Senior Leadership

Development Leadership

Engagement Leadership

Advancement Operations Leadership

Senior Leadership

Matt Folk

President and CEO, Purdue for Life Foundation

Vice President for University Advancement and Alumni Engagement, Purdue University

mdfolk@purdueforlife.org

Greg Kapp

Vice President, Development rgkapp@purdueforlife.org

Jillian Henry

Vice President, Engagement jmhenry@purdueforlife.org

Michele Miller

Vice President, Advancement Operations

mlmiller@purdueforlife.org

Jennifer Craig

Vice President, Advancement Finance

jlcraig@purdueforlife.org

Nathaniel Utz

Vice President, Industry Partnerships

nkutz@purdueforlife.org

Tracey Wolpert

Vice President, Engagement Finance

trwolpert@purdueforlife.org

Michelle Bates

Assistant Vice President, IT, CRM and Data Analytics

mlbates@purdueforlife.org

Lance Connolly

Assistant Vice President, Special Events

loconnolly@purdueforlife.org

Jacqueline M. Gatson

Assistant Vice President of Advancement, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

jmgatson@purdueforlife.org

Steve Schlenk

Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Communications

smschlenk@purdueforlife.org

Development Leadership

Greg Kapp

Vice President, Development

rgkapp@purdueforlife.org

Mike Braughton

Associate Vice President, Principal Gifts

mdbraughton@purdueforlife.org

John Dinkens

Associate Vice President, Development

jadinkens@purdueforlife.org

Tim House

Associate Vice President, Development

Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director

tmhouse@purdueforlife.org

George Keegan

Associate Vice President, Development

gqkeegan@purdueforlife.org

Marcus Knotts

Senior Associate Vice President, Planned Giving

maknotts@purdueforlife.org

Andrea McIntyre

Associate Vice President, Development

ajmcintyre@purdueforlife.org

Amber Turner

Associate Vice President, Broad-Based Campaigns and Strategic Engagement

akturner@purdueforlife.org

Engagement Leadership

Jillian Henry

Vice President, Engagement jmhenry@purdueforlife.org

Courtney Cassady

Senior Director, Outreach and Volunteerism

cmcassady@purdueforlife.org

Jimmy Cox

Senior Director, Student-Alumni Programs

jmcox@purdueforlife.org

Trevor Foley

Senior Director, International Engagement and Alumni Travel

trevorfoley@purdueforlife.org

Natalie Evans

Director, Alumni Clubs

ngevans@purdueforlife.org

Leslie Fernung

Director, Lifelong Learning

lafernung@purdueforlife.org

Maria Whipple

Director, Affinity Networks

mlwhipple@purdueforlife.org

Katie Vanvekoven

Executive Engagement Administrator

klvanvekoven@purdueforlife.org

Advancement Operations Leadership

Michele Miller

Vice President, Advancement Operations

mlmiller@purdueforlife.org

April Headdy

Associate Vice President, Donor Relations

adheaddy@purdueforlife.org

Christine Armes

Chief of Staff

cearmes@purdueforlife.org

Mary Seyfried

Director, Donor Services

meseyfried@purdueforlife.org

Jeremy Sheiko

Director, Prospect Management and Analytics

jpsheiko@purdueforlife.org

Cindy Teron

Director, Prospect Development

clteron@purdueforlife.org

Debra Weideman

Research Associate,
Prospect Development

DAWeideman@purdueforlife.org

Senior Leadership