Connect With Our Development Team
Partner with us to advance Rice’s mission to educate tomorrow’s leaders, advance cutting-edge research and make a distinctive impact on the world.
Leadership | Principal Gifts | Schools | Regional | Gift Planning | Rice Annual Giving | Units
Leadership
Stephen Bayer
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
Jason Chretien
Associate Vice President of Organizational Strategy and Business Operations
713-348-5871
Principal Gifts Team
Schools Team
Mark Putnam
Assistant Dean of External Relations and Alumni Relations – Jones Graduate School of Business
713-348-3724
Regional Team
Yulia Bocharova
Director of Development – Parents and Families
713-348-3842
Kade Smith
Associate Director of Development – Southern California/Cities
713-348-5344
Gift Planning Team
Rice Annual Giving
Rebeca Kalontarov
Associate Director of Annual Giving – Reunions
713-348-4489
Margaret Ann Zentner
Assistant Director of Annual Giving – Reunions
713-348-4368
Units Team
Whitney Baskin
Associate Director of Development – Moody Center for the Arts
713-348-3751
John Carr
Director of Development – Kinder Institute for Urban Research
