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
Sigrid Letcher
Associate Vice President of Annual Giving & Campaigns
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
Shane Hersch, ’13, ’15
Sr. Director of Gift Planning
Jeff Dodson
Sr. Director of Development, 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
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
Hailey Huspek, ’18
Director of Development, College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines 
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, ’09, ’11
Director, 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
Summer Solseng, ’20
Associate Director of Development, Annual LeadershipFinance & 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
Data & Software Systems Specialist
Barb Cooper Vigen, ’95
Administrative Assistant
Mara Erickson, ’23
Data Coordinator
Jeffrey Hemming
Data Transfer Analyst
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
Paula Bradbury, ’94
Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Appreciation 
Sara Everson
Graphic Designer & Social Media Coordinator
Ellie Johnson, ’15
Associate Director of Events
Mercedes Knutson, ’21
Gorecki Alumni Center Events Manager
Chad O’Shea, ’20
Associate Director of Stewardship Communication
Matthew Scheerer
Associate Director of Development Communications
Stephanie Schultz, ’91
Associate Director of Storytelling & Content Strategy 
Carly Tate, ’18
Associate Director of Engagement
Samantha Zimmerman, ’23
Event Coordinator
Talent Management
Linsey Stadstad, ’06, ’11
Vice President of Talent Management
Carrie Kachena, ’13
HR Generalist