The UCF Foundation is staffed by a variety of professionals who are committed to every donor at every level. We are development officers, accountants, communications professionals and database managers. We are support staff, event organizers and donor relations professionals. We are investment fund managers and HR specialists. We are optimists, inspired by the generosity of UCF alumni and friends. The UCF Foundation is part of UCF's Division of Advancement, which also includes UCF Alumni, whose staff listings can be found at ucfalumni.com
FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP
Michael J. Morsberger, CFRE
Chief Executive Officer
407.882.1251
mike.mors@ucf.edu
Jeffrey Coates
Associate Vice President for Advancement, Colleges and Units
407.882.2326
jeff.coates@ucf.edu
Karen Cochran
Sr. Associate Vice President for Advancement
407.882.2861
karen.cochran@ucf.edu
Patrick Crowley
Associate Vice President for Advancement, Communications and Marketing
407.882.1258
patrick.crowley@ucf.edu
William Dean
Associate Vice President for Advancement, Principal Gifts
407.882.1361
william.dean@ucf.edu
Rachel Schaefer
Assistant Vice President, Advancement Strategy
407.882.2850
rachel.schaefer@ucf.edu
Misty Shepherd
Associate Vice President for Advancement, Accounting and Chief Financial Officer
407.882.1225
misty.shepherd@ucf.edu
Julie C. Stroh
Sr. Associate Vice President for Advancement, Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving
407.883.6203
julie.stroh@ucf.edu
For a full listing of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving staff, please visit ucfalumni.com.
ACADEMIC COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS
College of Arts & Humanities
Kara Robertson
Director for Advancement
407.823.3448
kara.robertson@ucf.edu
Burnett Honors College
Renzo Martorella
Director for Advancement
407.823.2877
renzo.martorella@ucf.edu
College of Business Administration
Susan Glenn
Executive Director for Advancement
407.823.5782
susan.glenn@ucf.edu
Sarah Drehoff '09 '10
Director for Advancement
407.823.3525
sarah.drehoff@ucf.edu
College of Community Innovation and Education
Curtis Proctor, EdD '06 '07 '12
Associate Director for Advancement
407.823.4947
curtis.proctor@ucf.edu
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Robin Knight
Executive Director for Advancement
407.823.2241
robin.knight@ucf.edu
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Danielle Orchard
Director for Advancement
407.903.8249
danielle.orchard@ucf.edu
College of Medicine
Charles “Chip” Roberts
Assistant Vice President for Advancement
407.266.1040
charles.roberts@ucf.edu
Carlee Thomas
Director for Advancement
407.266.1046
carlee.thomas@ucf.edu
Nicholson School of Communication and Media
Patrick Smith
Director for Advancement
407.823.5526
patrick.smith@ucf.edu
College of Nursing
Katie Korkosz, '04 '06
Senior Director for Advancement
407.823.1600
katiek@ucf.edu
College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL)
Garrett Preisser
Director for Advancement, Regional Development
and University-Wide Initiatives
407.882.0098
garrett.preisser@ucf.edu
College of Sciences
Millie Erichsen
Senior Director for Advancement
407.823.1952
millie.erichsen@ucf.edu
Ray Allen, '96, CFRE
Executive Director for Advancement, Colleges and Units
407.882.1363
ray.allen@ucf.edu
Regional Development and University-Wide Initiatives
Julie Benson
Assistant VP for Advancement, Regional Development
and University-Wide Initiatives
407.882.0225
julie.benson@ucf.edu
Jean Frey
Director for Advancement, Regional Development
and University-Wide Initiatives
407.882.1404
jean.frey@ucf.edu
Garrett Preisser
Director for Advancement, Regional Development
and University-Wide Initiatives
407.882.0098
garrett.preisser@ucf.edu
Neal Robinson
Associate Director for Advancement, Regional Development
and University-Wide Initiatives
407.882.0562
neal.robinson@ucf.edu
Paul Baker
Senior Advisor for UCF Downtown
407.489.5786
paul.baker@ucf.edu
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Lori Shuff
Assistant VP for Advancement, Corporate and Foundation Relations
407.882.1256
lori.shuff@ucf.edu
Jacey Poppell, '05 '07
Director for Advancement
407.882.1438
jacey.poppell@ucf.edu
GIFT PLANNING
Kathleen Hagerty
Assistant Vice President for Advancement, Gift Planning
407.882.1237
kathleen.hagerty@ucf.edu
ATHLETICS DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS
Mark Wright
Deputy Athletic Director and Assistant Vice President, Championship Resources
407.823.2001
mwright@athletics.ucf.edu
Chris Huff, '00
Director of Development, Championship Resources
407.823.2205
chuff@athletics.ucf.edu
Matt Kommer
Director of Development, Championship Resources
407.702.9501
mkommer@athletics.ucf.edu
Kevin Wilson
Associate Director of Development, Championship Resources
407.823.4542
kwilson@althletics.ucf.edu
Administrative LEADERSHIP
In addition to development officers, the UCF Foundation is staffed by a variety of dedicated professionals, ranging from accountants to writers and attorneys to programmers. If you're looking for someone in particular, please call our front desk at 407.882.1220.
Human Resources
JB Himmer, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Sr. Director for Advancement Human Resources
407.882.0041
jb.himmer@ucf.edu
Board Relations
Karen Monteleone, '05
Director of Foundation Board Relations
407.882.2855
karen.monteleone@ucf.edu
Communications and Marketing
Stephen Toth
Senior Director
407.823.6204
stephen.toth@ucf.edu
Advancement Services
Kelly Travis
Director
407.882.1245
kelly.travis@ucf.edu
Finance and Accounting
Misty Shepherd
Assistant Vice President for Advancement, Accounting and Chief Financial Officer
407.882.1225
misty.shepherd@ucf.edu
Prospect Development
Kimberly Walz
Director
407.882.1264
kimberly.walz@ucf.edu
Jennifer Cerasa
Associate General Counsel
407.882.1295
jennifer.cerasa@ucf.edu