Meet the Team
Office of Vice President – University Advancement

Donna K. Stock
Vice President for Advancement, ad interim
Office of Lifetime Engagement

Assistant Director of Annual Giving


Jennifer L. Daigle
Operations Associate



Maureen E. Maynard
Associate Director Alumni Relations


Brianne Shay Ross
Associate Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving

Aubrey A. Valley
Director Lifetime Engagement
Advancement Events & Communications

Judith Jaeger
Exec Dir Advancement/Events Co



Theona K. Scola
Asst Dir Advancement Events

Leigh A. Sjogren
Director Advancement Events
Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy

Erin Harper
Associate Director of Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy


Lynn Lancaster
Director of Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy
Development

Lisa Corinne Maizite
Assistant VP for Development

Sira A. Naras Frongillo
Assistant Director, Donor Relations



Leadership Giving

Donna K. Stock
Vice President for Advancement, ad interim

Margarita Alicea
Asst Dir of Advancement Ops

Tracy Baldelli
Associate Director-Advancement

Pamela J. Cummings
Administrative Assistant VI


David Johnathan Pula
Director of Development


Maria Torres Reyes
Manager-Advancement
Volunteer Engagement

Stephanie Pasha
AVP, Strat Vol Engagement
Stephanie Pasha has been working at WPI since 2004, and joined the Office of the President as assistant vice president, chief of staff, and secretary of the corporation in 2014. She has worked with the university leadership team and the rest of the WPI community on a number of institutional initiatives and major campus events, including two presidential inaugurations. She was a lead on developing TouchTomorrow, WPI’s signature event promoting science and technology to a broad, public K-12 audience. ... View Profile

Cynthia Woehrle
Administrative Assistant V
Government & Community Relations

Kola Akindele
Assistant VP - External Relations & Strategic Partnerships

Katie Bilotta
Director, Community Relations
Global Strategies & Special Projects

Karen L. Bean
Exec Dir Academic Advancement

Catherine A. Seed
Advancement Associate
Advancement Services & Information Technology

Cheryl Ann Cerny
Associate Vice President for Advancement Operations and Campaign Director


Christina L. DeVries
Exec Dir Advancement Services



Kathy A. Kuhlwein
Financial Reporting Mgr

Anthony McMahon
Executive Director of Advancement Information Technology

Rebekah Nydam
Assistant Director of Prospect Management and Research
Corporate Relations

David B. Ortendahl
Executive Director, Corporate Relations
Dave Ortendahl currently serves as Executive Director of Corporate Relations for WPI. In this role, Dave oversees the central Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) which provides strategy development and consulting for partners, as well as facilitation of corporate sponsored academic project program with faculty and students.
Over the years, Dave has served at both private & public institutions in Higher Education in divisions of student affairs, academic & corporate engagement, and university advancement. ... View Profile