Development & Alumni Engagement Staff Directory
Listed below are the staff members of the Development & Alumni Engagement division. Staff members are grouped by the departments listed below.
The following departments make up the Development & Alumni Engagement division:
The members of each department, including contact information and bios, are listed below. If you need help reaching any member of the division, contact the Development Office at
(765) 658-4200.
Development Team
Dawna Sinnet Wilson '82
Interim associate vice president for Development and Alumni Engagement
Email: dwwilson@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4213
Steve Trautman
Executive Director of Development
Email: steventrautman@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-6701
Nancy Wells Lovett '74
charitable Gifts Officer
Email: nlovett@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4214
Travel Region: Indianapolis, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana: Putnam County- South Central- Southeastern-Southern, Kentucky, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, West Virginia
Eric Motycka
Director of Legacy and Estate Planning
Email: ericmotycka@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4216
Scott Stetson '86
charitable Gifts Officer
Email: scottstetson@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4861
Travel Region: Indianapolis, Chicago, Illinois: North, Indiana: Northwestern, Michigan: Lansing- Upper Peninsula- West, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Louisiana, Iowa
Liaison: Athletics
Denise Gentry
Director of Prospect Research
Email: dgentry@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4206
Erica Riley
Assistant to the Vice president for development and alumni engagement and director of operations
Email: ericariley@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4255
ANNUAL GIVING TEAM
Rosie Blankenship
director of ANNUAL GIVING
Email: rosalieblankenship@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4211
Chris Baker
Associate Director of Annual Giving for Alumni Programs
Email: chrisbaker@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4204
Anthony Baratta '11
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR REUNION AND CLASS GIVING
Email: anthonybaratta@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4668
Chanel Bowers
ANNUAL GIVING COMMUNICATIONS AND PROJECTS MANAGER
Email: chanelbowers@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4064
Tammy Gaffney
Assistant to the Director of Annual Giving
E-mail: tammygaffney@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4085
Amanda Nelson
Coordinator of Annual Giving for Campus Programs
Email: amandanelson@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4200
Stewardship Team
Dawna Sinnet Wilson '82
INTERIM ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
Email: dwwilson@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4213
Karen Singson
Associate Director of Stewardship
Email: ksingson@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4349
Emily Chew '99
development communications writer
Email: emilychew@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4659
Brenda McBride
Stewardship coordinator
Development Services Team
Teresa Goddard
Director of Development Services
Email: teresagoddard@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4277
Jama Hostetler
Assistant Director of Advancement Services
Email: jamahostetler@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4897
Monica Jorgensen
Associate Director For Analytics
Email: monicajorgensen@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4291
Amy Nichols
Data Integrity Manager
Email: amynichols@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4217
Sara Tuggle
Gift Records Specialist
Email: stuggle@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4205
Alumni Engagement Team
Leslie Williams Smith '03
Executive Director of Alumni Engagement
Email: lesliesmith@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4863
Wendy Wippich '04
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT FOR Campus and volunteer Programs
Email: wendywippich@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4098
Zaida Benassi '85
DIRECTOR OF alumni engagement for REGIONAL AND CLASS programs
Email: zaidabenassi@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4346
Uriah Brown '18
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT FOR Class and volunteer programs
Email: uriahbrown@depauw.edu
Phone: 765-658-4299
