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
Senior Associate Vice President of Development
813-974-4295
Jennifer McAfee
Senior Associate Vice President of Development
813-974-8193
Arty Giallourakis
Associate Vice President of
USF Health Development
& Alumni Relations
813-974-3676
Marrie Neumer
Associate Vice President of Advancement
Sarasota-Manatee campus
941-359-4737
Lelo Prado
Associate Vice President - Athletics / Deputy Athletic Director
813-974-5045
E. Howard Rutherford
Associate Vice President of Advancement
St. Petersburg campus
813-974-4502
Marion T. Yongue
Associate Vice President
of University Development
813-974-1897
Jennie James
Assistant Vice President
of University Development
Development Officers
Athletics
Jeff Bromley
Associate Director
of Athletics / Major Gifts
813-974-0521
Stephen Hammond
Associate Director
of Athletics / Major Gifts
813-974-7180
Abby Ritter
Associate Director
of Development
813-974-4223
Christopher Bevard
Assistant Director
of Development / Annual Giving
BJ Daniels
Assistant Director
of Athletics / Community & Donor Engagement
813-974-8444
John Lewis
Assistant Director
of Development / Ticket
Sales & Customer Service
813-974-7492
Ally Rost
Assistant Director of Signature Events and Donor Experience
813-974-3481
Corporate and Foundation Engagement
Morgan Holmes
Executive Director
813-974-2782
Kate Evans
Director of Corporate Partnerships
813-974-6996
Melissa Morin
Director of Corporate Partnerships
862-763-0131
Andrew Farmer
Director of Foundation Engagement
813-974-1880
Luna Clarke
Assistant Director of Corporate and Foundation Engagement
Miranda Mattingly
Assistant Director of Foundation Engagement
813-974-5665
Brenda Echevarria
Advancement Administrator
813-974-1889
Gift Planning
Diana Lasswell
Senior Director of Gift Planning
813-974-8761
Julia Chrencik
Gift Planning Coordinator
813-974-1894
Office of Parents Philanthropy and Diversity Initiatives
Tracy Muir
Assistant Vice President
813-974-2276
Walter Jennings
Associate Director and Program Director, Black Leadership Network
813-974-1978
Vacant
Associate Director
Parent and Family Giving Program
Melissa Brown
Assistant Director of Development
Black Leadership Network
813-974-4439
Flor Martinez
Program Manager
Latino Scholarship Program
813-974-3324
Maria Prast
Executive Administrative Specialist
813-974-1866
Regional Development
Scott Grandrino
Senior Director of Regional Development
813-974-5316
Sarah Smith
Regional Director of Development - North
304-268-8655
Michael Gilstorf
Regional Director of Development - South
813-974-5692
Erin Smith
Assistant Director of Regional Development
813-974-2541
Jo Yarley
Advancement Administrator
813-974-1362
USF Alumni Association
Amabel McCormick
Assistant Director of Development
813-974-4007
Annual Giving
Ashley Devenport
Director of Development, Direct Marketing
813-974-1840
Lisa Isenbeck
Associate Director
of Development
813-974-3433
Melissa Wolfe
Assistant Director
of Development
813-974-5146
Amina Spahić
Assistant Director of Development, Direct Marketing
813-396-9390
Vacant
Assistant Director of Development, Digital Engagement Center
Le Nguyen
Development Officer, Direct Marketing
813-974-9038
Ginny Puckett
Advancement Administrator
813-974-0081
USF Health
Dan Minor
Senior Director of Development
Byrd Alzheimer's Institute and USF Neurosciences
813-396-0731
Kara Steiner
Senior Director of Development
USF Health
813-974-3023
Rachel Rivera
Director of Development
College of Nursing
Leslie Schipani-Anderson
Director of Development
Morsani College of Medicine
813-974-4803
Katie Dorsey Nealon
Associate Director of Development
Morsani College of Medicine
813-974-1608
Ashley Messer
Associate Director of Development
Morsani College of Medicine
Arthur Santos
Associate Director of Development
Morsani College of Medicine
813-974-0356
Beth Ahmedic
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
USF Health
813-974-8276
Stevie McGrail
Assistant Director of Development
Taneja College of Pharmacy
813-396-9630
Rachel Fink
Patient Engagement Officer
727-267-3331
Julianne Teichert
Annual Giving & Engagement Officer
Morsani College of Medicine
978-494-2966
USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
Clara Reynardus de Villanueva
Director of Development
941-359-4222
Kaitlyn Kramer
Associate Director of Development
USF St. Petersburg campus
Kate Waechter
Associate Director of Development
727-873-4195
College of The Arts
Vacant
Director of Development
College of Arts and Sciences
Kelly Addington
Senior Director of Development
813-974-5764
Anyssa Hining
Director of Development
Jennifer Morgan
Associate Director of Development
813-974-8478
Yasmine Cabrera
Scholarship Officer
813-974-0321
Grace Partridge
Stewardship and Student Engagement Coordinator
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
Vacant
Assistant Director of Development
Precious Goodson
Development Specialist
813-974-3176
Muma College of Business
Kemel Thompson
Senior Director of Development
813-974-1164
Paras Saxena
Director of Development
813-974-7124
Derek Jordan
Director of Development
813-974-3478
College of Education
Lisa Riley
Director of Development
813-396-2673
College of Engineering
Karen Romas
Senior Director of Development
813-974-1695
Eric Zaytzeff
Director of Development
Lauren Ploof
Advancement Administrator
Sarah Schlichter
Assistant Director of Development
813-974-5399
Judy Genshaft Honors College
Judy Kane
Director of Development
813-974-1246
USF Libraries
Vacant
Director of Development
College of Marine Science
Vacant
Director of Development
WUSF
Scott Nolan
Senior Director of Development
813-974-8677
Kathy Jordan
Director of Development
941-359-4240
Alissa Van Deman
Associate Director of Development
813-974-6916
Danielle Wright-Landry
Assistant Director
of Development
813-974-8625
Candace Wiant
Development Officer
Karen Hoge
Administrative Specialist

Rhea F. Law, USF President
The growth and success of Tampa Bay is intrinsically linked with the growth and success of USF. There is so much potential, and the future is very bright.
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Your Impact

USF is home to approximately 50,000 students from 146 countries!

U.S. News & World Report ranks USF #45 among public universities (2023).

USF leads the nation as the top producer of faculty Fulbright Scholars! Way to go Bulls!

You can find approximately 400,000 USF graduates worldwide.

USF is a member of the Association of American Universities, the most prestigious association in higher education.

U.S. News & World Report ranks USF as the “best value” among all public universities in Florida (2023).

25% of USF students are first generation. Your support enables them to create a new cycle of education within their families.

U.S. News and World Report ranked USF Tampa as a Best College for Veterans (2023)

USF professors and students were awarded 314 patents over three years.