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Development & Alumni Relations
Feinberg School of Medicine
Rubloff Building, 9th Floor
420 East Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312-503-8933
Leadership
Alan Krensky, MD
Executive for Development, Northwestern Medicine Vice Dean for Development & Alumni Relations
312-503-1256
I am the director for development for Northwestern Medicine and the vice dean for Development & Alumni Relations. I am a pediatric nephrologist and immunologist who was on the medical faculty at Stanford for 23 years and served as deputy director for the National Institutes of Health in charge of the Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives.
Jeff Nearhoof
Associate Dean and Executive Director, FSM Campaign
312-503-3088
I joined the medical school in 2005 and currently direct the planning and implementation of fundraising efforts for our next comprehensive campaign. I supervise the gift officer team and can assist with providing information for any research or education priority within Feinberg. Outside of the office, I own three dogs and participate in lure coursing and conformation activities with them.
Ginny Darakjian
Assistant Dean for Alumni Relations
312-503-0742
I facilitate the relationship between MD, GME, fellowship, PT, and MPH alumni and the medical school.
Terri Dillon
Assistant Dean for Development
312-503-4837
I have been with the Feinberg School of Medicine since 2008 as a senior oncology fundraiser with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University and, more recently, with our Cancer Institutes and Heart Institutes at Northwestern Medicine. I am skilled in major, principal, and planned gift fundraising, building relationships, developing support, and directing volunteers to achieve institutional goals in advocacy and fund development. I embrace my Midwestern roots from my birthplace in Indianapolis to the excitement of living and working in the great city of Chicago, including a passion for Big Ten college football.
Ann Ross
Executive Director, Donor Communications
312-503-0235
On the donor relations team, I focus on projects that recognize and thank our donors, and I also write proposals, case statements, and materials that convey our priorities for fundraising support. I am a native Chicagoan and am so proud that our medical school is not only contributing to the progress and success of our city, but is making a positive impact on health across the world.
Larry Kuhn
Executive Director, Individual Giving
312-503-1717
On the development team, I travel nationally and specialize in working with primarily individual donors on major, principal, and estate gifts. I manage our alumni giving team, staff the vice dean for education, and work directly with our Center for Global Health and Departments of Diversity, and Family and Community Medicine. I have been working for the Feinberg School since September 2008 and previously graduated from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Management Institute.
Meredith Howell
Director, Operations
312-503-0769
On the operations team, I oversee campaign reporting, gift agreement creation, budget and finance, human resources policies, and prospect management. I recently celebrated my seventh anniversary at Feinberg.
Our Team
Ann Anderson
Administrative Assistant
312-503-1720
I provide administrative assistance to Alan Krensky, Jeff Nearhoof, and Meredith Howell.
Andrea Arntsen-Harris
Assistant Director, Donor Relations and Stewardship
312-503-0789
On the donor relations team, I specialize in donor communications, including publications, email outreach, donor acknowledgments, and our development and alumni websites. I also work on writing projects and content-based event materials with colleagues throughout our office. I have been working for the Feinberg School since 2007, and recently earned my master’s degree from the Northwestern School of Communication.
Olympia Asimacopoulos
Assistant Director, Donor Relations and Stewardship
312-503-0754
As a member of the donor relations team, I am responsible for writing scholarship stewardship reports for both our endowed and expendable scholarships, and keeping track of all our scholarship recipients and their donors. I also manage the alumni association Facebook and LinkedIn pages, as well as our annual Commitment to Scholarships Luncheon in the spring. I have been with the Feinberg School of Medicine for over 20 years in various roles and departments from urology to finance, with Development & Alumni Relations being my favorite so far.
Kirsten Byers
Development Assistant
312-503-1718
I work on the alumni relations team as a development assistant supporting Larry Kuhn and Joanna Riester. I have been working for the Feinberg School of Medicine since 2010.
Elizabeth Campbell
Development Assistant
312-503-1713
As the development assistant to Feinberg gift officers Maureen Mizwicki, Courtney Weeks, and Erin Indovina, I provide upper-level administrative support to ensure they effectively meet the research, educational, and clinical needs of their departments and the university. I earned a bachelor of fine arts in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design and have a passion for nonprofit organizations. I am a member of both the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Chicago and the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Chicago.
Amanda Craig
Assistant Director, Oncology
312-503-4635
As a major gift officer, I work closely with grateful patients of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, the Division of Hematology/Oncology, the Department of Dermatology, and Northwestern Integrative Medicine. An Atlanta native, I moved to Chicago five years ago and have been at the Feinberg School of Medicine ever since.
Roscoe Crampton
Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts
312-503-6099
On the major gift team, I specialize in securing philanthropic support for the research and educational priorities of the Division of Cardiology and the Departments of Urology, Otolaryngology, Radiology, and Radiation Oncology. I have been working for the Feinberg School since 2009, and in higher education development since 1999.
Lisa Dutton
Development Assistant
312-503-1091
On the major gifts team, I support our efforts in cardiology, otolaryngology, radiation oncology, radiology, and urology; corporation and foundation outreach; and academic initiatives and alumni giving. My introduction to development began with an internship at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and I have been working for the Feinberg School since 2011.
Jenny Gallo
Manager, Special Events
312-503-1844
As a member of the Office of Special Events, Dean's Administration, I serve as the liaison for events within Development & Alumni Relations at Feinberg. This includes investitures, cultivation events, stewardship dinners, institute launches, and larger donor recognition events and dedications. I joined the Feinberg School of Medicine team in 2013; however, I have been a part of Northwestern Medicine for the past eight years working at Northwestern Memorial Foundation.
Cynthia Garbutt
Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts
312-503-0761
As a member of the major gifts team, I specialize in seeking philanthropic support for our expanding global health activities at the Feinberg School of Medicine. I am an attorney and have over 18 years of experience in nonprofit development work, leadership, and strategy. I enjoy helping the faculty at Feinberg and their grateful patients broaden the healthcare horizons of our medical students, residents, and fellows. Our donors make a world of difference.
Erin Indovina
Assistant Director, Major Gifts
312-503-2706
As a native of Chicago, I am honored to be raising philanthropic support for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Specifically, I work with the Departments of Anesthesiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, and Neurology, and seek to further the mission of the Feinberg School by engaging grateful patients and their family and friends, as well as resident alumni and faculty. I attended Purdue University as an Evans Scholar and currently co-chair the Evans Scholars Young Alumni Association. I reside in Lakeview, but most often you will find me running along the lakefront or photographing this beautiful city.
Rita Kisielius
Senior Associate Director, Donor Engagement and Stewardship
312-503-3459
I manage all recognition for the medical school, including the Nathan Smith Davis Recognition Program, and implement custom tailored stewardship for principal donors. I have been working in Development & Alumni Relations since 2001. My strong connection with Northwestern began when I married a fourth year medical student, who completed his residency and fellowship here as well. My middle son and daughter-in law also obtained juris doctor degrees from Northwestern Law.
Elizabeth McKevitt Knollman
Assistant Director, Major Gifts
312-503-1656
I concentrate on raising funds for the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, and the Division of Hematology-Oncology. I also oversee third party event coordination in support of oncology. I joined Feinberg in 2013 after working for several years in partnership with its staff as a philanthropy coordinator at Northwestern Memorial Foundation. As a native Chicagoan, I am proud to fundraise in support of all that Northwestern represents and consider it a privilege to work with our grateful patients and donors to enhance the meaningful work of our researchers, clinicians, and medical staff.
Christina Fountain Loeffler
Senior Assistant Director, Alumni Giving
312-503-2417
On the major gifts team, I specialize in alumni individual giving and work with those alumni living in Chicago, the Midwest, and on the East Coast. Additionally, I support the Departments of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Emergency Medicine, as well as our DeBacker Primary Care Imperative. My career at Northwestern started in 2009 at Northwestern’s development office in Rockefeller Center, New York City. In 2011, I relocated to Chicago and joined the Feinberg School of Medicine. Prior to my time at Northwestern, I was a professional classical singer in New York City.
Phyllis Lumpkin
Development Assistant
312-503-0205
I work on the alumni relations and donor engagement teams as a development assistant. I have been working for the Feinberg School since 2004.
Theresa Markham
Business Systems Analysis Associate Senior Staff Support Representative
312-503-0655
On the operations team, I specialize in complex reporting and database support, including monthly distance to goal reporting, proposal data maintenance, biographic and prospect management data integrity auditing, and the coordination of computer hardware upkeep and access to the various enterprise systems that our office requires. I also act as a liaison to the central Office of Alumni Relations and Development prospect management team and the alumni and development enterprise application team. I have been at the Feinberg School since 2004 and recently participated in the successful conversion from our client-server database AIMS to the new web-based CATracks.
Cathy May
Manager, Special Events
708-771-0702
As a member of the Office of Special Events, Dean's Administration, I serve as the liaison for development fundraising and alumni events within Development & Alumni Relations at Feinberg.
Kim McInerney
Financial Specialist
312-503-0234
I recently transitioned to the operations team as a financial specialist. I process requisitions and invoices, review expense reports, and reconcile monthly budget reports. I have been with the University since 2001. For the first two and a half years, I worked in the Office of Alumni Relations and Development in Evanston as a program assistant, and eventually moved to Feinberg Development & Alumni Relations, where I have been ever since. Along the way I finished up my undergraduate courses and earned a degree in communications from the School of Continuing Studies at Northwestern.
Maureen Mizwicki
Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts
312-503-1090
As a senior associate director for major gifts, I raise philanthropic support for the Department of Medicine, the Comprehensive Transplant Center, and the IPHAM-related Buehler Center on Aging, Health & Society. I have been a fundraiser in Chicago for over 15 years, engaging the philanthropic community both locally and nationally, to support important missions. I am a lifelong Chicagoan who very much enjoys participating in our city’s vibrant arts scene.
Leslie Rhoton
Development Assistant
312-503-0788
I work as a part of the giving team that specializes in fundraising for cancer research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, as well as Northwestern Integrative Medicine and the Department of Dermatology. Specific projects include: the Minds Matter Gala, coordination for our advisory board and committees within the Lurie Cancer Center, outreach with our third-party foundations, donor acknowledgments, mailings, and much more. I have been at Feinberg since 2011 and living in Chicago since 2009.
Joanna Riester
Senior Associate Director, Engagement & Participation
312-503-3081
I manage our annual giving program at the medical school, including outreach to MD and GME alumni, reunion classes, and grateful patient donors. I also encourage online engagement with our alumni. I grew up in the suburbs, attended college in Chicago, and earned my master’s degree from Northwestern University—I love Chicago!
Holly Rothbard
Development Assistant
312-503-0766
As a development assistant on the donor relations team, I support our efforts in donor communications and stewardship. I moved to Chicago from Florida in July 2012 and am incredibly grateful to be working for the Feinberg School of Medicine.
Michael Silva
Development Assistant
312-503-1165
I have the honor of assisting all of the teams within the department providing primary and/or secondary support on major projects and events. I also provide support with data management, inventory, and other customer service-related matters. I have been working with the Feinberg School of Medicine since February 2011 and have been an affiliate of Northwestern University as a staff member and a graduate student since June 2010.
Dave Spiegler
Senior Associate Director, Corporation/Foundation Giving
312-503-0762
As part of the development team, I focus on identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding corporations, corporate foundations, and private foundations. I actively engage in establishing and strengthening relationships with corporations and foundations to generate funding for the short- and long-term goals of the medical school. I have been with the Feinberg School since early 2008 and, prior to that, spent 10 years in marketing positions at Pfizer.
Mary Tablis
Senior Associate Director, Donor Relations and Stewardship
312-503-1088
On the donor relations team, I manage stewardship reports and endowed fund reports. My role also includes oversight of the gift acknowledgment process and working on other writing, editing, and donor communications projects. I joined the Feinberg School in 2012 with over 10 years of donor relations experience.
June Ulrey
Senior Information Specialist
312-503-1722
I am responsible for gift processing and all related facets of the gift process. I hold a master’s in public administration-nonprofit leadership, and have been with Development & Alumni Relations since 2006.
Keisha Ward
Receptionist
312-503-8933
I am the receptionist who also assists the director of operations. I am responsible for all front desk duties, facilities management, office equipment and supplies, mailings, filing, and providing assistance to all development assistants and gift officers for special projects. I have been with Northwestern since 2009, and I really enjoy working here.
Courtney Weeks
Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts
312-503-3080
Since 2007, I have had the great pleasure of working with grateful patients and their families and friends, as well as alumni and faculty, to facilitate philanthropic support of Feinberg’s mission to advance medical research and education. I manage major gift fundraising efforts on behalf of the Departments of Ophthalmology, Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Neurological Surgery, as well as the Women’s Health Research Institute. I have a master’s degree from the Northwestern School of Communication and live in the West Loop of Chicago with my husband Steven, and our dog Ruby.
Amanda Weichinger
Development Assistant Staff Support Representative
312-503-0111
As a part of the prospect management team, I am responsible for maintaining and producing comprehensive reports including wealth screening, prospect goal-to-date reports, and alumni giving and scholarship reports. I have been working for the Feinberg School of Medicine since 2003 and am currently pursuing my master’s degree from the Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies.
This page last updated May 15, 2013