Ƶ UNIVERSITY - Key Persons


Abby Kahl

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Director of Alumni & Parent Engagement

Alan C. Goudy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Aliya Borchers

Job Titles:
  • Development Assistant

Allan Brian Gard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Alum Awards


Amy Schwartz

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist, Office of the President
Amy Schwartz Administrative Specialist, Office of the President Salem Campus Waller Hall, 5th Floor 503-370-6209 aschwartz@willamette.edu View

Anna Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Director for Donor Relations and Stewardship

Anne Lapour

Job Titles:
  • Interim Executive Director, Career Initiatives

Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth

Job Titles:
  • Bishop
  • Bishop, Greater Northwest Episcopal Area, the United Methodist Church

BJ McHugh

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Advancement Strategy and Operations
  • Strategy and Operations

Bonnie B. Flynn

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Finance

Brian R. Hufft

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Bullivant Houser Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life
  • Senior Counsel Emeritus

Carina Corner

Carina Corner has grown through her experiences of cancer and navigating a sighted-world as a blind person. She's founded a Scandinavian-inspired, vegan bakery in Beaverton where she employs people with disabilities.

Carly Pon

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Career Management

Carol Long

Job Titles:
  • Provost and Senior Vice President

Casey Swinkels

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of the Ƹ Ƶ Annual Fund, Bearcat Chat

Colleen Kawahara

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff
  • Administrative Secretary to the Board
  • Vice President for Communications
Colleen has been at �ƹ���Ƶ since 2012. She has served as Director of Special Projects and Events and as Director of the Office of the President. As Chief of Staff, she provides leadership and support for the operation of the President's Office which includes handling questions, concerns, issues, and requests on behalf of the president. She supports the president on a variety of special projects and initiatives and coordinates the execution of university-wide events including the Atkinson Lecture Series and commencement. Colleen Kawahara Chief of Staff; Administrative Secretary to the Board of Trustees/Vice President for Communications Salem Campus Waller Hall, 5th Floor 503-370-6031 kawahara@willamette.edu View

Cortlandt A. Cuffee

Job Titles:
  • Vice President & General Manager, Portland Market Sinclair Broadcast Group ( KATU / KUNP )

Dale C. Harris

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Dale M. Hermann

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Daniel Valles - COO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Senior Vice President

Dave Hanna


David A. Drinkward

Job Titles:
  • President / CEO of Hoffman Construction Company

David Sundby

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean of Students

Denali Webber

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Advancement Systems

Donald G. Brown

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life
  • Dean Emeritus

Douglas G. Houser

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Elizabeth Curry

Job Titles:
  • Office Assistant

Elizabeth J. Large - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder

Elizabeth Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development for the Arts

Ellen Rumley

Job Titles:
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Eloise Damrosch

Job Titles:
  • Arts Administrator ( Retired )

Eric B. Lindauer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Eric Lassahn

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Director of Alumni & Parent Engagement
Biography Eric seeks to strengthen the greater �ƹ���Ƶ community including alumni, parents and family members, community partners, and friends as well as among our current students of all colleges. Through virtual and in-person �ƹ���Ƶ, communication, and relationship building, he strives to deepen and strengthen the sense of belonging that comes with being a member of the �ƹ���Ƶ family. His primary responsibilities include working closely with parents and family members of undergraduate students, and alumni in the WU Sustainability, community service, athletics, and Heritage Club affinities. Before coming to University Relations, Lassahn served as the Director of Community Service Learning at �ƹ���Ƶ.

Eric M. Friedenwald-Fishman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Erin Cotrone

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Vice President of Advancement

Eva M. Kripalani - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder

George Cannady

George Cannady was a Senior Scholar who was involved in football and track. He later became an attorney in Los Angeles.

Guy C. Stephenson

Job Titles:
  • President of the Life

Henry H. Hewitt - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life
  • Senior Counsel

Isaacson, Miller

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Jaida Watson

Job Titles:
  • Advancement Strategies & Operations Assistant

Jaime Lawrence

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the President
  • Executive Assistant to the President and Director of the President 's Office
  • Executive Assistant to the President Director of the President 's Office
Jaime Lawrence Executive Assistant to the President; Director of the President's Office Salem Campus Waller Hall, 5th Floor jmlawrence@willamette.edu View

James A. Fitzhenry

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

James B. Cuno - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President

James F. Albaugh

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Life

Jameson Watts

Job Titles:
  • Dean, School of Computing and Information Sciences Associate Professor of Marketing and Data Science

Janelle Bovell

Job Titles:
  • Director

Jeanne Clark

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Director of Student Academic Grants and Awards

Jeff Chung - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Jeff Larson

Job Titles:
  • Accessible Education Services Menu
  • Director of Accessible Education Services

Jeffrey Dobbins

Job Titles:
  • Interim Dean

Jennifer Cole

Job Titles:
  • Jordan Schnitzer Dean of Pacific Northwest College of Art

Jeremy Lovato

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer, Integrated Technology Services

Jill Terry Hall

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Joan H. McNamara

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

John Beyer

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development, College of Law

John C. Hughes

Job Titles:
  • President of the Life

Johnny C. Vong - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Jon Garrow

Job Titles:
  • Director of Prospect Research & Development

Jon T. Thomsen - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO

Jonathan T. Carder

Job Titles:
  • Investor
  • Member of the Life

Jordan Schnitzer

Job Titles:
  • Jordan Schnitzer Dean of Pacific Northwest College of Art

Joseph F. Hoffman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Partner

Judy O'Neill

Job Titles:
  • Consultant to the Deans and Faculty Internship Advisor, Emeritus Associate Dean

Julie E. Branford

Job Titles:
  • Global Director
  • Member of the Life

Kamren Titus

Job Titles:
  • University Relations Administrative Assistant

Karen Arthur

Job Titles:
  • Recorder / Records Analyst

Karen Delsman P

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for Donor Relations & Stewardship

Karen Shaw

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Development

Karina Pickett

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Program Assistant

Katrina Garcia

Job Titles:
  • Career Advisor, Business and Entrepreneurship

Kerry R. Tymchuk

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Kevin R. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Head of the Americas

Kiley Juergens

Job Titles:
  • Wealth Advisor / Principal

Kim Silbernagel Burris

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Alumni & Parent Engagement

Kristeen Jennings P

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Gift Planning and Trust Administrator

Krystal Woolam

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for Donor Relations & Stewardship

Larisa Buchovecky

Job Titles:
  • University Relations Assistant

Lauren Saxton

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Ƹ Ƶ Annual Fund

Linda Hutchins

Job Titles:
  • Visual Artist

Lisa Landreman

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Student Affairs

Lynne H. Saxton

Job Titles:
  • Director

Maddy Kaplan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Direct Marketing

Mariam K. Higgins

Job Titles:
  • Administrator, Portland Public Schools

Mariana Navarro

Job Titles:
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Marisa Walker

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator, Early Career and Career Change

Mary K. Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Melissa Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life
  • Principal

Melvin Henderson-Ru

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Patricia (Patsy) C. Smullin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life
  • President / Owner, California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc

Patricia Whitcomb

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development, Gift Planning

Peter C. Kremer

Job Titles:
  • President of the Life

Provost Deans

Job Titles:
  • View All President

Reverend Karyn Richards-Kuan

Job Titles:
  • Reverend
  • Reverend, First United Methodist Church, Greater Northwest Episcopal Area

RJ DeMello

Job Titles:
  • Director of Advancement Communications

Robert G. Packard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life
  • Partner

Robert W. Nunn

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life
  • Business Counselor

Roderick C. Wendt

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman of the Life

Romana Autrey

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Associate Professor of Accounting
  • Interim Dean of AGSM Associate Professor of Accounting

Ruth Feingold


Sandy M. Rowe

Job Titles:
  • Editor, the Oregonian ( Retired )

Sayre Cohen

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Arts Alumni & Community Engagement

Sean B. O'Hollaren

Job Titles:
  • Senior VP, Public Affairs Executive

Shana Sechrist - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel

Shelby Radcliffe

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Advancement
Biography Shelby Radcliffe joined the �ƹ���Ƶ community as the Vice President of Advancement in February 2016. In this role, Shelby serves as a member of the President's staff, manages the University Advancement division (responsible for constituent engagement and development), and serves as the chief fundraiser for the University. Prior to �ƹ���Ƶ, Shelby was the Vice President for Advancement at Occidental College (Oxy) in Los Angeles, CA, where she led a significant expansion of the advancement program. During her tenure, Oxy doubled the alumni and parent engagement program, raised Annual Fund receipts by over 60%, and increased new gifts and pledges from $14M/year to $31M/year. Prior to Occidental, Shelby worked in Development & Alumni Relations at Bucknell University for fifteen years, most recently as the Executive Director of Campaign Administration, a job which included Campaign Director responsibilities and the management of Advancement Services, Research, and Donor Relations. During her tenure at Bucknell, Shelby also held the positions of Director of Prospect Research & Management and the Associate Campaign Director. Prior to working in higher education, Shelby worked as a social worker, grant-writer, and program administrator in the non-profit arena - in adult literacy, workforce development, and crisis intervention. Shelby has a BA in English from the Pennsylvania State University and an MS in Education from Bucknell University.

Stephen E. Thorsett - President

Job Titles:
  • President, Ƹ

Steven E. Wynne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Stewart M. Butler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Stuart A. Hall

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Susan Chiapella

Job Titles:
  • Manager of AGSM Fiscal Affairs and Accreditation

Thomas E. Neilsen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

Tiffany Newton

Job Titles:
  • Director of Alumni & Parent Engagement

Tony Cassinerio

Job Titles:
  • Director of Recruitment, MBA Programs

Tyler Reich

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Advancement Executive Director of University Relations
In January 2013, Tyler joined Occidental College in Los Angeles as Assistant Vice President for Alumni Engagement. There he served as leader of the Oxy Annual Fund, Alumni and Parent Engagement, Engagement Communications, and Donor Relations programs. Tyler's efforts helped Occidental achieve record growth in raising unrestricted support for the Annual Fund, increasing dollars raised by 60 percent in three years. An expansion in Alumni and Parent Engagement saw record numbers of participants in engagement activities, including reunion and homecoming weekends, regional and virtual activities. Across all three programs, alumni and parent volunteer activity grew three-fold. During his time at Occidental, Tyler was promoted to Associate Vice President for Alumni and Parent Engagement.

Wallace P. Carson Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life

William D. Long - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Life

William Mullen

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Enrollment Management

William R. Haden

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Life
  • United Methodist Conference Lay Representative

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