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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

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.

Beth Fahey

Administrative Assistant, Development
410-857-2477
elizabeth.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

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

Kathleen Green

Kathleen Green

Senior Director of Major Gifts and Reunion Giving
410-871-3196
kpgreen@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

Jennie Scott '11

Jennie Scott '11

Director of Donor Relations
410-857-2280
jennie.scott@mcdaniel.edu

Annual Giving

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

Justin Forget

Justin Forget

Director of Annual Giving
410-386-4801
jforget@mcdaniel.edu

Jen Pawlo-Johnstone

Jen Pawlo-Johnstone

Senior Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving
410-857-2781
jpawlo-johnstone@mcdaniel.edu

Ngoc Pham

Ngoc Pham

Development Coordinator
410-857-2778
ngoc.pham@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.

Melissa Dubs

Alumni Engagement Event & Communication Specialist
410-386-3990
mdubs@mcdaniel.edu

Janice Hartlieb

Janice Hartlieb

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

Jen Pawlo-Johnstone

Jen Pawlo-Johnstone

Senior Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving
410-857-2781
jpawlo-johnstone@mcdaniel.edu

Rob Turning

Rob Turning

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

Data Specialist
410-857-2253
jason.bruder@mcdaniel.edu

Steven Carney

Steven W. Carney '11

Prospect Research Analyst
410-857-2258
scarney@mcdaniel.edu

Executive Director of Advancement Services

Vacant

Kristin Lister '85

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

Colleen Lucas

Colleen Lucas M.S. '21

Director of Data Intelligence & Technology
410-386-4825
clucas@mcdaniel.edu

Heather Panagakos

Heather Panagakos

Data Manager
410-857-2419
hpanagakos@mcdaniel.edu

Katie Patton

Katie Patton

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