Advancement Staff
Office of the Vice President for University Advancement
Kim O’Neill
Vice President of University Advancement; President & CEO of the Western Foundation
Kim.ONeill@wwu.edu
(360) 650-2055
Advancement Services
Mark Brovak
Chief Operating Officer for University Advancement; Vice President and CFO of WWU Foundation
Mark.Brovak@wwu.edu
(360) 650-4283
Whitney Kenfield
Gift Coordinator
whitney.kenfield@wwu.edu
(360) 650-7223
Shu-Ling Sun
Director for Financial & Administration Services
suns9@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3424
Michael Valente
Fiscal Specialist
Michael.Valente@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3517
Kristia Peschka
Fiscal Specialist
peschkk@wwu.edu
(360) 650-7299
Donna Janigo
Director for Advancement Services
Donna.Janigo@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3069
Daniela LaRue
IT Business Analysis
larued@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3069
Alumni & Constituent Engagement, Division Communications & Marketing, Annual Giving
Deborah Dewees
Assistant VP for Alumni, Annual Giving and Advancement Communications; Executive Director of the WWU Alumni Association
Deborah.DeWees@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3622
Lili McMurtrey
Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Vice President for Alumni, Annual Giving and Communications
Lili.McMurtrey@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3598
Annual Giving
Alumni & Constituent Engagement
Jeniene Bengtsson
Associate Director, Alumni and Constituent Engagement, Western Engaged
Jeniene.Bengtsson@wwu.edu
(360) 650-6460
Daryn Vorderbruegge
Associate Director of Student/Alumni Engagement
Daryn.Vorderbruegge@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3723
Communications & Marketing
Frances Badgett
Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications
Frances.Badgett@wwu.edu
(360) 650-2190
Stewardship & Donor Relations
Mark Bagley
Senior Director, Stewardship and Donor Relations; Director of Development, Athletics and Libraries
Mark.Bagley@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3612
Major Gift Team
Amber Asbjornsen
Director of Development, College of Science & Engineering
Amber.Asbjornsen@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3616
Angie Vandenhaak
Director of Development, College of Business & Economics
Angie.Vandenhaak@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3274
Phaedra Beckert
Director of Development, Huxley College of the Environment, Marine and Coastal Sciences, Shannon Point Marine Center, and SEA Discovery Center
Phaedra.Beckert@wwu.edu
(360) 650-2377
Sonja Sather
Director of Development, College of Fine & Performing Arts, Student Scholarship Initiative, and Fairhaven College
Sonja.Sather@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3384
Tony Stopperan
Director of Development, Woodring College of Education
Tony.Stopperan@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3554
Coming Soon
Director of Development, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Western.Foundation@wwu.edu
(360) 650-7393
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Manca Valum
Senior Director of Development for Strategic Initiatives and Corporate / Foundation Relations
Manca.Valum@wwu.edu
(360) 650-6542