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Institutional Advancement Staff

Institutional Advancement

Joshua D. Merchant - Vice President for Institutional Advancement Joshua D. Merchant, '96
Vice President for Institutional Advancement

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0242

Linda Ohmer - Administrative Assistant to the Vice President Linda Ohmer
Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of IA

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0446

Advancement Services

Ellen Yoakam - Records Clerk Ellen Yoakam
Records Clerk

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0347

Jessica Merrild - Records Clerk Jessica Merrild
Records Clerk

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0240

Jane Goodrich - Office Clerk Jane Goodrich
Office Clerk

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0347

Alumni Engagement

Elinor Marsh - Executive Director of Alumni Engagement

Elinor Marsh
Executive Director of Alumni Engagement
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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0284

Maria Gill - Assistant Director of College Events

Maria Gill
Assistant Director of College Events
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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0768

Tim Newsted, '78 - Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement

Tim Newsted, '78
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0247

Karen Eagen - Administrative Secretary Karen Eagen
Administrative Secretary

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0448

Annual Giving

Libby Crabb - Senior Director of Annual Giving Libby Crabb, '04
Senior Director of Annual Giving

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0410

Trajan Dubiel - Director of Annual Leadership Giving Trajan Dubiel
Director of Annual Leadership Giving

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0829

Becky Kocher - Director of Parent Giving and Parent Engagement

Rebecca Kocher
Director of Parent Giving and Parent Engagement
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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0565

Marketing and Communications

Sarah Briggs - Associate Vice President of Communications and Editor, Io Triumphe! Sarah Briggs
Assoc. Vice President for Communications
Editor, Io Triumphe!

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0244

John Thompson, '02 - Assoc. Vice President for Marketing John Thompson, '02
Assoc. Vice President for Marketing
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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0606
John Perney, Director of External Communications John Perney
Director of External Communications

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0543

Bobby Lee - Director of News and Sports Information Bobby Lee
Director of News and Sports Information

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0434

David Lawrence, Assistant Director of Online Communications David Lawrence
Assistant Director of Online Communications

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0571

Katherine Hibbs - Graphic Designer

Katherine Hibbs
Graphic Designer
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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0736

Jake Weber - Communications Assistant Jake Weber
Communications Assistant

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0731

Luann Shepherd - Administrative Secretary Luann Shepherd
Administrative Secretary

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0445

Development

Shannon Duvall - Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement Shannon Duvall
Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0435

Dave VanWassenhove - Senior Director of Development Dave VanWassenhove
Senior Director of Development – Northeast Region

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0402

Marie Ames - Director of Development Marie Ames, '11
Director of Development – Midwest Region

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0208

Scott Draper, Director of Development for Athletics Scott Draper
Director of Development – Athletics

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0564

Mark Neisler - Director of Development, Southeast Region

Mark Neisler, '94
Director of Development – Southeast Region
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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0237

Todd Morris, '95 - Director of Development, West Region

Todd Morris, '95
Director of Development – West Region
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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0897

Anna Coulter - Director of Prospect Management & Research Anna Coulter
Director of College Relations, Prospect Management & Research

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0768

Gregg Strand - Grants Coordinator

Gregg Strand
Grants Coordinator
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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0510

Brenda Brigham - Administrative Secretary Brenda Brigham
Administrative Secretary

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Office: Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor Ferguson
Phone: 517/629-0402