Committee
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Program Chair:    
Candice Dowler
Lewis & Clark College
Director of Annual Giving & Development Operations
503-768-7942
dowler@lclark.edu

Advancement Services Track:  
Heather McDonnell
Purdue University
Associate Director of Research
765-494-7634
hmcdonnell@purdue.edu

Annual Giving Track:   
Lusha M. Kaufmann
Pacific University
Director of Annual Giving
503-352-2206
kaufmanl@pacificu.edu  
  
Danielle R. Hopkins
Pacific University
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
503-352-2883
hopkinsd@pacificu.edu

Alumni Track:    
Elke Christianson
University of Alberta
Director, External Relations
School of Business
780-492-1581
Elke.Christianson@ualberta.ca

Jami Drake
University of Alberta
Manager, Alumni Relations
School of Business
780-492-1192
Jami.Drake@ualberta.ca

CASE 101/201:    
Chris Bingley
University of Idaho
Director of Annual Giving
208-885-9816
cbingley@uidaho.edu

Justin Felker
Washington State University
Assistant Director of Advancement
Intercollegiate College of Nursing
509.324.7202
jfelker@wsu.edu

Communications:    
Mike Wark
University of Washington – Tacoma
Director of Public Relations & Communications
253-692-5771
mwark@u.washington.edu

Cheryl Nations
University of Washington
Associate Director of Creative Services
Advancement Communications
Office of Development & Alumni Relations
206-221-7041
cnations@u.washington.edu

Independent Schools: 
Jeff McGuiness

Lunch Connections:   
Mela Kunitz
Reed College
Assistant Director, Events & Programs
Alumni Relations
503-777-7589
Mela.Kunitz@reed.edu

Kelly Elliott
Reed College
Assistant Director of the Annual Fund
503-517-7904
Kelly.Elliott@reed.edu

Keynote Speakers:    
Dori Sonntag
Gonzaga University
Assistant Director of Annual Giving       
509-323-6149
sonntag@gu.gonzaga.edu

Philanthropy Track:    
Jeff Wright
Student Scholarships & Awards Officer
Athabasca University
780-428-7285
jeffw@athabascau.ca

Denise Crawford
Willamette University
Director of Development, AGSM
503-370-6727
dcrawfor@willamette.edu

Web Track:     
Julia Duncan
Lewis & Clark College
Senior Communications Officer for New Media
503-768-7968
jduncan@lclark.edu