Contact Us
Leadership
| Name / Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Paula Besson Executive Director of Advancement |
217.244.4081 | besson@illinois.edu |
| Korrine Kuhn Office Manager |
217.333.3839 | korrine@illinois.edu |
| Heather Vazquez Interim Associate Dean for Advancement |
217.333.2517 | hfv@illinois.edu |
Major Gift Officer Leadership
| Name / Title | Region | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hill Senior Director of Advancement |
Chicagoland, IL (Central) OH River Valley & Southeast |
217.265.6567 | jonahill@illinois.edu |
Major Gift Officers
| Name / Title | Region | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Backlund Assistant Director of Advancement |
Greater Boston & Providence Area, Indiana, and New England |
217.265.0343 | cgaffrig@illinois.edu |
|
Dori Botts
Director of Advancement |
Chicagoland, Southwest, IA & WI
|
217.244.4218 | suddarth@illinois.edu |
| Laura Child Director of Advancement |
Southern California, NV, ID & Eastern WA |
217.244.6566 | llchild@illinois.edu |
| Tim Cochrane Senior Director of Advancement, Major and Corporate Gifts |
Texas Triangle (Houston, Austin, DFW), Greater DC, Mid-Atlantic (MD, VA, DE), Carolinas & Western IL |
217.333.1149 | tcochran@illinois.edu |
| Todd Hollister Director of Advancement |
Chicagoland, SE Wisconsin, MN & Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) |
217.333.5169 | toddh@illinois.edu |
| Erin Smith Huynh Director of Advancement |
Northern California, Southern IL, CO, MO, and the Central & Mountain States |
217.244.5202 | |
| Kendra Wolf Associate Director of Advancement |
Pacific Northwest (WA/OR Hubs), FL Gulf Coast, Central IL, OR, Western WA, HI, & AK |
217.300.7297 | kjwolf@illinois.edu |
| Jana Zollinger Director of Advancement |
Northern California, East Coast of FL (including Orlando), and MI |
217.333.5221 | jmzollin@illinois.edu |
Don't see your region listed? With over 90,000 alumni and friends, Grainger Engineering's advancement team supports relationships across the country. Contact Heather Vazquez, Interim Associate Dean for Advancement, with questions or to learn more about how you can have an impact on the college.
Leadership Annual Giving
| Name / Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Krumwiede Assistant Director, Leadership Annual Giving |
217.333.6846 | aandreae@illinois.edu |
Constituent Engagement
| Name / Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexa Ashenhurst Assistant Director of Alumni & Donor Engagement |
217.300.7752 | alexaa@illinois.edu |
| Megan Bainter Assistant Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations |
217.333.7385 | mbainter@illinois.edu |
| Kale Brinkoetter Assistant Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations |
217.244.8917 | brinkoe2@illinois.edu |
| Jerilyn Hutson Director of Alumni & Donor Engagement |
217.300.2656 | jhutson@illinois.edu |
| Maddie Kuhn Assistant Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations |
217.333.6098 | mrkuhn@illinois.edu |
| Haruka Neiswender Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations |
217.300.5950 | neiswend@illinois.edu |
| Samantha Stokowski Assistant Director of Advancement Data |
217.300.6006 | terstri2@illinois.edu |
| Sydney Trover Office Support Associate |
217.300.9954 | strover2@illinois.edu |
| Kate Worster Associate Director of Marketing Communications |
217.265.5467 | kworster@illinois.edu |
Corporate Relations
| Name / Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Cochrane Senior Director of Advancement, Major and Corporate Gifts |
217.333.1149 | tcochran@illinois.edu |
| Kent Studer Senior Director of Corporate Relations |
217.300.4671 | kstuder@illinois.edu |
| Melissa Belcher Director for Corporate Relations |
217.244.5956 | stierwlt@illinois.edu |