About us

Mission

The mission of VCU’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations is to maximize philanthropic support by engaging stakeholders with our institution working in partnership with all VCU schools, programs and campuses as one development and alumni relations community and implementing the best practices and efficient strategies to achieve a comprehensive development program.

Leadership team

Members of the Office of Development and Alumni Relations Leadership TeamPhoto with person name, title and link to biography.
Photo with person name, title and link to biography.
Jay E. Davenport

Jay E. Davenport, CFRE
Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
(804) 828-2343
jedavenport@vcu.edu

Photo of Lori Cwalina

Lori A. Cwalina
Senior Associate Vice President, Development for Colleges, Schools and Units
(804) 828-0880
cwalinal@vcu.edu

Niles Eggleston
Senior Associate Vice President, Medical Philanthropy and Alumni Relations
(804) 828-4800
egglestonn@vcu.edu

Headshot of Magnus Johnsson

Magnus Johnsson (M.P.A.’10, Cert.’10)
Senior Associate Vice President, Presidential and University Philanthropy
(804) 827-1363
johnssonm@vcu.edu

Samantha Wheeler Marrs Samantha Wheeler Marrs
Senior Associate Vice President, Campaign Administration
(804) 539-1767
swmarrs@vcu.edu
Elizabeth Bass

Elizabeth Bass (M.S.W.’03)
Associate Vice President, Alumni Relations
(804) 828-8192
eebass@vcu.edu

Thomas Maness, M.P.A.
Associate Vice President, Transformational Philanthropy
(804) 828-4179
temaness@vcu.edu
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Ann Deppman
Assistant Vice President, Planned Giving
(804) 828-7370
deppmana@vcu.edu

Melanie Irvin

Melanie Irvin (B.S.’96)
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Marketing and Engagement

irvinms@vcu.edu

Chad Krouse, Ed.D. (Ed.D.’18)
Assistant Vice President, University Development 
(804) 828-2346
cmkrouse@vcu.edu

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Natalie SpringCFRE
Assistant Vice President, Advancement Solutions
springn@vcu.edu

Julia Ayscue

Julia Asycue
Executive Director, Talent Management
(804) 828-3196
joayscue@vcu.edu

Henry Davis September 2014

Henry Davis III
Executive Director, Finance and Budget
(804) 828-5142
hdavis8@vcu.edu

Alex McDougall 2015

Alex McDougall (B.S.’13, M.B.A.’21)
Campaign Director
mcdougallaj@vcu.edu

Laura Kottcamp headshot Laura Kottkamp, Ed.D. (Ed.D.’19)
Executive Director, Monroe Park Campus foundations
(804) 828-1734
lekottkamp@vcu.edu
Photo of Margaret Ann Bollmeier Margaret Ann Bollmeier
President and CEO, MCV Foundation
(804) 828-2392
MargaretAnn.Bollmeier@vcuhealth.org

College, school and unit
lead development officers

  VCU Athletics
Joseph Manhertz
manhertzj@vcu.edu
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Doug Mauney
mauneyd@vcu.edu
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Greg Prince, Ed.D., CFRE
(804) 828-7247
tgprince@vcu.edu
College of Humanities and Sciences
Mary Riddick
riddickm2@vcu.edu
Photo of Sarah Hendricks School of the Arts
Sarah Hendricks
shendricks@vcu.edu
Photo of Alex Moore School of Business, Brandcenter and da Vinci Center for Innovation
Alex Moore (M.S.’09)
afmoore@vcu.edu
Gloria Callihan April 2016 School of Dentistry
Gloria Greiner-Callihan
(804) 828-8101
gfcallihan@vcu.edu
Headshot of Ed Kardos School of Education
Ed Kardos
(804) 828-4692
egkardos@vcu.edu
School of Nursing
Pamela Lowe
(804) 827-0020
plowe@vcu.edu
Louie Correa 2015 School of Pharmacy
Louie A. Correa
(804) 828-3016
lacorrea@vcu.edu
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James Romanik (M.B.A.’22)
(804) 828-1030
romanikjv@vcu.edu
Kelly Gotschalk 2015 VCU Libraries
Kelly Gotschalk (B.F.A.’90, M.A.’97)
(804) 827-1163
kjgotschalk@vcu.edu
Photo of Stevan Dozier L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Stevan Dozier
(804) 828-6205
doziers2@vcu.edu

Medical Philanthropy
and Alumni Relations

Photo of Andrew Hartley Health and Wellness
Andrew Hartley
(804) 827-0387
aphartle@vcu.edu
  Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Caitlin Doelp
doelpc@vcu.edu
Photo of Bernadette O'Shea Neurosciences
Bernadette O’Shea
(804) 828-3652
osheab@vcu.edu
Photo of Carrie Mills Miller Pauley Heart Center
Carrie Mills Miller
(804) 828-0423
millercr9@vcu.edu
Nathan Bick School of Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine
Nathan G. Bick
(804) 827-0387
ngbick@vcu.edu
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Strategic Engagement
Michelle Adcock
Executive Director
(804) 828-1187
madcock@vcu.edu