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Meet the Team

Have a question or need some help? Contact members of the Office of Institutional Advancement.

Leadership and Support

David Sears, VP of IA

David Sears

Vice President for Institutional Advancement
410-857-2421
dsears@mcdaniel.edu

Denise McVerry

Denise McVerry

Advancement Operations Manager
410-386-4043
dmcverry@mcdaniel.edu

Development

Responsible for college fundraising activities to provide philanthropic resources that support and improve McDaniel College.

Steven Carney

Steven Carney

Associate Major Gifts Officer
410-857-2258
scarney@mcdaniel.edu

Heather Dye

Heather Dye

Director of Donor Relations & Special Events
(410) 857-2280
heather.dye@mcdaniel.edu

Beth Fahey

Beth Fahey

Administrative Assistant, Development
410-857-2477
beth.fahey@mcdaniel.edu

Christina Goodman

Christina Goodman

Executive Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
410-871-3151
cgoodman@mcdaniel.edu

Kelsey Goretsas '12

Kelsey Goretsas '12

Major Gift Officer, Parents & Athletics
410-871-3106
kelsey.goretsas@mcdaniel.edu

Carolyn Hojnowski

Carolyn Hojnowski, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President of Development & Leadership Giving
(410) 386-4814
csalazar@mcdaniel.edu

Chip Junkin

Lawrence "Chip" Junkin M.S. '15

Senior Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement
410-857-2256
cjunkin@mcdaniel.edu

Melissa Versak

Donor Events Specialist
mdubs@mcdaniel.edu

Annual Giving

Supports the Fund for McDaniel, which raises funds for the College's most urgent needs.

Nyah Hynes

Nyah Hines

Development Coordinator
nyah.hines@mcdaniel.edu

Alumni Engagement

We love our alumni! Our team develops and maintains relationships between McDaniel/WMC alumni to strengthen the bond alumni have with the college. Alumni Engagement provides extensive outreach through communications, on and off campus programming, and the Alumni Association.

Janice Hartlieb

Janice Hartlieb

Alumni Engagement Operations Specialist
410-386-4827
jhartlieb@mcdaniel.edu

Matthew Johnson

Matthew Johnson

Director of Alumni Engagement
matthew.johnson@mcdaniel.edu

Rob Turning

Rob Turning

Associate Director of Alumni Engagement
410-386-4811
rturning@mcdaniel.edu

Advancement Services

Provides critical tools to support all fundraising activity through technical and data maintenance, gift processing and accounting, and research.

Jason Bruder '24

Jason Bruder '24

Associate Director of Advancement Services
410-857-2253
jason.bruder@mcdaniel.edu

Kristin Lister

Kristin Lister '85

Director of Prospect Research
410-386-4656
klister@mcdaniel.edu

Jonathan Naab

Jonathan Naab

Data Operations Specialist

jonathan.naab@mcdaniel.edu

Katie Patton

Katie Patton

Gift Services & Accounting Manager
410-386-48 42
kpatton@mcdaniel.edu

Nick Raumann

Nicholas Raumann '24

Assistant Director of Prospect Research
nicholas.raumann@mcdaniel.edu

Patty Zink

Patricia Zink

Director of Advancement Services
410-857-2252
patricia.zink@mcdaniel.edu