Development and Alumni Relations Staff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Elizabeth Coen
Associate Director of Prospect Development and Research
817-272-2344
coen@uta.edu

Elisha Cotten
Divison Business Administrator
817-272-0925
ecotten@uta.edu

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

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

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

Sandra Golightly
Development Administrative Specialist
817-272-0112
sgolightly@uta.edu

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

Jaime Olinske
Senior Development Researcher
817-272-3354
jolinske@uta.edu

Samantha Sauza
Gift Processing Specialist
817-272-3275
samantha.sauza@uta.edu

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

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

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

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

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

Fred Schmidt
Director of Corporate Relations
817-272-5216
fred.schmidt@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 

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

Ira Childress
Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development
817-272-0638
ira.childress@uta.edu

Roman Herrington
Executive Director for Principal Gifts
817-272-0037
roman.herrington@uta.edu

Brady Minor
Senior Director of Regional Development and University Initiatives
817-272-9375
brady.minor@uta.edu

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

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

Mark Permenter
Senior Proposal Writer
817-272-9377
permenter@uta.edu 

Gina A. Tilker
Development Administrative Specialist
817-272-1843
gina.tilker@uta.edu

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

Jenny Gumbert
Associate Director of Development Communications
817-272-1965
jenny.gumbert@uta.edu

Alyssa Foy
Development Communications Coordinator
817-272-2851
alyssa.foy@uta.edu

Melody Tolleson
Graphic Designer
817-272-1712
tolleson@uta.edu