Contact Us

Leadership

Marie Schultz

Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
817-272-2584
marie.schultz@uta.edu 

Rose Youngblood

Associate Vice President for Development and Principal Gifts
817-272-6851
rose.youngblood@uta.edu

Mark LaVelle

Assistant Vice President for University Events
817-272-5235
mlavelle@uta.edu

Jacob Singletary

Assistant Vice President for Central Development
817-272-1055
jacob.singletary@uta.edu 

Selma Permenter

Assistant Vice President for Development Services and Administration
817-272-3735
selma.permenter@uta.edu

Ryan Boyd

Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Donor Engagement
817-272-5352
ryan.boyd@uta.edu

Staff Directory

Sam Abbott

Gift Processing Specialist
817-272-5776
samantha.abbott@uta.edu

Sarah Ayala

Director of Annual Giving
817-272-7047
sarah.ayala@uta.edu

Julie Barfield

Executive Director of Alumni and Donor Relations
817-272-0040
barfield@uta.edu

Lisa Barnard

Assistant Director of Advancement Services
817-272-2041
lbarnard@uta.edu

Adrian Bautista

Director of Development, College of Engineering
817‑272‑8535
adrian.bautista@uta.edu

Lauren Bayans

Director of Development, College of Science
817-272-2938
lauren.bayans@uta.edu

Cecilia Blizzard

Talent and Business Operations Manager
817-272-2543
cecilia@uta.edu

Yulia Bocharova

Director of Development, College of Business
817-272-1060
yulia.bocharova@uta.edu

Kirstin Bradfield

Donor Experience Officer
817-272-2260
kirstinbradfield@uta.edu

James Bruse

Associate Director of University Events
817-272-9579
jbruse@uta.edu

Alejandra Chavarria

Assistant Director of Development Data and Technologies
817 272 5374
alejandra.chavarria@uta.edu

Elizabeth Coen

Associate Director of Prospect Management and Research
817-272-2344
coen@uta.edu

Nicollette Crow

Sr. Gift Processing Specialist
817-272-9703
nicollette.crow@uta.edu

Sadie Denker

Donor Experience Officer
817-272-8787
sadie.denker@uta.edu

Cindy Francis

Assistant Director of Endowment Services
817-272-5225
cfrancis@uta.edu

Roman Herrington

Executive Director of Principal Gifts
817-272-0037
roman.herrington@uta.edu

James Hollis

Director of Alumni Relations
817-272-1725
james.hollis@uta.edu

Kima Jude

Director of Foundation Relations
817-272-2228
kima.jude@uta.edu

Rosi Klever

Assistant Director of Donor Relations
817‑272‑6252
rosit@uta.edu

Brady Minor

Director of Development for University Initiatives
College of Education, Honors College, School of Social Work
817-272-9375
brady.minor@uta.edu

Margaret Moore

Director of University Events
817-272-5829
margaret.moore2@uta.edu

Valerie Moore

Assistant Dean of Development for the College of Business
817-272-7056
valerie.moore@uta.edu

Amy Muñoz

Director of Advancement Services Technology
817-272-9344
amy.grantham@uta.edu

Shaunda Musick

Alumni Relations Coordinator
817-272-1719
shaunda@uta.edu

Megan Nelson

Director of Strategic Initiatives
817-272-1819
megan.nelson@uta.edu

Randal M. Okumura

Director of Endowment Services
817-272-2510
randal.okumura2@uta.edu

Jaime Olinske

Sr. Development Researcher
817-272-3354
jolinkse@uta.edu 

David Prestianni

Manager of Scholarship and Endowment Stewardship
817‑272‑5372
david.prestianni@uta.edu

Meridith Randall

Alumni and Donor Engagement Coordinator
817‑272‑5297
meridith.randall@uta.edu

Fred Schmidt

Director of Corporate Relations
817‑272‑5216
fred.schmidt@uta.edu 

Gina A. Tilker

Development Coordinator, Major Gifts
817‑272‑1843
gina.tilker@uta.edu 

Icelda Tovar-Beltran

Assistant Director of the Maverick Club
817-272-9038
icelda.tovarbeltran@uta.edu

Ann M. Walters

Director of Prospect Management and Research
817-272-9328
ann.walters@uta.edu

Christian Garcia Wommack

Associate Director of Alumni Relations
817-272-9328
christian.wommack@uta.edu