Contact Us
Leadership
Name / Title | Phone | |
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Laura Child Associate Dean for Advancement |
217.244.6566 | llchild@Illinois.edu |
Paula Besson Executive Director of Advancement |
217.244.4081 | besson@illinois.edu |
Korrine Kuhn Office Manager |
217.333.3839 | korrine@illinois.edu |
Major Gift Officers
Name / Title | Region | Phone | |
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Caroline Backlund Assistant Director of Advancement |
New England & Cook County | 217.265.0343 | cgaffrig@illinois.edu |
Dori Botts
Director of Advancement |
Southwestern US & Wisconsin | 217.244.4218 | suddarth@illinois.edu |
Tim Cochrane Senior Director of Advancement, Major and Corporate Gifts |
Mid Atlantic & Illinois I-80 Corridor | 217.333.1149 | tcochran@illinois.edu |
Steve Hall Director of Advancement |
DuPage & Cook County | 217.300.7830 | stevhall@illinois.edu |
Jonathan Hill Senior Director of Advancement |
Ohio Valley, Southeastern US, Champaign & Cook County | 217.265.6567 | jonahill@illinois.edu |
Todd Hollister Director of Advancement |
Southern California, Milwaukee to Lake County | 217.333.5169 | toddh@illinois.edu |
Ethan Scott Associate Director of Advancement |
Northeast & Florida | 217.265.0786 | ethans@illinois.edu |
Erin Smith Huynh Director of Advancement |
Louisiana Purchase, Southern Illinois | 217.244.5202 | |
Heather Vazquez Senior Director of Advancement |
Texas & Central California | 217.333.2517 | hfv@illinois.edu |
Kendra Wolf Associate Director of Advancement |
Pacific Northwest & Central Illinois | 217.300.7297 | kjwolf@illinois.edu |
Jana Zollinger Director of Advancement |
Northern California & Michigan | 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 Laura Child, Associate Dean for Advancement, with questions or to learn more about how you can have an impact on the college.
Constituent Engagement
Name / Title | Phone | |
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Alexa Ashenhurst Assistant Director of Alumni & Donor Engagement |
217.300.2252 | alexaa@illinois.edu |
Megan Bainter Assistant Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations |
217.333.7385 | mbainter@illinois.edu |
Jerilyn Hutson Associate Director of Alumni & Donor Engagement |
217.300.2656 | jhutson@illinois.edu |
Haruka Neiswender Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations |
217.300.5950 | neiswend@illinois.edu |
Samantha Rupkey Assistant Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations |
217.333.9340 | srupkey@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 | |
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Kent Studer Senior Director of Corporate Relations |
217.300.4671 | kstuder@illinois.edu |
Melissa Belcher Associate Director for Corporate Relations |
217.244.5956 | stierwlt@illinois.edu |