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Contact the Medical College of Wisconsin Office of Institutional Advancement

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.

Office of Institutional Advancement

(414) 955-4700 | 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

Jason Kraiss
Vice President and Chief Development Officer
(414) 955-4383 │ jkraiss@mcw.edu

Kelli Walter
Development Leadership Coordinator
(414) 955-4538 | kewalter@mcw.edu

Meet Our Staff

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Alumni Relations

Anthony Perez, Executive Director
(414) 955-4780
anperez@mcw.edu

Emily Gessner, Associate Director
(414) 955-4781
egessner@mcw.edu

Rebecca Snow, Alumni Relations Program Coordinator
(414) 955-4783
rsnow@mcw.edu

Campaign Management and Finance Operations

Abigail Tietjen, Vice President, Campaign and Operations
(414) 955-5837
atietjen@mcw.edu

Nathaniel Hams, Associate Director Campaign
(414) 955-4390
nhams@mcw.edu

Prospect Management and Research

Christy Baker, Director of Prospect Management and Research
(414) 955-4770
cbaker@mcw.edu

Mallory Luedtke, Prospect Research Coordinator II
(414) 955-4734
mluedtke@mcw.edu

Karen Wolf, Prospect Research Coordinator II
(414) 955-4716
kawolf@mcw.edu

Financial Operations

Marina Alexander, Senior Data Analyst
(414) 955-4515
maalexander@mcw.edu

Mary Echeverria, Senior Business & Operations Manager
(414) 955-4710
mechever@mcw.edu

Sue Hermann, Senior Data Analyst III
(414) 955-5827
shermann@mcw.edu

Thomas Hatchell, Financial Associate
(414) 955-3568
thatchell@mcw.edu

Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research
 
Corporate and Foundation Giving
Karen Ropel, Senior Director of Development, Corporations and Foundations
(414) 955-4739
kropel@mcw.edu
Data Information Systems

Joseph O’Neill, Advancement Systems Manager
(414) 955-4097
joneill@mcw.edu

Christopher Zello, Database Analyst III
(414) 955-3565
czello@mcw.edu

Venky Immadisetty, Applications System Analyst II
(414) 955-4377
vimmadisetty@mcw.edu 

Ruth Jacobs, Database Analyst II
(414) 955-4479
rujacobs@mcw.edu

Donor Engagement

Nikita Hartnett, Senior Director, Engagement
(414) 955-4489
nhartnett@mcw.edu

Colin P. Daly, Director of Stewardship
(414) 955-4721
cpdaly@mcw.edu

Lauren Lemke, Stewardship Program Coordinator
(414) 955-4478
lalemke@mcw.edu

Jessica Steeber, Project Manager, Campaign and Engagement
(414) 955-4499
jsteeber@mcw.edu

Dana McCullough, Philanthropy Content Writer
(414) 955-4486
dmccullough@mcw.edu

Stephanie Shabangu, Program Manager
(414) 955-4330
sshabangu@mcw.edu

Heidi Gempeler Olson, Manager – Event Experience
(414) 955-4730
hgempeler@mcw.edu

Bethany Olson, Events Consultant
(414) 955-4717
bnolson@mcw.edu

Froedtert Hospital Foundation

Lorelee Hood, Executive Director, Froedtert Hospital Foundation
(414) 955-4522
lhood@mcw.edu

Erin Thompson, Director of Foundation and Healthcare Philanthropy
(414) 955-4457
erinthompson@mcw.edu

Philanthropy

Erica Siemers, Assistant Vice President, Philanthropy
(414) 955-4506

Sharon Rise, Managing Senior Director, Philanthropy
(414) 955-4504

Senior Directors

Linda Kiewit, Senior Director of Development
(414) 955-3566
lkiewit@mcw.edu

Meg Bilicki, Senior Director of Development
(414) 955-1841
mbilicki@mcw.edu

Will Beiersdorf, Senior Director of Development
(414) 955-4769
wbeiersdorf@mcw.edu

Ashley Brunner, Senior Director of Development
(414) 955-4492
abrunner@mcw.edu

Hailey Hennessy, Senior Director of Development
(414) 955-4702
hhennessy@mcw.edu

Suzanne McCoy, Senior Director of Development
(414) 955-4514
smccoy@mcw.edu

Karen Ropel, Senior Director of Development, Corporations and Foundations
(414) 955-4739
kropel@mcw.edu

Directors

Lizzy DePrenger, Director of Development
(414) 955-5824
edeprenger@mcw.edu

Liz Montgomery, Director of Development, Surgery and Clinical
(414) 955-4473
lmontgomery@mcw.edu

Associate Directors

Erik Kennedy, Associate Director of Development
(414) 955-4734
erkennedy@mcw.edu

David Salmo, Associate Director of Development
(414) 955-3571
dsalmo@mcw.edu

Emily Schweitz, Associate Director of Development, Corporate and Foundations
(414) 955-3562
eschweitz@mcw.edu

Robert Seligmann, Associate Director of Development
(414) 955-4458
rseligmann@mcw.edu

Sarah Walker, Associate Director of Development
(414) 955-3569
sarawalker@mcw.edu

Development Liaison

Sherry Fisher, Development Liaison
(414) 955-4535
slfisher@mcw.edu

Rebecca Schulz, Development Liaison
(414) 955-5862
rschulz@mcw.edu

Program Coordinator

Lucy McColgan, Program Coordinator III
(414) 955-4508
lmccolgan@mcw.edu

Philanthropy Communications

John Corwin, Director of Marketing & Engagement – Philanthropy
(414) 955-4736
jcorwin@mcw.edu

Leah Amegashitsi, Sr. Consultant Digital Marketing – Philanthropy
(414) 955-4744
lamegashitsi@mcw.edu

Michael Mathias, Senior Director of Philanthropy Communications
(414) 955-4738
mmathias@mcw.edu

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