Brian ThorntonInterim Vice President for Advancement
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Constituent Experience
View ProfileMeet Our Advancement Team
Office of the Vice President
Brian Thornton
Kathryn BlochExecutive Assistant to the Vice President of Advancement
Kate O'BrienChief of Staff and Assistant Vice President
Executive Team
Brian ThorntonInterim Vice President for Advancement
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Constituent Experience
Danielle HoltonInterim Chief Development Officer
Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
Deborah Lowen-KleinInterim Executive Director, Stony Brook Foundation
Kate O'BrienChief of Staff and Assistant Vice President
Amanda SabanosAssistant Vice President for Development, Schools and Colleges
David SmithController and Chief Financial Officer
Tara StenzelAssistant Vice President, Principal Gifts and Strategic Fundraising Initiatives
Samantha VigliottaAssociate Vice President, Advancement Services and Campaign Planning
Administration
Phoebe BotrosSpecialist, Advancement Services and Campaign Planning
Marianne CelerinSenior Administrative Assistant
Keira FlynnSenior Administrative Assistant to the AVP for Development, Schools and Colleges
Elissa Romano, CAPMSpecialist, Operations and Strategy
Yasemin TanselSpecialist, Stony Brook Medicine
Advancement Services and Campaign Planning Leadership
Samantha VigliottaAssociate Vice President, Advancement Services and Campaign Planning
Phoebe BotrosSpecialist, Advancement Services and Campaign Planning
Jacqueline La GammaExecutive Director of Development, Central Teams and Campaign Planning
Kathleen LeVinessExecutive Director of Data Services
Samantha SilviaDirector of Gift Administration
Prospect Research and Management, Campaign Planning
Monique AthertonAssociate Director of Prospect Research
Ashley HuangAnalyst, Prospect Management and Research
Arlene JenningsSenior Director of Prospect Management and Research
Noah MinarikAnalyst, Prospect Management and Research
Doreen NastasiSenior Prospect Research Analyst
Kathy O'LearyAssistant Director of Prospect Research
Gift Administration
Robbyn BradyGift Administration Specialist
John ByersAssociate Director of Gift Administration
Anna CarrionGift Administration Specialist
Roxanne CummingsCoordinator, Gift Administration
Stephanie KonarskiGift Administration Specialist
Sonya NuñezAssociate Director of Gift Administration
Michelle PaganoCoordinator, Gift Administration
Kathleen WeberGift Administration Specialist
Data Services
Susan AgroAssociate Director, Records Management and Data Governance
Nicolas AubryData Analyst
Michael CirritoAnalyst, Data Governance
Jerry DeFoeAssistant Director of Records Management
Rajbir KaurDirector, Business Intelligence
Michael MultariDirector of Project Management
Robert VolkLead Programmer Analyst
Constituent Experience Leadership
Brian ThorntonInterim Vice President for Advancement
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Constituent Experience
View ProfileMarianne CelerinSenior Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Filasky ’06Senior Director of Constituent Experience, Alumni and Events
Nadayne LimerickExecutive Director, Marketing and Constituent Experience
Alumni Relations and Advancement Events
Robby GriswoldDirector of Alumni Affinity Programs
Andrea Lebedinski ’08, ’10Director of Lifelong and Athletics Engagement
Janet Masini ’14Director of Academic and Regional Alumni Programs
Nicole Tennant ’17Director of Advancement Events
Emma BackfishCoordinator, Alumni Engagement, Alumni Affinity Programs
Antonio ClarkeCoordinator, Alumni Engagement, Academic and Regional Alumni Programs
Danielle Engel ’05Alumni Operations and Engagement Specialist
Alasdair LambertCoordinator, Alumni Engagement, Academic and Regional Alumni Programs
Erika Lorentzson ’24Coordinator, Alumni Engagement, Lifelong and Athletics Engagement
LeighMarie ReganAssistant Director, Alumni Engagement, Academic and Regional Alumni Programs
Anjanette SchildhornAssistant Director, Advancement Events
Christopher Shirley-BrownCoordinator, Alumni Engagement, Academic and Regional Alumni Programs
Kelly WanserAssistant Director, Advancement Events
Annual Giving
Katrina Culhane, MBA ’21Director of Annual Giving
Julianne Merz, MBA ’22Annual Giving Coordinator
Danyte Reisinger Tampellini, MPA ’19Assistant Director, Annual Giving
Donor Experience
Sarah SepulvedaDirector, Donor Experience
Joshua CohenAssociate Director of Philanthropic Funds
Ariel DeLaCruzCoordinator, Donor Experience
Amanda OlsenImpact Writer
Jacqueline RomeroAssistant Director, Donor Experience
Development Leadership
Danielle HoltonInterim Chief Development Officer
Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
Samantha VigliottaAssociate Vice President, Advancement Services and Campaign Planning
Amanda SabanosAssistant Vice President for Development, Schools and Colleges
Tara StenzelAssistant Vice President, Principal Gifts and Strategic Fundraising Initiatives
Centre ValBio and Turkana Basin Institute
Jennifer LevineSenior Director of Development, Centre ValBio and Turkana Basin Institute
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Van SullivanExecutive Director of Development, Central Teams
Althea HicksDirector of Development, Foundation Relations
Jason PhillipsDirector of Development, Foundation Relations
Gift Planning
Shawn MrozExecutive Director, Gift Planning
Lindsey DailySpecialist, Gift Planning
Deborah TedrickDirector of Development, Central Teams
Leadership Giving
Van SullivanExecutive Director of Development, Central Teams
Joe BrinkmanLeadership Giving Officer
Courtney Enright ’19, ’23Leadership Giving Officer
Matthew HachmannLeadership Giving Officer
Mike LallyLeadership Giving Officer
Tyler LoftLeadership Giving Officer
Matthew MirabitoLeadership Giving Officer
Mada SambAssistant Director of Development, Leadership Giving
Medicine
Danielle HoltonInterim Chief Development Officer
Associate Vice President, Medicine Advancement
Jacqueline BasseyDirector of Development, Stony Brook Children's Hospital
Deborah ColganSenior Director of Development and Manager, Stony Brook Cancer Center
Eileen CollettiSenior Director of Development and Manager, Stony Brook Children's Hospital
Caitlin DerderianSenior Director of Development and Manager, Stony Brook Medicine
Jackie DoskoezAssistant Director of Development, Women's Health
Emily GermaniAssistant Director of Development, Neurosciences Institute
Nicole KritikosGrateful Patient Coordinator
Samantha LaDucaExecutive Director of Development, Health Sciences
Jaime McGradeDirector of Development, Stony Brook Medicine
Amanda SchnipperDirector of Development, Cancer Center
Laura ShelleyDirector of Development, Health Sciences
Marc SoevynDirector of Development, Health Sciences
Yasemin TanselSpecialist, Stony Brook Medicine
Joan YonkeDirector of Development, Department of Medicine
Principal Giving
Tara StenzelAssistant Vice President, Principal Gifts and Strategic Fundraising Initiatives
Corrisa FarmerAssistant Project Manager, Principal Gifts
Ashley FetterExecutive Director of Development, Principal Gifts
Daneris Ortega-LaraAssistant to the AVP of Principal Gifts and Strategic Fundraising Initiatives
Schools and Colleges
Amanda SabanosAssistant Vice President for Development, Schools and Colleges
Julianna AshtonDirector of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
Jennifer BeckerDirector of Development, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Christopher BillAssistant Director of Development, West Campus
Daria CariosciaDirector of Development, Staller Center for the Arts
Michael D'AmbrosioExecutive Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
Dina DeMeoExecutive Director of Development, Schools and Colleges
Keira FlynnSenior Administrative Assistant to the AVP for Development, Schools and Colleges
Brianna GoodfellowDirector of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
Stephanie GuarigliaAssistant Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
Patrick HatchDirector of Development, Athletics
Nicole LevySenior Program Manager, Women's Leadership Council and Philanthropy Initiatives
John LinkDirector of Development, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Nicole MorrisAssistant Director of Development, Student Affairs
Christopher ScarpatiSenior Director of Development and Manager, West Campus
Adam SiepiolaDirector of Development, College of Business
Matthew SimonsDirector of Development, Metro NY
Chelsea WhitneyAssistant Director of Development, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Will WilliamsSenior Director of Development and Manager, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Women's Leadership Council
Deborah Lowen-KleinInterim Executive Director, Stony Brook Foundation
Dina DeMeoExecutive Director of Development, Schools and Colleges
Nicole LevySenior Program Manager, Women's Leadership Council and Philanthropy Initiatives
Marketing and Communications Leadership
Brian ThorntonInterim Vice President for Advancement
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Constituent Experience
View ProfileNadayne LimerickExecutive Director, Marketing and Constituent Experience
Marketing and Communications
Rob DeVitaDirector of Marketing and Communications
Kristina BrandtSpecialist, Content Marketing
Kristen BrennanSenior Digital Coordinator
Marianne CelerinSenior Administrative Assistant
Rida JamalCoordinator, Email Marketing
Christine McGrathAdvancement Writer
Enmanuel MejiaGraphic Designer
Tyler Mooney ’21Specialist, Digital Strategy
Emanuel (Manny) SaladinoSenior Graphic and Web Designer
Alex ZieniewiczAssociate Director, Digital Marketing
Operations, Human Resources and Strategy Leadership
Kate O'BrienChief of Staff and Assistant Vice President
Kathryn BlochExecutive Assistant to the Vice President of Advancement
Jessica HerringDirector, Advancement Operations
Jessie McHeffeyDirector of Special Projects
Operations, Human Resources and Strategy
Jackie BerkowitzAssociate Director, Advancement Leadership and Training
Amber DavisCommunications Specialist
Marla FeldHuman Resources Coordinator
Corey NotmanHuman Resources Business Partner
Elissa Romano, CAPMSpecialist, Operations and Strategy
Advancement Associate Program
Jackie BerkowitzAssociate Director, Advancement Leadership and Training
Rachdian BaskoroAdvancement Associate
Brianna CelanoAdvancement Associate
Laurel MilanaAdvancement Associate
Rachel Steigerwald ’21, MA ’26Advancement Associate
Stony Brook Foundation Leadership
Deborah Lowen-KleinInterim Executive Director, Stony Brook Foundation
David SmithController and Chief Financial Officer
Lois ArensSenior Director of Budget and Operations
Danton BankaySenior Administrative Assistant, Stony Brook Foundation
Kenny FernandezDirector, Accounting
David MarcusChief Investment Officer, Stony Brook Foundation
Accounting and Finance
Carlos DurandSenior Accountant
Rajani IyerStaff Accountant
Thomas MurphyStaff Accountant
Kimberly NguyenStaff Accountant
Peggy RiggsStaff Accountant
Jane RuggieroStaff Accountant
Ruth SchillingAssistant Director, Accounting and Finance
Cindy TamAccountant Manager
Budget and Operations
Tina AroraSenior Budget and Reporting Analyst
Patricia CabreraAssociate Accountant
Andrew CrawfordAccounts Payable Coordinator
John DelRosarioAccounts Payable Specialist
Keith GinsbergCoordinator, Accounts Payable
Amanda JohannManager, Accounts Payable
Larain (Shengbi) LiuAccounts Payable Coordinator
Barbara MahoneySenior Accounts Payable Specialist
Taz MazumderSenior Accounts Payable Specialist
Carla McPhersonSenior Financial Systems Analyst
Zachary ShultsAccounts Payable Coordinator
Carla WhittinghamAssociate Director, SBF Operations
Investments
Charles Poillon, CAIAManager, Investments Operations