General Inquiries

(470) 578-6027
giving@kennesaw.edu

Mailing Address

Office of Development
Kennesaw State University
Ste. 4000, MD 9102
3391 Town Point Drive, NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Staff Directory

Office of University Advancement & Development

Lance Burchett
CEO/VP
lburche2@kennesaw.edu
Valerie Coleman
Business Operations Coordinator
vcoleman@kennesaw.edu
Kristi Day
Sr. Business Manager
kday19@kennesaw.edu 
Lynn Jarvis
Business Manager
lholmstr@kennesaw.edu
Elizabeth Shinall
Executive Assistant
echeshi1@kennesaw.edu
Rebecca Sansom
Business Operations Specialist
rsansom1@kennesaw.edu

Advancement Services

Erica Altfield
Advancement Services Specialist
ealtfiel@kennesaw.edu
Katherine D'Ambra
Prospect Research Specialist
kdambra1@kennesaw.edu
Ann Key
Sr. Director of Advancement Services
akey3@kennesaw.edu
Annie Korty
Manager of Advancement
Services Operations
ahatfie4@kennesaw.edu
Tyler Parham
Administrative Associate
fparham2@kennesaw.edu
Kelly Watson
Advancement Services Coordinator
kwatso97@kennesaw.edu

Major Gifts

Colin Byrne
Director of Development
Central Major Gifts
cbyrne@kennesaw.edu
Karen Carlisle
Sr. Director of Development
WellStar College of Health and Human Services
kcarlis5@kennesaw.edu
Debra Day
Sr. Director for Central Major Gifts, Bagwell College of Education, Honors and University College
dday13@kennesaw.edu
Michael Lindsay
Director of Development
Computing and Software Engineering
mlindsa7@kennesaw.edu
Leah Nedblake
Administrative Associate
lnedblak@kennesaw.edu
Mary Quat
Sr. Director of Development Foundation and Corporate Relations
mquat@kennesaw.edu
Carol Pope
Retiree Administrative Associate
cpope@kennesaw.edu
Kathy Rodgers
Retiree Administrative Associate
krodgers@kennesaw.edu
Kit Trensch
Sr. Director of Development
Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
ktrensch@kennesaw.edu
Seth Walker
Sr. Director of Development
Coles College of Business
swalk165@kennesaw.edu

Donor Relations

Kristi Hesse
Event Coordinator
khesse@kennesaw.edu
Joni Malson
Associate Director of Scholarship Management & Donor Recognition
jmalson2@kennesaw.edu
Darlene Schlott
Director of Stewardship
dschlott@kennesaw.edu
Caryn Young
Sr. Director of Donor Relations
cyoung48@kennesaw.edu

Advancement Communications

Jim Cooper
Assistant Vice President,
Advancement Communications
jcooper@kennesaw.edu
Jamie Garrett
Social Media Coordinator
jgarre53@kennesaw.edu
Jonathan Gilliam
Assistant Director of Advancement Communications
jgilli11@kennesaw.edu
Virginia Rogers
Assistant Director of Advancement Communications
vrogers@kennesaw.edu
Steve Ruthsatz
Senior Communications Specialist
sruthsat@kennesaw.edu 
Ashley Schenck
Creative Specialist
aschenc2@kennesaw.edu

Annual Giving and Alumni Relations

Crystal Caldwell
Manager of Alumni Relations
ccaldw36@kennesaw.edu
Ama Economy
Associate Director of Alumni Relations
amasett_economy@kennesaw.edu
Gayle Jones
Executive Director of
Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
gjones61@kennesaw.edu
Jyll Kafer
Director of Alumni Relations
jkafer@kennesaw.edu
Anna McGee-Blackburn
Director Annual Giving
amcgeebl@kennesaw.edu
Laura Southern
Associate Director, Leadership Annual Giving
lsouthe5@kennesaw.edu



 

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