Advancement at Illinois Tech 

The Office of Advancement builds relationships and partnerships that raise philanthropic resources from alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations to support Illinois Tech students, faculty, facilities, and operations while enhancing alumni pride and the life of the university. We are committed to our donors. Explore the links below to learn what the Office of Advancement can do for Illinois Tech, and scroll down to meet our staff. 

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Chrissy Brown
Assistant Dean, Advancement
Chicago-Kent College of Law
312.906.5236
cbrown67@kentlaw.iit.edu

       

Beth Campbell
Associate Vice President,
Principal Gifts
312.567.5024
campbellb@iit.edu

Carrie Casper
Associate Vice President, 
Advancement
312.567.5066
ccasper1@iit.edu

  

Ernie Iseminger
Vice President, 
Advancement 
312.567.5045
eiseminger@iit.edu

Susan Lewers
Associate Vice President, Major and Planned Gifts
312.906.5018
slewers@iit.edu

  

Dea Marcano
Associate Vice President, 
Constituent Engagement
312.567.5023
dmarcano2@iit.edu

Allison Phillips
Senior Director, 
Advancement Services 
312.567.7145
aphillips4@iit.edu

  

Joe Volin
Senior Director, Constituent Engagement
312.906.5245
jvolin@iit.edu
 

 

    

 
 

 

    

 

 

Cameron Alzubi
Director of Gift Administration,
Advancement
312.567.7149
calzubi@iit.edu		   Alice Barda
Senior Director,
Leadership Giving
312.906.5081
abarda@iit.edu		   Lauren Brennan
Content Manager
lbrennan2@iit.edu
Lisa Brzezicki
Director,
Board Relations
312.567.5261
lbrzezicki@iit.edu		   Jason Canham
Front-End Web Developer
312.567.5010
jcanham@iit.edu		   Julie Chin
Director of Philanthropy Programs,
Advancement
jchin9@iit.edu
Nate Downing
Major Gift Officer,
Advancement
312.567.5326
ndowning@iit.edu		   Kimberly Essary
Development Associate,
Major Gifts and Gift Planning
312.567.5033
kessary@iit.edu		   Kellie Fields
Director,
Donor Relations and Stewardship
312.567.3049
kfields5@iit.edu
Robert Flores
Development Associate,
Advancement
rflores8@iit.edu		   Michelle Garcia Nieto
Associate Director,
Board Relations
312.567.5264
mgarcianieto@iit.edu		   Claire Gilpin
Major Gift Officer,
Advancement
312.567.3954
cgilpin@iit.edu
Baimei Guo
Database Administrator,
Advancement
312.567.5890
bguo6@iit.edu		   Celia Hammond
Gifts and Constituent Information Specialist,
Advancement
312.567.3393
chammon1@iit.edu		   Leah Handel
Business Analyst I - Reporting & Data Analytics,
Advancement
lhandel@iit.edu
Yolanda Hernandez
Senior Administrator,
Office of the Vice President
312.567.5022
yhernan3@iit.edu		   RJ Jones
Director,
Information Services & Technology
312.567.8638
rjones26@iit.edu		   Amelia Kemler
Associate Director,
Events
312.567.3402
akemler@iit.edu
Becca Kohn
Gifts and Constituent Information Specialist,
Advancement
312.567.5063
rkohn1@iit.edu		   Howard Lee
Director,
Advancement Communications
312.567.3267
hlee122@iit.edu		   Kylie Link
Assistant Director,
Constituent Engagement
312.567.3835
klink1@iit.edu
Alexandra Lucio
Director,
Principal Gifts & Campaign Initiatives
312.567.5903
alucio2@iit.edu		   Todd Mandel
Senior Major Gift Officer,
Advancement
312.567.3832
tmandel1@iit.edu		   Brianne Meyer
Senior Director,
Advancement Communications
312.567.5054
bmeyer7@iit.edu
Megan Muench
Director,
Events
312.567.5042
mmuench@iit.edu		   Tony Pacheco (PSYC '07)
Associate Director,
Donor Relations 
312.567.5015
pacheco@iit.edu		   Andrea Porter
Major Gift Officer,
Advancement
312.567.7326
aporter12@iit.edu
Marie Pospichal
Assistant Director,
Prospect Research and Management
312.567.3493
mpospichal@iit.edu		   Jack Rea
Assistant Director,
Advancement Operations
312.567.3686
jrea@iit.edu		   Nick Rudolph
Director,
Prospect Research and Management
312.567.5049
nrudolph1@iit.edu
Charlie Ryan
Development Associate,
Advancement
312.567.3986
cryan11@iit.edu		   Rebecca Scherer
Director,
Principal Gifts
312.567.5034
rscherer@iit.edu		   Erika Soria
Associate Director,
Constituent Engagement
312.567.5829
esoria@iit.edu
Deb Tocco
Database Coordinator,
Information Services
312.567.5036
tocco@iit.edu		   Cynthia Vranas Olsen (M.ARCH '01, Ph.D. '17)
Director, Mies Society 
College of Architecture, External Relations
312.567.5082
cvranas@iit.edu		  

Ariel Wagner
Administrative Assistant, Constituent Engagement
awagner6@iit.edu

Maurice Willis
Director, Alumni Engagement 
Chicago-Kent College of Law
312.906.5239
mwillis2@kentlaw.iit.edu

  

 

  

 
 
 

 

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