Contact Us

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

Mitchell R. Beckman
Vice President & Chief Development Officer

Jason Kraiss
Associate Vice President for Philanthropy

James Peck
Assistant Vice President for Engagement

Carrie Hansen
Department Administrator

Meet Our Staff

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Alumni Relations

Angela Nelson, Executive Director
Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette Medical Alumni Association
(414) 955-4708
annelson@mcw.edu

Emily Gessner, Alumni Program Coordinator
(414) 955-4781
egessner@mcw.edu

Alumni Giving

Marla Habert, Senior Director of Development
(414) 955-4520
mhabert@mcw.edu

Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research

Sherry Fischer, Associate Director
Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research
(414) 805-0687
slfisher@mcw.edu

Communications and Donor Relations / Annual Giving

Michael Mathias, Director of Communications and Donor Relations
(414) 955-4738
mmathias@mcw.edu

Bethany Hansen, Donor Relations Coordinator
(414) 955-4717
behansen@mcw.edu

Elsa Knysak, Director of Development
(414) 955-4516
eknysak@mcw.edu

Dana Lackore, Project Coordinator, Communications and Donor Relations
(414) 955-4730
dlackore@mcw.edu

Emily Marquardt, Communications Consultant
(414) 955-4770
emarquardt@mcw.edu

Lucy McColgan, Development Specialist
(414) 955-4508
lmccolgan@mcw.edu

Corporate and Foundation Giving

Abigail Tietjen, Senior Director of Development, Corporations
(414) 955-5837
atietjen@mcw.edu

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

Development Operations

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

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

Megan Fay, Administrative Coordinator
(414) 955-4718
mfay@mcw.edu

Nathaniel Henrichs, Financial Specialist
nhenrichs@mcw.edu

Sue Hermann, Data Analyst
(414) 955-5827
s hermann@mcw.edu

Kathy Isherwood, Database Analyst
(414) 955-4519
kisherwood@mcw.edu

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

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

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

Development Directors

Sylvia Ameen, Senior Director of Development, Healthcare Philanthropy
(414) 955-4767
sameen@mcw.edu

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

Ashley Brunner, Director of Development, CVC & Surgery
(414) 955-4706
abrunner@mcw.edu

Marla Habert, Senior Director of Development, Cancer
(414) 955-4520
mhabert@mcw.edu

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

Kelly Hillhouse, Associate Director of Development, MCW-Green Bay
khillhouse@mcw.edu

Gina Vrtochnick, Director of Development, Ophthalmology
(414) 805-3309
gvrtochnick@mcw.edu

Beth Wickersham, Director of Development, Regionalist
(414) 955-3561
bwickersham@mcw.edu

Michael Kielczewski, Assistant Director of Development
(414) 805-3066
mkielczewski@mcw.edu

Stephanie Kolb, Development Coordinator
(414) 955-4547
skolb@mcw.edu

Events

Kayla Pierce, Event Marketing and Experience Manager
(414) 955-4741
kpierce@mcw.edu

Planned Giving

Justin Ward, CFP^®, CAP^®
Director of Planned Giving
(414) 955-4518
legacyinfo@mcw.edu