts and Sciences
Phyllis Leuci
Sr. Director of Development
pleuci@usf.edu
Matt DeCandio
Assistant Director of Development
decandio@usf.edu
Yasmine Cabrera
Scholarship Officer
813-974-0321
yasminec@usf.edu
Dylan Garcia
Advancement Administrator
djgarcia5@usf.edu
Sam Martin
Advancement Administrator
samanthamartin@usf.edu
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
Vacant
Assistant Director of Development
Muma College of Business
Kemel Thompson
Senior Director of Development
813-974-1164
kemel@usf.edu
Paras Saxena
Director of Development
813-974-7124
psaxena16@usf.edu
Julie Nester
Director of Development
julienester@usf.edu
Patricia Kerney
Scholarship Coordinator
813- 974-1046
kerney@usf.edu
College of Education
College of Engineering
Eric Zaytzeff
Director of Development
813-974-0820
ezaytzeff@usf.edu
Lauren Ploof
Advancement Administrator
813-974-7124
laurenploof@usf.edu
Judy Genshaft Honors College and USF Libraries
College of Marine Science
Vacant
Director of Development
WUSF
Scott Nolan
Senior Director of Development
813-974-8677
snolan@wusf.org
Kathy Jordan
Director of Development
941-359-4240
kathyj@wusf.org
Danielle Wright-Landry
Associate Membership Program Director
813-974-8625
wrightlandry@wusf.org
Layne Gregory
Assistant Director
of Development
813-974-8628
bgregor2@wusf.org
Sylvia Meulener
Assistant Director
of Development
813-396-0740
smeulener@wusf.org
Karen Hoge
Administrative Specialist
813-974-8669
hogek@wusf.org
