Our Team

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Katie Moog, Gift Accounting Assistant

(800) 463-6925
giftinfo@gonzaga.edu
 

Office of Planned Giving

Chris Stiles Senior Director

Elizabeth Kennedy - Specialist

(509) 313-6141
 

Mary Grimes, Constituent Relations Assistant

(509) 313-6233
grimesm@gonzaga.edu
 

Katie Moog, Gift Accounting Assistant

(800) 463-6925
giftinfo@gonzaga.edu
 

Katie Moog, Gift Accounting Assistant

(800) 463-6925
giftinfo@gonzaga.edu
 
 

Meet the Team

Joe Poss, Vice President, University Advancement

(509) 313-6106
poss@gonzaga.edu
 

Astrid Kingsford, Senior Assistant to the Vice President & Budget Officer

(509) 313-6215 
kingsford@gonzaga.edu
 

Jeff Geldien, Assistant Vice President for Academic Development

(509) 313-6213
geldien@gonzaga.edu
 

Joanne Barber, Director of Development

(206) 707-4785 
barber@gonzaga.edu
 

Shanna Dunne, Major Gift Officer

(509) 313-6190 
dunnes@gonzaga.edu
 

Jaunessa Walsh, Major Gift Officer

(509) 313-6510 
walshj@gonzaga.edu
 

Raoul Perez, Major Gift Officer

(509) 313-5988 
perezr@gonzaga.edu
 

Shane Hatcher, Senior Principal Giving Officer

(509) 313-6401 
hatchers@gonzaga.edu
 

Pat Reese, Senior Principal Giving Officer, Strategic Initiatives

(509) 313-6134 
reese@gonzaga.edu
 

Laura Gatewood, Assistant Vice President for Donor Relations 

(509) 313-6381
gatewood@gonzaga.edu
 

Kim Brus, Associate Director of Donor Relations 

(509) 313-5994 
brus@gonzaga.edu
 

Kelsey Parker, Assistant Director of Scholarship and Endowed Funds

(509) 313-6395
parkerk2@gonzaga.edu
 

Michael Gerety, Donor Relations Program Manager

(509) 313-5454
gerety@gonzaga.edu
 

Victoria Bjordahl, Program Assistant

(509) 313-6233
bjordahlv@gonzaga.edu
 

Dori Sonntag, Associate Vice President for Organizational Effectiveness

(509) 313-6149
sonntag@gonzaga.edu
 

Claire Fitzgerald, Administrative Assistant  

(509) 313-5584 
fitzgeraldc@gonzaga.edu
 

Cara Abel, Program Assistant 

(509) 313-6135 
abel@gonzaga.edu
 

Stacey Avery, Reporting Assistant 

(509) 313-6129 
avery@gonzaga.edu
 

Cheryl Mitchell, Senior Director of Reporting and Analytics

(509) 313-6383
mitchell@gonzaga.edu
 

 

Stephanie Rockwell, Assistant Vice President for Operations & Fundraising Strategy

(509) 313-6404
rockwell@gonzaga.edu
 

Ryan Hershey, Director of Prospect Management

(509) 313-5963
hershey@gonzaga.edu
 

Renae Howat, Senior Prospect Development Specialist

(509) 313-6382 
howat@gonzaga.edu
 

Katie Moog, Development Coordinator

(509) 313-5944 
moog@gonzaga.edu
 

Chris Stiles, Senior Director of Gift Planning

(509) 313-6142
stilesc@gonzaga.edu
 

Elizabeth Kennedy, Planned Giving Specialist

(509) 313-6143
kennedye@gonzaga.edu
 

Nicole Clute, Leadership Annual Gift Officer

(509) 313-3699
desart@gonzaga.edu
 

Marie Romano, Leadership Annual Gift Officer

(509) 313-6233
romano@gonzaga.edu
 

Lucas Schwind, Leadership Annual Giving Officer

(509) 313-5956
schwind@gonzaga.edu
 

Debra Fischetti, Program Coordinator, Individual Giving

(509) 313-5959
fischetti@gonzaga.edu
 

Holly Jones, Senior Development Strategist & Writer

(509) 313-6214
jonesh1@gonzaga.edu
 

Abigail Barsness, Assistant Director of Events & Strategic Initiatives 

(509) 313-5527 
barsness@gonzaga.edu
 

Whitney Franklin, Director of Strategic Initiatives

(509) 313-5970
franklin@gonzaga.edu
 

Kara Hertz, Vice President for Alumni & External Relations

(509) 313-5981
hertzk@gonzaga.edu
 

Kristine Miller, Director of Advancement Communications

(509) 313-6393
millerk2@gonzaga.edu
 

Jackie Orchard, Advancement Communications Specialist

(509) 313-5154
orchard@gonzaga.edu
 

Bob Finn, Alumni Outreach & Engagement Officer

(509) 313-6100
finn@gonzaga.edu
 

Drew Rieder, Sr. Director, Regional Chapters & Affinity Communities

(509) 313-4233
riederd@gonzaga.edu
 

Erin Shields, Director of Alumni & Employer Engagement

(509) 313-4048
shieldse@gonzaga.edu
 

Olivia Vaclavek, Digital Communications Specialist

(509) 313-4232
vaclavek@gonzaga.edu
 

Miriah Schroeder, Event Coordinator

(509) 313-5264
schroederm@gonzaga.edu
 

Krista Peterson, Director of Alumni Programs

(509) 313-5453
petersonk2@gonzaga.edu
 

Kori Baker, Assistant Director of Alumni Programs

(509) 313-5990
bakerk2@gonzaga.edu