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UToledo foundation campus partners

The University of Toledo Foundation has dedicated staff to support the philanthropic and alumni engagement initatives of each UToledo college and UToledo Health.

Philanthropic Advisors (PA)

Our Philanthropic Advisors identify, cultivate, and maintain relationships with existing donors and prospects, ensuring their continued support of colleges and programs and healthcare enterprise.

If your area needs guidance in selecting strategic fundraising goals or needs support in working with a major gift, please start with your area's Philanthropic Advisor.

If your area is not listed below, direct inquiries to either:

Main Campus

Brittanie Kuhr, executive director of main campus development

Health Science Campus / UToledo Health

David Zelenka, associate vice president for health science campus advancement

 

Annual Giving Officers

Annual Giving officers establish a sustainable base of annual donors through digital, email and postal mail campaigns to provide ongoing support of scholarships and funds to benefit our students, faculty, staff and patients.

The Annual Giving department also oversees Rocket Forward Day of Giving and the Senior Class Gift campaign.

If you have a UToledo initative that you would like to fundraise for, consider starting with the applicable annual giving officer. If your area is not listed below, direct inquiries to annualfund@utoledo.edu
 

Alumni Engagement Team

The office of alumni engagement provides strategy and execution to build and maintain strong connections with Rocket alumni. This often includes events for alumni to attend, as well as the maintenance of Alumni Association affiliates and nationwide chapters.

If your college or program is interested in connecting with its alumni, consider starting with your alumni engagement partner. If your area is not listed below, direct inquiries to alumnirelations@utoledo.edu

 

Foundation and Alumni Engagement Campus Partners

 

John b. and lillian e. neff college of business and innovation

Jeremiah Lokken, philanthropic advisor
Abbey Hall, assistant director of annual giving
Hanna Roberts, assistant director of alumni engagement

 

Judith Herb College of Arts, Social Sciences and Education

Jake Vaughn, philanthropic advisor
Abbey Hall, assistant director of annual giving
Chris Bils, assistant director of alumni engagement

college of engineering

Heather Slough, senior director of annual giving
Sam Fields, assistant director of alumni engagement

college of Health and Human services

David Zelenka, associate vice president for health science campus advancement
Abbey Hall, assistant director of annual giving
Preston Ramsey, assistant director of alumni engagement

jesup scott honors college

Brittanie Kuhr, executive director of main campus development
Abbey Hall, assistant director of annual giving
Hanna Roberts, assistant director of alumni engagement

College of Law

Deveny Rosebrock, philanthropic advisor
Heather Slough, senior director of annual giving
Paul Smith, director of alumni engagement

College of medicine and life sciences

David Theby, philanthropic advisor
Allie Berns, associate director of annual giving
Preston Ramsey, assistant director of alumni engagement

Natural sciences and mathematics

Jim Sulier, philanthropic advisor
Abbey Hall, assistant director of annual giving
Hanna Roberts, assistant director of alumni engagement

College of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences

Marcus Sneed, director of development
Allie Berns, associate director of annual giving
Preston Ramsey, assistant director of alumni engagement

university college

Brittanie Kuhr, executive director of main campus development
Heather Slough, senior director of annual giving
Chris Bils, assistant director of alumni engagement

uToledo Health and greatful patients

David Zelenka, associate vice president for health science campus advancement
Allie Berns, associate director of annual giving

Last Updated: 9/11/25