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Leadership | Principal Gifts | Schools | Regional | Gift Planning | Rice Annual Giving | Units
Leadership
Stephen Bayer
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
Ronica Smucker
Associate Vice President for Development
713-348-4613
ronica.s.smucker@rice.edu
Christine Frost
Campaign Director
713-348-4461
christine.frost@rice.edu
David VanLone
Associate Vice President, Principal Gifts
713-348-5809
dvanlone@rice.edu
Ginny Jones
Executive Director of Development – Regions
713-348-2096
gbjones@rice.edu
Sara L. Rice
Executive Director of Development – Schools
713-348-3189
sdl@rice.edu
Susan Mintz
Senior Director, Parent & Family Philanthropy
713-348-4383
susan.mintz@rice.edu
Byron Rupp, J.D., CFRE
Executive Director of Gift Planning
713-348-4807
byron.rupp@rice.edu
Cecelia Price
Senior Philanthropic Advisor
713-348-4654
cprice@rice.edu
Phillip Rich
Senior Director of Development, Principal Gifts
713-348-4644
pr35@rice.edu
Summer Barlett-Moore
Director of Strategic Initiatives
713-348-4348
sbmoore@rice.edu
Ryan Stephens
Director of Strategic Initiatives
713-348-3083
rs302@rice.edu
Cynthia Riley
Senior Director of Development – Engineering & Computing
713-348-7347
Cynthia.c.riley@rice.edu
Katie Donovan
Director of Development – Engineering & Computing
713-348-4612
katiedonovan@rice.edu
Sylvia LeBlanc
Director of Development – Social Sciences
713-348-4482
sylvia.d.leblanc@rice.edu
Mark Putnam
Assistant Dean of External Relations and Alumni Relations – Rice Business
713-348-3724
mark.putnam@rice.edu
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Emily Stein
Senior Director of Development – Humanities & Arts
713-348-3424
emily.m.stein@rice.edu
Yulia Bocharova
Director of Development – Rice School of Architecture
713-348-3842
Yulia.bocharova@rice.edu
Nancy Giles
Senior Director of Development – Shepherd School of Music
713-348-4992
ng78@rice.edu
Andrea Sankey
Director of Development – Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
713-348-4408
as588@rice.edu
Melissa King
Director of Development – Natural Sciences
713-348-5608
klm16@rice.edu
Madeline Sebastian
Director of Development – Continuing Studies
Trice Capra-Mengel
Director of Development – Southeast Region
713-348-5848
bc85@rice.edu
Stacey Mueller
Director of Development – Northeast Region
713-348-4343
sm321@rice.edu
Mike Murphy
Senior Director of Development – Tech Corridor
713-348-2418
mm251@rice.edu
John Noud
Associate Athletic Director, Major Gifts
713-348-5143
John.Noud@rice.edu
Kade Smith ’02
Director of Development – Southern California/Cities
713-348-5344
kade.i.smith@rice.edu
Angelica Zimmerman
Senior Director of Development – Central Texas
713-348-3527
angelica.zimmerman@rice.edu
Stephanie Dugan, CAP
Senior Director of Development, Gift Planning
713-348-6206
sdugan@rice.edu
Mark Williams, J.D., CAP
Senior Director of Development, Gift Planning
713-348-8795
mnw5@rice.edu
Weston Ray, J.D.
Trust Manager
713-348-6241
weston.ray@rice.edu
Christina Woods
Director Reunion & Volunteer Giving
713-348-3289
cyaya@rice.edu
Joon Lee
Associate Director of Marketing and Donor Growth, Annual Giving
713-348-4771
jl568@rice.edu
Julie Palmer
Director of Philanthropy and Pipeline Discovery, Annual Giving
713-348-5128
julie.palmer@rice.edu
Abigail Grayson ʼ20
Associate Director, School & Unit Marketing, Annual Giving
Jarred Tettey
Assistant Director, Reunion & Volunteer Giving
713-348-4270
jarred.tetty@rice.edu
Helen L. Toombs ’79
Associate Director, Reunion & Volunteer Giving
713-348-4626
htoombs@rice.edu
Nhung Tran
Director of Stewardship and Donor Experience, Annual Giving
713-348-4639
nhung.tran@rice.edu
Lyndsie Whitehead
Associate Director, Philanthropy & Pipeline Discovery, Annual Giving
713-348-4489
lyndsie.whitehead@rice.edu
Emily Chesnic
Director of Marketing & Donor Growth, Annual Giving
713-348-4489
emily.chesnic@rice.edu
Mackenzie Linscomb
Assistant Director, Reunion & Volunteer Giving
713-348-4368
mtl6@rice.edu
Hannah Rodriguez
Assistant Director, Reunion & Volunteer Giving
713-348-4614
Hannah.Rodriguez@rice.edu
Meredith Young
Assistant Director, Philanthropy & Pipeline Discovery, Annual Giving
713-348-8024
mny3@rice.edu
Christina Kouzounis
Associate Director of Stewardship and Donor Experience, Annual Giving
Jill Assir
Director of Development – Baker Institute for Public Policy
713-348-2977
jill.assir@rice.edu
Whitney Baskin Touchstone
Director of Development – Moody Center for the Arts
713-348-3751
wbaskin@rice.edu
Liam Bonner
Director of Development – Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-7835
liambonner@rice.edu
Kate Brennan
Director of Strategy and Development, OpenStax
713-348-4484
kbrennan@rice.edu
Emily Bull
Senior Director of Development – Rice360
713-348-3724
Emily.t.bull@rice.edu
Mike McBride
Senior Associate Athletic Director of Development
713-348-6970
mm373@rice.edu
Giving to Rice
Development & Alumni Relations
P.O. BOX 1892
Houston, Texas 77251-1892
Phone: 713-348-4991
Email: giving@rice.edu
