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Leadership & Administration
Zak Richards
- Chief Development Officer
College of Natural Sciences
Supported by: Kristi Fontenot
Telephone Number:434-270-2138
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Aaron Koehler
- Senior Operations Manager
College of Natural Sciences
Telephone Number:512-232-1593
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Kristi Fontenot
- Assistant to the Chief Development Officer
College of Natural Sciences
Administrative, Calendaring and Travel Support for Zak Richards
Telephone Number:512-799-8545
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Ta-Lung Lin
- Senior Director of Development
- Principal Gifts
College of Natural Sciences
Supported by: Ally Davis
Telephone Number:512-232-1521
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Donor Advisors
Lisa Barnes
- Associate Director of Development for Major Gifts
College of Natural Sciences
Supported by: Ethan McBride
Telephone Number:315-373-3857
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Ellen Cantor
- Director of Development
College of Natural Sciences
Supported by: Kylie Link
Telephone Number:603-731-2956
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Dean Curran
- Associate Director for Development
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Telephone Number:512-471-4547
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Stephanie Del Toro
- Director of Development
College of Natural Sciences
Maggie Gilburg
- Director of Development
- Texas Science & Natural History Musuem
College of Natural Sciences
Supported by: Kristi Fontenot
Telephone Number:512-232-2818
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April Hampton-Perez
- Executive Director Gift & Estate Planning
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Keary Kinch
- Director of Development
College of Natural Sciences
Telephone Number:202-270-1601
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Zach Lawrence
- Director of Development
- Major Gifts
College of Natural Sciences
Supported by: Ally Davis
Telephone Number:636-688-9444
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John Scibek
- Director of Gift & Estate Planning
College of Natural Sciences
Donor Engagement
Monika Goldschmidt
- Director of Development
- Donor Engagement
College of Natural Sciences
Telephone Number:203-722-2063
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Donor Stewardship
Nicole Barrios
- Development Writer
College of Natural Sciences
Niloufar Iravani
- Associate Director of Stewardship
College of Natural Sciences
Telephone Number:512-475-9229
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Dorothy Lê
- Associate Director of Stewardship
College of Natural Sciences
Frontline Support Team
Ally Davis
- Development Associate
College of Natural Sciences
Supports Donor Advisors: Ta-Lung Lin and Zach Lawrence
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Ethan McBride
- Development Associate
- Frontline Support
College of Natural Sciences
Supports Donor Advisor: Lisa Barnes
Telephone Number:512-471-8438
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Sophia Trifilio
- Development Associate
College of Natural Sciences