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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
Jason Chretien
Associate Vice President of Organizational Strategy and Business Operations
713-348-5871
jason.chretien@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
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
Cynthia Riley
Senior Director of Development – Engineering
713-348-7347
Cynthia.c.riley@rice.edu
Katie Donovan
Director of Development – Engineering
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 – Jones Graduate School of Business
713-348-3724
mark.putnam@rice.edu
Meet the Jones School Development Team
Emily Stein
Senior Director of Development – Humanities
713-348-3424
emily.m.stein@rice.edu
Amanda Sullivan
Director of Development – Architecture
713-348-5287
Amanda.m.sullivan@rice.edu
Courtney Tardy
Director of Development – Continuing Studies
713-348-4881
ctardy@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
Yulia Bocharova
Director of Development – Parents and Families
713-348-3842
Yulia.bocharova@rice.edu
Beatrice Capra
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
Diane O’Brien
Director of Development – Parents and Families
713-348-3287
dobrien@rice.edu
Kade Smith
Associate Director of Development – Southern California/Cities
713-348-5344
kade.i.smith@rice.edu
Angelica Zimmerman
Director of Development – Central Texas
713-348-3527
angelica.zimmerman@rice.edu
Byron Rupp
Executive Director of Gift Planning
713-348-4807
byron.rupp@rice.edu
Stephanie Dugan, CAP
Director, Director of Estate and Trust Administration
713-348-6206
sdugan@rice.edu
Heather Kopec
Executive Director of Annual Giving
713-348-4617
heather.kopec@rice.edu
Christina Woods
Director of Annual Giving – Reunions
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
Shawn Reagan
Assistant Director of Leadership Annual Giving
713-348-3077
sr71@rice.edu
Jarred Tettey
Assistant Director of Annual Giving – Reunions
713-348-4270
jarred.tetty@rice.edu
Helen L.-Toombs ’79
Associate Director of Annual Giving – Reunions
713-348-4626
htoombs@rice.edu
Nhung Tran
Director of Stewardship and Donor Experience, Annual Giving
713-348-4639
nhung.tran@rice.edu
Margaret Ann Zentner
Assistant Director of Annual Giving – Reunions
713-348-4368
margaret.ann.zentner@rice.edu
Jill Assir
Director of Development – Baker Institute for Public Policy
713-348-2977
jill.assir@rice.edu
Whitney Baskin
Associate Director of Development – Moody Center for the Arts
713-348-3751
wbaskin@rice.edu
Kate Brennan
Director of Strategy and Development, OpenStax
713-348-4484
kbrennan@rice.edu
Emily Bull
Director of Development – Rice360
713-348-3724
Emily.t.bull@rice.edu
