Stony Brook University’s Advancement team is responsible for generating private philanthropic support for Stony Brook University students, faculty, researchers and patients.
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- Executive Team
Office of the Vice President
Justin Fincher
Vice President for Advancement
Executive Director of the Stony Brook Foundation
(631) 632-4811
Paisley Corcovelos
Executive Assistant to Vice President for Advancement and Executive Director of Stony Brook Foundation
(631) 632-8625
Paisley.Corcovelos@stonybrook.edu
Executive Team
Justin Fincher
Vice President for Advancement
Executive Director of the Stony Brook Foundation
(631) 632-4811
Scott Barrett
Senior Associate Vice President for Development
(631) 632-9128
Kacy Bullard
Assistant Vice President of Operations for Advancement
University AdvancementCOO/CFO of Stony Brook Foundation
(631) 632-4011
Brooke Carroll
Assistant Vice President for Constituent Experience
(631) 632-9113
Danielle Holton
Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
(631) 444-8305
Danielle.Holton@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Deborah Lowen-Klein
Senior Associate Vice President for Advancement
(631) 632-5074
Deborah.Lowen-Klein@stonybrook.edu
Ajith Nagaraj
Assistant Vice President for Advancement Strategy and Administration
(631) 632-4054
Amanda Sabanos
Assistant Vice President for Development, Schools and Colleges
(631) 316-0371
Administration
Elissa Romano
Senior Staff Assistant to the AVP for Advancement Strategy & Administration, and the AVP for Advancement Marketing and Communications
(631) 632-4409
Yasemin Tansel
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
(631) 444-2945
Yasemin.Tansel@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Phoebe Botros
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Sr. AVP for Development & the Sr. AVP for Advancement
(631) 632-4488
Keira Flynn
Senior Administrative Assistant to the AVP for Development, Schools & Colleges
(631) 972-8984
- Constituent Experience
Constituent Experience
Brooke Carroll
Assistant Vice President for Constituent Experience
(631) 632-9113
Jennifer Filasky '06
Senior Director of Constituent Experience for Alumni and Events
(631) 632-4002
Jennifer.Filasky@stonybrook.edu
Annual Giving
Katrina (Schindlar) Culhane, MBA '21
Director of Annual Giving
(631) 632-1076
Katrina.Schindlar@stonybrook.edu
Advancement Events
Anjanette Schildhorn
Assistant Director, Advancement Events
(631) 632-4003
Anjanette.Schildhorn@stonybrook.edu
Alumni Relations
Danielle Engel '05
Office Manager and Administrative Assistant to the Alumni Association
(631) 632-6121
Donor Relations
Kristin Matthews
Senior Associate Director of Donor Experience
(631) 632-6130
Kristin.Matthews@stonybrook.edu
Danyte Reisinger '19
Donor Relations Associate
(631) 632-4467
Danyte.Reisinger@stonybrookfoundation.org
- Development
Development
Scott Barrett
Senior Associate Vice President for Development
(631) 632-9128
Deborah Lowen-Klein
Senior Associate Vice President for Advancement
(631) 632-5074
Deborah.Lowen-Klein@stonybrook.edu
Phoebe Botros
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Sr. AVP for Development & the Sr. AVP for Advancement
(631) 632-4488
Schools and Colleges
Amanda Sabanos
Assistant Vice President for Development, Schools and Colleges
(631) 316-0371
Keira Flynn
Senior Administrative Assistant to the AVP for Development, Schools & Colleges
(631) 972-8984
Jennifer Becker
Director of Development, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences
(631) 632-2039 | Cell: (631) 807-5180
Jennifer.R.Becker@stonybrook.edu
Christopher Scarpati
Senior Director of Development, West Campus
(631) 632-1202
Christopher.Scarpati@stonybrook.edu
Adam Siepiola
Director of Development, College of Business
(631) 459-7266
Michael D'Ambrosio
Senior Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
(631) 632-4061
Michael.Dambrosio@stonybrook.edu
Brianna Goodfellow
Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
(631) 632-4012
Brianna.Goodfellow@stonybrook.edu
Dina DeMeo
Director of Development, School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
(631) 632-4490
John Link
Director of Development, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences
(631) 942-1536
Joan McCormick
Director of Development, School of Communication and Journalism and Academic Affairs
(631) 942-5399
Daria Carioscia
Director of Development, Staller Center
(631) 632-7232
Daria.Carioscia@stonybrook.edu
Will Williams
Senior Director of Development, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences
(631) 632-8561
William.Williams@stonybrook.edu
Medicine
Danielle Holton
Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
(631) 444-8305
Danielle.Holton@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Deborah Colgan
Senior Director of Development, Cancer Center
(631) 216-2981
Deborah.Colgan@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Eileen Colletti
Senior Director of Development, Women's Health and Stony Brook Children's Hospital
(631) 216-8364
Eileen.Colletti@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Samantha Nobile
Senior Director of Development, Health Sciences
(631) 444-2687
Samantha.Nobile@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Amanda Schnipper
Director of Development, Cancer Center
(516) 329-7695
Amanda.Schnipper@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Bryan Sekunda
Director of Development, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
(516) 434-8488
Bryan.Sekunda@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Adam Klipper
Director of Development, Heart Institute
(631) 216-9022
Adam.Klipper@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Joy DeDonato
Director of Development, Women's Health
(631) 216-9021
Joy.DeDonato@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Laura Shelley
Director of Development, Health Sciences
(631) 806-6280
Laura.Shelley@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Casandra San Martin
Assistant Director of Development, Neurosciences
(631) 638-1365
Casandra.SanMartin@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Elise Trucks
Assistant Director of Development, Department of Medicine
(631) 216-9024
Jaime McGrade
Assistant Director of Development, Long Island State Veterans Home
(631) 358-8774
Jaime.McGrade@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Marc Soevyn
Assistant Director of Development, Health Sciences
(631) 632-4995
Marc.Soevyn@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Yasemin Tansel
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
(631) 444-2945
Yasemin.Tansel@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Gift Planning
Shawn Mroz
Executive Director, Gift Planning
(631) 632-4788 | Cell: (631) 449-0005
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Tara Stenzel
Executive Director, Principal Gifts and Foundation Relations
(631) 632-4430
Courtney Enright
Development Officer, Corporate Relations
(631) 632-1457
Courtney.Enright@stonybrook.edu
Athletics
Andrea Lebedinski
Director of Lifelong & Athletics Engagement
(631) 632-7705
Andrea.Lebedinski@stonybrook.edu
Brendan Desautels
Assistant Director of Development, Athletics
(631) 632-4490
Brendan.Desautels@stonybrook.edu
Patrick Hatch
Assistant Director of Development, Athletics
(631) 632-4490
Centre ValBio and Turkana Basin Institutes
Jennifer Levine
Senior Director of Development, Centre ValBio and Turkana Basin Institutes
(631) 632-4055
Jennifer.Levine@stonybrook.edu
Women's Leadership Council
Dina DeMeo
Director of Development, Manager of the Women's Leadership Council (631) 632-4490
Deborah Lowen-Klein
Senior Associate Vice President for Advancement (631) 632-5074
Deborah.Lowen-Klein@stonybrook.edu
- Strategy and Administration
Strategy and Administration
Ajith Nagaraj
Assistant Vice President for Advancement Strategy and Administration
(631) 632-4054
Elissa Romano
Senior Staff Assistant to the AVP for Advancement Strategy & Administration, and the AVP for Advancement Marketing and Communications
(631) 632-4409
Data Services
Jerry DeFoe, PhD '00
Assistant Director of Records Management
(631) 632-4324
Prospect Management and Research Services
Arlene Jennings
Senior Director of Prospect Management and Research
(631) 632-4214
Arlene.Jennings@stonybrook.edu
Monique Atherton
Associate Director of Prospect Research
(631) 632-4064
Monique.Atherton@stonybrook.edu
Kathy O'Leary
Assistant Director of Prospect Research
(631) 632-4165
Kathryn.S.Oleary@stonybrook.edu
Gift Administration
Kathleen Weber
Senior Administrative Assistant and Matching Gifts Coordinator
(631) 632-4887
Kathleen.Weber.1@stonybrook.edu
Project Management
Anna Carla Serio
Assistant Director of Project Management
(631) 632-4426
Annacarla.Serio@stonybrook.edu
Policy and Procedure Development
Anne Schmitz
Senior Director of Policy and Procedure Development
(631) 632-4677
- Principal Giving
Principal Giving
Deborah Lowen-Klein
Senior Associate Vice President for Advancement
(631) 632-5074
Deborah.Lowen-Klein@stonybrook.edu
Tara Stenzel
Executive Director of Principal Gifts and Foundation Relations
(631) 632-4430
Althea Hicks
Director of Development, Foundation Relations
(631) 632-6078
Emily Spatafora
Assistant Project Manager, Principal Gifts
(631) 632-8625
Emily.Spatafora@stonybrook.edu
- Operations and Stony Brook Foundation
Stony Brook Foundation
Kacy Bullard
Assistant Vice President of Operations and COO/CFO of Stony Brook Foundation
(631) 632-4011
Lois Arens
Senior Director of Budget and Operations
(631) 632-4353
Lois.Arens@stonybrookfoundation.org
John Gibbons
Director of Accounts Receivable and Compliance
(631) 632-7072
John.Gibbons@stonybrookfoundation.org
Charles Poillon
Manager of Investment Operations
(631) 632-2311
Charles.Poillon@stonybrookfoundation.org
Accounts Payable
Carla Whittingham
Assistant Director, Operations
(631) 632-9954
Carla.Whittingham@stonybrookfoundation.org
Amanda Johann
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
(631) 632-2120
Amanda.Johann@stonybrookfoundation.org
Barbara Mahoney
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
(631) 632-2108
Barbara.Mahoney@stonybrookfoundation.org
John DelRosario
Accounts Payable Coordinator
(631) 632- 1901
John.DelRosario@stonybrookfoundation.org
Accounts Receivable
John Byers
Senior Accountant, Accounts Receivable
(631) 632-6618
John.Byers@stonybrookfoundation.org
Thomas Sager
Staff Accountant, Accounts Receivable
(631) 632-2026
Thomas.Sager@stonybrookfoundation.org
Robbyn Brady
Senior Accounts Receivable Coordinator
(631) 632-9235
Robbyn.Brady@stonybrookfoundation.org
Michelle Pagano
Accounts Receivable Coordinator
(631) 632-5632
Michelle.Pagano@stonybrookfoundation.org
Accounting and Finance
Ruth Schilling
Assistant Director, Accounting and Finance
(631) 632-2109
Ruth.Schilling@stonybrookfoundation.org
Administration
Neha Bhambhani
Senior Administrative Assistant, Stony Brook Foundation
(631) 632-9225
Neha.Bhambhani@stonybrookfoundation.org
Andrew Crawford
Administrative and Data Entry Assistant
(631) 632-2557
Andrew.Crawford@stonybrookfoundation.org
Operations
Jaclynn Berkowitz
Associate Director, Advancement Leadership and Training
(631) 632-4594
Jaclynn.Berkowitz@stonybrook.edu
- Marketing and Communications
Marketing and Communications
Jessie McHeffey
Director of Advancement Marketing and Communications
(631) 632-6512
Jessie.McHeffey@stonybrook.edu
Emanuel (Manny) Saladino
Senior Graphic and Web Designer
(631) 632-6759
Emanuel.Saladino@stonybrook.edu
Elissa Romano
Senior Staff Assistant to the AVP for Advancement Strategy & Administration, and the AVP for Advancement Marketing and Communications
(631) 632-4409