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We'd love to tell you more about how you can get involved in MCW's lifesaving work. If you have a question about philanthropic giving or would like to meet with a Development Director, please get in touch via by calling (414) 955-4700 or emailing donations@mcw.edu.

Mailing address:
Medical College of Wisconsin
Attn: Office of Institutional Advancement
P.O. Box 26509
Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509

Tax ID: 39-0806261

Please make checks payable to the Medical College of Wisconsin

Leadership

Jason Kraiss

Vice President, Philanthropy and Chief Development Officer

jkraiss@mcw.edu

Abby Tietjen

Assistant Vice President, Campaign and Operations

atietjen@mcw.edu

Erica Siemers

Assistant Vice President, Philanthropy

esiemers@mcw.edu

Sharon Rise

Managing Senior Director of Development

Lorelee Hood

Executive Director, Froedtert Hospital Foundation

Anthony Perez

Executive Director, Alumni Relations

anperez@mcw.edu

John Corwin

Director of Marketing and Engagement, Philanthropy

jcorwin@mcw.edu

Nikita Hartnett

Senior Director, Engagement

nhartnett@mcw.edu

Kelli Walter

Development Leadership Coordinator

kewalter@mcw.edu

Philanthropy and Campaign

Will Beiersdorf

Senior Director of Development, Principal Gifts

wbeiersdorf@mcw.edu

Meg Bilicki

Senior Director of Development, Principal Gifts

mbilicki@mcw.edu

Ashley Brunner

Senior Director of Development

abrunner@mcw.edu

Lizzy DePrenger

Director of Development

edeprenger@mcw.edu

Sherry Fisher

Development Liaison - Cancer, Precision Medicine, Eye Institute

slfisher@mcw.edu

Nathaniel Hams

Associate Director of Development, Campaign

Hailey Hennessy

Senior Director of Development

hhennessy@mcw.edu

Suzanne McCoy

Senior Director of Development, Planned Giving

Liz Montgomery

Director of Development

lmontgomery@mcw.edu

Karen Ropel

Senior Director of Development, Corporations and Foundations

David Salmo

Associate Director of Development

Rebecca Schulz

Development Liaison - WINS, Surgery, Cardiovascular

rschulz@mcw.edu

Robert Seligmann

Associate Director of Development

rseligmann@mcw.edu

Sarah Walker

Associate Director of Development

sarawalker@mcw.edu

Alumni Relations

Emily Gessner

Associate Director, Alumni Relations

egessner@mcw.edu

Rebecca Snow

Program Coordinator

Froedtert Hospital Foundation and Annual Giving

Erin Thompson

Director of Foundation and Healthcare Philanthropy

erinthompson@mcw.edu

Engagement and Communications

Colin Daly

Director of Stewardship

Heidi Gempeler Olson

Manager, Event Experience

hgempeler@mcw.edu

Michelle Hamberlin

Administrative Coordinator

mhamberlin@mcw.edu

Lauren Lemke

Program Coordinator, Stewardship

lalemke@mcw.edu

Josh Levin

Video Brand Journalist, Philanthropy

joslevin@mcw.edu

Michael Mathias

Senior Director of Philanthropy Communications

mmathias@mcw.edu

Dana McCullough

Philanthropy Content Writer

dmccullough@mcw.edu

Bethany Olson

Events Consultant

bnolson@mcw.edu

Stephanie Shabangu

Program Manager, Creative Services

sshabangu@mcw.edu

Jessica Steeber

Project Manager, Campaign Engagement

jsteeber@mcw.edu

Finance and Operations

Marina Alexander

Senior Data Analyst

maalexander@mcw.edu

Christy Baker

Director of Prospect Management and Research

Mary Echeverria

Senior Business and Operations Manager

mechever@mcw.edu

Thomas Hatchell

Financial Associate

thatchell@mcw.edu

Sue Hermann

Senior Data Analyst III

shermann@mcw.edu

Mallory Luedtke

Prospect Research Program Coordinator II

mluedtke@mcw.edu

Karen Wolf

Prospect Research Program Coordinator II

Data Information Systems

Venky Immadisetty

Applications System Analyst II

vimmadisetty@mcw.edu

Ruth Jacobs

Database Analyst II

rujacobs@mcw.edu

Joseph O'Neill

Advancement Systems Manager

joneill@mcw.edu

Christopher Zello

Database Analyst III

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