Meet the Team | UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Meet The Team
Where there is loyalty, there is impact.
Executive
DeAnna Carlson Zink, ’86
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Azure
Sr. Executive ManagerDevelopment
Mike Mannausau, ’99, ’03
Vice President of Development
Shane Hersch, ’13, ’15
Associate Vice President of Development & Gift Planning
Paige Onstad
Associate Vice President of Prospect Management & Research
Renee Shelton
Associate Vice President of Corporate & Foundation Relations
Becky Greer, ’90
Sr. Executive Manager to the Vice President of Development
Jeff Dodson
Sr. Director of Principal Gifts & School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Jay Erickson, ’01
Sr. Director of Development, Nistler College of Business & Public Administration
Robin Turner, ’89
Sr. Director of Development, College of Engineering & Mines
Hailey Aafedt, ’18
Director of Development, College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines 
Brett Austin
Director of Development, College of Engineering & Mines
Tim Belmore
Associate Athletic Director, Major Gifts
Cassie Bowers
Director of Development, Nistler College of Business & Public Administration
Greg Breitbach
Director of Development, School of Law
Steve Brekke, ’84
Director of Development
Jonathan Gehrke, ’06, ’11
Director of Development, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences
Corey Johnson, '93
Director of Development, School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Laine Lyons, ’16
Director of Development, College of Arts & Sciences
Anne Ostlund
Executive Assistant 
Coltyn Sanderson, ’16
Associate Athletic Director, Major Gifts
Ashley Stocker, ’06
Director of Development, College of Education & Human Development
Val Sussex, ’08, ’11
Director of Annual Giving & North Dakota Champions Club
Abi McGlynn, ’22
Associate Director of North Dakota Champions Club
Mary (Liddy) Welder, ’94
Director of Development, Center for Innovation and Graduate Studies
Mitch Wigness
Director of Development, College of Arts & Sciences
Lizzy Larsen, ’20
Engagement Officer
Jared Smith, ’09
Engagement OfficerFinance & Operations
Nancy Pederson, ’90
Vice President of Finance & Operations
Finance
Stephanie Peterson, ’99
Associate Vice President of Finance
Kristie Hunt, ’14
Controller
Marla Anderson
Sr. Accounting Specialist
Marina Schaefer, ’16
Sr. Accountant
Ashley Adams
Gift Processing & Accounting Specialist
Danica Konze, ’14
Accountant
Cory Lien
Gift Administration Coordinator & Gorecki Building Manager
Courtney Scheving, ’06
Fund Administration Manager
Operations
Melissa Garceau
Associate Vice President of Operations
Brian Burkett
Director of IT
Chris DeMaster
Director of Data & Process Optimization
Cindy Filler
Director of IT
Peter Johnson, ’81, ’82
Director of Government & Public Relations
Lindsay Benson, ’13, ’14
Operations Project Manager
Barb Cooper Vigen, ’95
Administrative Assistant
Mara Erickson, ’23
Data Coordinator
Jeffrey Hemming
Data Coordinator
Thaddaeus Pera
Business Intelligence Developer
Jeannie Tvedt
Data Quality Manager
Adam Whetham, ’21
Associate Director of ITMarketing & Communications
Sarah Prout, ’07
Vice President of Marketing & Communications 
Alyssa Konickson, ’06
Associate Vice President of Marketing & Communications 
Milo Smith
Sr. Director of Public Relations & Videography
Jenn Lukens
Director of Stewardship & Donor Appreciation 
Keeley Useldinger
Director of Events
Jenny Wolf, ’03
Director of Creative & Brand Strategy
Ellie Johnson, ’15
Associate Director of Events
Jasmine Koenig
Digital Media Coordinator & Photographer
Mercedes Knutson, ’21
Gorecki Alumni Center Events Manager
Sam Melquist
Graphic Designer
Chad O’Shea, ’20
Associate Director of Stewardship Communication
Matthew Scheerer
Associate Director of Development Communication
Stephanie Schultz, ’91
Writer & Editor
Carly Tate, ’18
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Taylor Hanson Wald, ’14
Associate Director of Stewardship Programs
Samantha Zimmerman, ’23
Associate Director of Events
Talent Management
Linsey Stadstad, ’06, ’11
Vice President of Talent Management
Carrie Kachena, ’13
HR Generalist